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Lesson OneWhy Pray?4 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TwoWhy Not Ask?4 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson ThreeWhen You Don’t Know What to Say4 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FourObstacles to Prayer4 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FivePraying for Others4 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson SixPraying with Others4 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson SevenPrayer and Fasting4 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson EightWhat about “Unanswered” Prayer?4 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson NinePersevering in Prayer4 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TenLiving a Prayer-Filled Life4 Activities1 Assessment
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion1 Activity1 Assessment
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Discussion Questions
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How do you respond to the frequently heard critique that prayer is “not enough”? How can prayer instead be action of the most practical kind?
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Prayer is the most important action we can take in someone’s behalf. Not only can it bring about an answer to the prayer but can also be the turning point in someone’s life who doesn’t know God. I have three friends for whom I pray for salvation. That is all I can do for them because I can’t force them to accept Jesus. It can be disheartening to pray for someone’s salvation when it looks like nothing is happening, but even if they don’t get saved, at the end I will know that if they don’t end up in heaven, I did care enough for them to pray.
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Prayer is taking action. It is trusting in God’s plan for our lived. It is a demonstration of faith. It is knowing that God hears us.
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Prayer is enough because only God is able to handle every situation. Prayer is the best action that can be done. With God all things are possible.
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Prayer is always enough. God will lead you to take the action that He wants you to take in that situation.
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There are times I can’t do anything. Maybe there is distance between me and the need, maybe me is the last thing a person wants to see, or maybe I just don’t know what IS NEEDED. Prayer could bring in a person who CAN help, or can show me how I can help.
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What is the difference between seeking God’s face and seeking His hand?
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Seeking God’s hand is focusing on what He can do for us. Seeking his face focuses on our relationship with Him and how we can get to know Him and becoming one with Him.
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cercare il volto di Dio significa ammirarlo e conoscerlo sempre più entrare in una intima e costante comunione con la Sua persona. Quando “vedo” il suo volto imparo a conoscerlo e di conseguenza a chiedere cercando il suo potente aiuto ( la sua mano) secondo la sua benevola volontà
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Seeking God’s face is to seek to know Him more intimately. When we seek God’s hand, we ask and wait to see what He will do in our lives.
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Seeking God’s face is building a relationship with God and reaping the benefits of that relationship. I think
Seeking God’s hand comes after Seeking His face, as it is the guidance that comes from the relationship we have with him -
Seeking God’s Face is praying to God to get to know Him and communicating with Him to have an intimate relationship with Him. Seeking God’s Hand is praying to God to receive blessings from Him. Both are good but make sure to seek His Face more often than You seek His Hand.
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What new insights about the importance of prayer did you gather from some of the scriptural verses presented in this lesson?
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God actually wants to hear from us. Scripture points our God answers prayer “because you prayed” He will answer. This seems to indicate that if we don’t pray, we will miss out on what God has for us. I think of the greatest prayer of all that we can offer…the request for forgiveness from our sins and to accept Jesus’ gift of salvation. We will lose the greatest gift of all when we refuse to pray that prayer. I also loved how Scripture records David’s prayer rejoicing because God bent down to hear his prayer…like a father bends down to show interest I what his child has to say. Its a beautiful picture of God as Father.
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To never give up. To continue to prayer Also, Prayer helps to strengthen my relationship with God
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Prayer is a privilege and an invitation from God. It’s not only important to me, it’s important to God too. God wants a relationship with me. I am not complete without that relationship with God. I need God to survive. I can’t successfully do things on my own. I am weak and God is strong. I am strong in God and in God alone. Jesus should be my Everything. I exist because of Him. He is my Creator.
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Psalm 116:1-2…”I love the LORD because He hears my voice and my prayer for mercy. Because He bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath!”
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That God WANTS to hear from us, and wants to have a relationship and not just a list of our wants.