First Things First – A Lifestyle of Prayer
16 Always be joyful. 17 Never stop praying. 18 Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.
– 1 Thessalonians 5:16–18 (NLT)
1 One day Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up.
– Luke 18:1 (NLT)
I never pray more than 20 minutes, but I never go more than 20 minutes without praying. – Smith Wigglesworth
Prayer should be our _________________, not our ________ _______.
A Lifestyle of Prayer
4 Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me. 5 “Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.
– John 15:4–5 (NLT)
- The_________________of prayer.
Daniel 6:10 (NLT) — 10 But when Daniel learned that the law had been signed, he went home and knelt down as usual in his upstairs room, with its windows open toward Jerusalem. He prayed three times a day, just as he had always done, giving thanks to his God.
- The_____________of prayer
35 Before daybreak the next morning, Jesus got up and went out to an isolated place to pray.
– Mark 1:35 (NLT)
- The_____________of prayer.
1 Once Jesus was in a certain place praying. As he finished, one of his disciples came to him and said, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” 2 Jesus said, “This is how you should pray: “Father, may your name be kept holy. May your Kingdom come soon.
– Luke 11:1–2 (NLT)
- The___________of prayer.
14 The amazing grace of the Master, Jesus Christ, the extravagant love of God, the intimate friendship of the Holy Spirit, be with all of you.
– 2 Corinthians 13:14 (The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language)
- The___________________of Jesus
15 This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin. 16 So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.
– Hebrews 4:15–16 (NLT)
9 Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.
– 2 Corinthians 12:9 (NLT)
- The____________of the Father
14 When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father,
– Ephesians 3:14 (NLT)
8 The Lord is compassionate and merciful, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. 9 He will not constantly accuse us, nor remain angry forever. 10 He does not punish us for all our sins; he does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve. 11 For his unfailing love toward those who fear him is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth. 12 He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west. 13 The Lord is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear him.
– Psalm 103:8–13 (NLT)
- The______________________of the Holy Spirit
16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you. 17 He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world cannot receive him, because it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t recognize him. But you know him, because he lives with you now and later will be in you.
– John 14:16–17 (NLT)