Zechariah
4:6
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... Not
by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts.
Luke 24:49
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...I (Jesus) am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay
in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.”
Acts 1:4-8
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4 And
while staying with them he (Jesus) ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem,
but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, “you heard from
me; 5 for John baptized with water, but you will be
baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”
6 So when they had come together, they (Jesus's
disciples) asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the
kingdom to Israel?” 7 He (Jesus) said to them, “It is not for
you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own
authority. 8 But you will receive power when the Holy
Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem
and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
Acts 10:38
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...God
anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. He
went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the
devil, for God was with him.
1.
Prayer must be a priority.
Acts 1:14
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14 All
these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together
with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.
Acts 2:42
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...they
(Jesus's disciples) devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and
the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
2. Prayer should be
prioritized. Use this an outline like this.
Matthew 6:9-13
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9 Pray
then like this:
“Our
Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name.
10 Your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread,
12 and forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
3.
Prayer should be filled with power.
Acts
4:31
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...when they (Jesus's disciples) had prayed, the
place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all
filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with
boldness.
A.
Powerful prayer are unified with other believers.
2
Chronicles 7:14
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14 if
my (God's) people (unified) who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray
and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven
and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
Matthew
18:18-20
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18 Truly,
I say to you, whatever you (Jesus's disciples) bind on earth shall be
bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed] in
heaven. 19 Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth
about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. 20 For
where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”
B.
Powerful prayers are based upon a Scripture in the Bible.
2
Corinthians 1:20
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20 For all
the promises of God (a promise of God found in the Bible) find their Yes in
him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his
glory.
Prayer
is a prophecy into our future. Our wish is not God's command. God's
command is our wish.
C.
Powerful prayers are bold.
James
5:16 B
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...The
prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
We
insult God if our prayers are timid. God honors bold prayers because bold
prayers honor God.
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