Living on a Prayer Part 2
Living on a Prayer, Part Two
Prayer is not just about us getting what we ask for but about creating intimacy with God.
1.Pray in My name for whatever you ask and it will be given to you. What does this mean? John 14:14 and John 15:7
Jesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane: Mark 14:36
“Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Remove this cup from me. Yet not what I will but what you will.”
Hillary Scott “Thy Will be Done”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAmh3yvmzXs
“This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him.”
1 John 5:14-15 NASB1995https://bible.com/bible/100/1jn.5.14-15.NASB1995
2. What does the Bible say about fasting and prayer?
Mark 9:29 and Matthew 17:20-21
*You will have to check your footnotes for verse 21 because it was not in all manuscripts.*
Matthew 6:16-18
Jesus teaches us that WHEN we fast not IF we fast. Fasting is a spiritual habit that all Christians are expected to practice.
Resources on Fasting:
https://www.crosstownechurch.com/prayer
3. What is Contemplative prayer?
Contemplative prayer - retreating to a quiet still place to be with God with a focus more on God and his voice not mine (less talking). Quieting your mind in the presence of God, opening ourselves to hear His still small voice.
The practice of contemplative prayer originated in Christianity and as seen in practices such as lectio divina.
Today the term, contemplative prayer, has been used in new age mysticism and it does not mean the same thing as the original practice.
Article by Marcia Montenegro http://www.christiananswersforthenewage.org/Articles_ContemplativePrayer2.html
Isaiah 56:6-7
Savor Moment:
With your heart towards God, read John 17 - AKA “The High Priestly Prayer.”
Staci’s Favorite Drink:
Suzanne is boring and only drinks coffee and water so no need for a link ;)
