041 Disciplines of Faith 2

This Is The Day with Pastor Waid

The Discipline of Prayer is the intimate pursuit and practice of the personal communication we have available between God and us. It is the spoken and unspoken confession of our Christian faith by engaging and proclaiming our complete dependence upon Christ as Lord over our lives. Prayer is not just a selfish wish list to get God to cater to our needs and whims; rather, a discipline to shape us by what He has revealed, and to grow in faith, character, perseverance, and maturity. Prayer is meant to line us up in Christ and to conform us to Him, so it builds us up in Him. It makes us willing and able to express praise, worship, seek forgiveness from God, become more sensitive, confess sins, make petitions for one another, and help others to be shaped, too.

Is the Discipline of Prayer Working in You?

What You Will Hear

• Taking a careful look at the Discipline of Prayer.
  
• 1. How do I exhibit a life of prayer in my daily life?
  
• 2. How can I better develop a willingness to be more disciplined as a person of prayer?
  
• 3. What blocks prayerfulness from working and being exhibited in me?
  
• 4. How can I make prayerfulness function better, stronger, and faster, even in times of uncertainty and stress?
  
• So, how do I pray? This is answered in the Lord's Prayer, which gives us the template as an instructional guide.
  

Futher Questions

• 1. How would you define The Discipline of Prayer? Are you a person who naturally prays in all situations you face¾from daily life to future activities for your own needs and those of others, too? If not, why not?
  
• 2. What part does prayer play in your relationships with church members, friends, coworkers, and family? If you see a need, do you first pray? If not, what do you do? What should you do?
  
• 3. How does prayerlessness counteract prayerfulness? What is the cost to the Kingdom of God when the church does not engage in prayer or teach and encourage its people to be people of prayer?
  
• 4. What happens to your relationship with God, with others, and with the opportunities God gives you when you refuse to pray, or feel you have to be self-reliant only?
  
• 5. When have you exercised prayerfulness the most?
  
• 6. In what situation did you fail to engage in prayer when you should have?
  
• 7. What issue is in your life that would improve with more prayerfulness?
  
• 8. Think through the steps you need to take to put prayerfulness into action in a specific instance. For example, what can you do to make sure that prayer is your first response to all thoughts and encounters in your life? What will you do and when will you do it so you can improve your prayer life and relationship with Christ and others?

Scriptures

Principle Scriptures: Matthew 6:5-15; 6:9-13;7:7-12; 11:25; 18:21-23; Luke 3:21; 5:16; 6:12; 9:18, 28; 11:1-13; 23:46; John 3:30; 11:41; 15:4-5; Romans 5:1; 8:18-30; James 2:13; 5:13-18; Luke 11:2-4; Acts 1:14; 4:24; 27:35; Prov. 28:9; Isa. 59:1-2; 1 Pet. 3:12; Psalm 27:8; 65:2; Heb. 11:6;Col. 1:15-23; 1 Thess. 5:16-18;

Mentioned

Uncommon Gospel Network

Flow Therapy Morning Show w/ Cocoa B and Frank Nitti

@realpastorwaid

IAM Music Group

Alex Teamer aka ATEAM

Pastor Warren Cambpell

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