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    A Guide to Effective Daily Prayer

    Bill Bright

    Step 4: The Christian and Prayer

    1. The Purpose of Prayer

    2. To Whom Should We Pray?

    3. A Guide to Effective Daily Prayer

    4. How to Pray with Power

    5. God's Promises About Prayer

    6. Planning Your Daily Devotional Time

    7. Recap

    Effective prayer cannot be reduced to a magic formula. God does not


    respond to our requests because we have the right ritual. He is more
    interested in our hearts than in our words. John Bunyan, author of
    Pilgrim's Progress, said, "In prayer it is better to have a heart without
    words than words without a heart."

    God's Word does, however, give us certain basic elements that, when
    included in our communiction with God, will enable us to receive His
    answers to our prayers.

    In this lesson we will consider a simple guide that you can use in your
    daily devotional time:

     Adoration

     Confession

     Thanksgiving

     Supplication
    The guide can easily be remembered by the first letter of each
    word: ACTS.

    Adoration

    1. Why should we praise God? (Jeremiah 32:17, I John 4:10,


    Philippians 1:6)

    2. What is the best way for you to show your gratitude toward God,
    and your faith and trust in Him in all circumstances? (Philippians
    4:6) What would you conclude that God expects of us? (I
    Thessalonians 5:16-18)

    3. How do you communicate your adoration to God?

    Confession

    1. Read Isaiah 59:1-2. What will hinder fellowship with God?

    2. Psalm 51 was David's prayer after he had fallen out of fellowship


    with God. What did David conclude that God wanted of Him?
    (Psalm 51:6,16-17)

    3. Read Psalm 32:1-7. What was David's observation about


    confession? What was his obeservation about not confessing his
    sin? (Verses 3 & 4)

    4. What should you do when you find that your fellowship with God
    is broken? (I John 1:9) What sin in your life is keeping you from
    fellowship with God? How do you deal with that sin?

    Thanksgiving

    1. Let us never be guilty of being ungrateful to God. How often


    should we give thanks? (Hebrews 13:15) For what should we praise
    Him? (Ephesians 5:20) Why? (I Thessalonians 5:18)

    2. What about a situation that seems adverse? (Romans 5:3-4)

    3. How do you practice thankfulness when you pray? As you go


    about your daily life?
    4. Make a list of each problem, disappointment, heartache, or
    adversity that concerns you. Begin to thank God for each one.
    Doing so demonstrates your trust in Him.

    Supplication

    1. Intercession. An example of intercession is provided in


    Colossians 1:3. What was Paul's prayer for the Christians of
    Colosse?

    Many times our efforts in leading people to Christ are fruitless


    because we forget the necessary preparation for witnessing. The
    divine order is to first talk to God about men, and then talk to men
    about God. If we follow this order, we will see results. Prayer really
    is the place where people are won to Christ; witnessing is just
    gathering in the results of prayer. As you meditate on the above,
    list the requests you can make to God for Christians and non-
    Christians.

    2. Petition. Why should we expect God to answer our prayers?


    (Matthew 7:9-11, Romans 8:32)

    According to Psalm 84:11-12, what has God promised to do?

    What part does belief have in our prayers? (Mark 11:24, James 1:6-
    7)

    Faith is necessary, what else? (Matthew 6:9-10, I John 5:14-15)

    3. Why will God not answer some prayers? (James 4:3) How does
    this relate to your prayer life?

    4. Explain II Corinthains 12:7-10 in light of Romans 8:28. What does


    this teach us about apparently unanswered prayer?

    Life Application

    1. Add other requests to the prayer list you began at the end of
    Lesson 1.
    2. Begin using the ACTS system for prayer during your daily time
    alone with God. Note here how your prayers have changed.

    3. List daily situations in which you could use praise and


    thanksgiving to help you react in a godly manner.

    Now follow through by apply praise and thanksgiving in these


    circumstances.

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