Sunday Morning Series - Blueprint for Effective Prayers

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How to keep your prayers in the ICU:

1.  I - Inform God. Don't waste your time. Informing God about your situation pulls you into doubt and unbelief.  ASK. DON'T INFORM!

2.  C - Convince God. This is begging. If you beg God, your prayers are immediately in the ICU. You need to go into prayer convinced He wants to answer your prayers.

3.  U - Don't undermine your prayers. The more time you s pend praying about something, the more unbelief comes in. Jesus prayed short prayers.

Blueprint for Powerful and Effective Prayers

1.  Proclaim

     A.  Don't complain. God doesn't listen to whining.
     B.  Proclaim the  promises of God. ASK!

          1.  Exodus 33:19
          2.  Psalms 26:7 & 96:1-4
          3.  Proverbs 20:6
          4.  I Peter 2:9

2.  Predict 

     Anticipate the promises of God coming to  pass.  Forecast a good future and outcome to your situation.

     A.  Worry is just the anticipation of a bad forecast.
     
3.  Praise

     A.  Luke 24:52-53 
     B.  Romans 15:10-11
     C.  Psalms 100

     Continually look for the good stuff, and praise God for it.

4.  Power

     A.  The power or prayer is in the faith we mix with it.
     B.  Don't mix words of doubt in your prayers.
     C.  Or words of works. (I've done so much. I deserve this.) Romans 5:1-2 tells us we access by faith.

Application:  Matthew 6:7

Know what to pray and pray it. Spend the rest of the time in the prayer of praise or fellowship.

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