The Importance of Prayer - Lesson 1


Teacher: First Lady Mignon Holly

Resource: Guides For Living - www.cogicpublishinghouse.net

Devotional Reading; Mark 9:14-29

Central Verse:
"Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the spirit, and watching there unto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints." Ephesians 6:18 KJV

"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 Lord's people." Ephesians 6:18 NIV

Importance
- Vital, Necessary, of great significance, First, Urgent, of great value

Prayer
- 2 way communication with God
- Petitions, Supplication, Requests

P-ositive
R-easuring
A-ctions
Y-ielding
E-ternal
R-esults

Reasons to pray
-Commanded
-Commitment
-Communion

Prayer should be a way of life for the believer, because prayer is the vehicle to conversing with our Heavenly Father.

It is spiritual communion with God through what we call the "ACTS" of prayer, which are Adoration, Confessing, Thanksgiving, and Supplication. As believers, we always want to feel free to ask our Father for what we want, but the believer does not want to beg God for anything.

Prayer is any form of communion with God. It is the act of asking or making a petition about a concern. After watching Jesus spend time in prayer, His disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray; every believer should want to know how to pray. Romans 8:26 says "Likewise the spirit helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groaning which cannot be uttered."


Word associated with prayer (by the Bible Study class)

 P - Personal, Powerful, Peaceful, Pleasant, Persistent, Privilege, Public, Private, Principle, Professed, Prevailing

 R - Revering, Revelation, Refreshing, Rewarding, Reflecting, Real, Redeemed, Relaxing

 A - Asking, Attitude, Assurance, Answers, Awakening, Anointed, Aligning, Availeth, Abides, Access, Assembly

 Y - Yielding, Yearning, Yes

 E - Effective, Effectual, Easy, Endearing, Endurance, Earnestly, Edifying, Essential, Empowering, Exciting, Exalting, Excellent, Entry

 R - Result Driven, Request, Righteous, Repentant, Reserved, Restoration, Required, Reconciliation, Responsibility

Prayer Benefits - (By: First Lady Holly)
Our Father, The Almighty God offers a competitive prayer benefits package for all believers. These benefits are available immediately with no waiting period, and we offer a variety of options to suit you and your family's needs.

Benefits include:

  • Comprehensive compensation based on prayer experience
  • Flexible prayer schedules - morning, noon, and night
  • Medical, Dental and Vision Plan
  • Paid eternal life insurance
  • "Prophet" Sharing Program
  • Excellent retirement plan
  • Long Term and Short Term Divine Direction coverage
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with 24/7 confidential counseling
  • Educational Assistance Program provided by the Holy Bible
  • Housing and Food allowance for all your needs
  • Open doors of opportunity in a variety of prayer settings
Training and development opportunities include:
  • Working directly with prayer partners and upper management
  • Experiencing a variety of blessings in specialty areas
  • Developing skills in assurance, confidence, forgiveness, intercessory prayer, prayer preparation and planning, and consulting
  • Ongoing corporate training sessions for public and private prayer
  • Extensive on-the-job training during 9:00 prayer, worship service and Bible Study
  • Consistent performance feedback
  • Recognition and rewards program
Unfortunately there are no paid vacation or holidays with this benefits package since access to prayer is available 365 days and 24/7




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