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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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In the story of Elijah’s perseverance in prayer in 1 Kings 18, why did he need to continue to pray for rain when God had already promised to send it? What do you think would have happened if Elijah stopped praying after the sixth try?
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Every circumstance has it’s unique requirements that God Himself knows fully. We may have some insight and gain more insight as we persevere in prayer towards that next prayer that causes the cup of blessing to suddenly over flow in fulfillment to our prayer request.
Elijah cup of blessing may have been one prayer short of overflowing in fulfillment had he stopped asking. -
Elijah had to continue in prayer as God had promised him would come. If Elijah had stopped praying then the promise may not have been revealed to him. God’s promises stand true but in order for us to see it we sometimes have to be persistent in our prayer life.
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The rain would have been delayed
The rain would not have happened.
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What does the example of George Mueller praying for his friends teach us about the importance of persevering in prayer?
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It may take years for an answer, and we may not see the answer during our lives, but if we continue and we are praying for something that would align with God’s will, there is no reason to think that He will not eventually answer.
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Prayers are answered on God’s timetable, so we persevere in prayer- no matter what- as the fulfillment of that prayer request may even exceed our earthly life span.
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Mueller’s prayer teaches us that no matter how long it takes we are to keep praying.
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Giving up is not the answer
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Who do you know that has prayed for something or someone for years and is still praying?
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I am still praying for something