1. The document discusses the power of prayer shown in the Bible where prayer has overcome enemies, conquered death, brought healing, and defeated demons. 2. God listens to prayers, answers prayers, and moves in response to prayers according to His will which is always for our best interests. 3. The power of prayer comes from God who is able to do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine according to His divine power.

1. GODworks
when people
pray!

2. When people pray…

3. The power of prayer
has
–overcome enemies
•(Psalm 6:9-10),
–conquered death
•(2 Kings 4:3-36),
–brought healing
•(James 5:14-15),
–and defeated demons

4. GOD…
Listens,
answers
and moves
in response
to prayers

5. ELEMENTS OF
PRAYER

6. "…The prayer of a
righteous man is
powerful and effective.
Elijah was a man just like us. He
prayed earnestly that it would not
rain, and it did not rain on the
land for three and a half years.
Again he prayed, and the heavens
gave rain, and the earth produced
its crops.“ James 5:16-18

7. Jesus taught, "…I tell you the
truth, if you have faith as
small as a mustard
seed,
you can say to this mountain,
'Move from
here to there' and it will move.
Nothing will be
impossible for you"
(Matthew 17:20).

8. Power of GOD
to answer
PRAYERS

9. The powercomes
from God!He has the
power to do far more
with your prayer than
you can even imagine.

10. "Now to him who is able to do
immeasurably more than
all we ask or imagine, according to
his power that is at
work within us, to him
be glory in the church and in Christ
Jesus throughout all generations, for
ever and ever! Amen.“ Ephesians
3:20-21

11. "The weapons we fight
with are not the weapons of
the world. On the contrary,
they have divine
power to demolish
strongholds.

12. …they have
divine
power to
demolish
strongholds.

13. The power of prayer is
not the result of the person
praying. Rather, the power
resides in the God who
is being prayed
to.

14. "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything,
by prayer and petition,
with thanksgiving,
present your requests to
God.
And the peace of God, which transcends all
understanding, will guard your hearts and
your minds in Christ Jesus.“
Philippians 4:6-7

15. The Bible urges us,
"And pray in the
Spirit on all occasions
with all kinds of prayers
and requests. With this in
mind, be alert and always keep
on praying for all the

16. PRAYER
IN ACCORDANCE TO
HIS WILL

17. "This is the confidence we
have in approaching God:
that if we ask
anything according
to his will, he hears
us. And if we know
that he hears us -
whatever we ask -
we know that we
have what we asked
of him.“

18. God answers
prayers that are
in agreement
with His will.
His answers are
not always yes,
but are
always in our
best

19. When our desires line up with
His will, we will come to understand
that in time. When we pray
passionately and purposefully,
according to God's will, God
responds powerfully!

20. CONCLUSION

21. The power of prayer
should never be
underestimated
because it
draws on the
glory and might
of the infinitely
powerful God of
the universe!

22. Daniel 4:35 proclaims,
"All the peoples of the earth
are regarded as nothing. He
does as he pleases with the
powers of heaven and the
peoples of the earth. No
one can hold back his
hand or say to him:
'What have you

23. 1. Prayer in the Bible was
significant!
2.God heard the prayers of
these people and He answered
in life-changing ways!
3.Even though the power of God is
beyond our understanding, beyond
our ability to measure, God asks
us to cry out to Him in
prayer.

24. 4.He already knows our
needs and desires, but He
wants us to pray!
5.God works when
people pray!