THE WORD MAKES PRAYER EFFECTIVE.

John 15:7 If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

THIS WHOLE CHAPTER IS TIED TO FRUIT BEARING.

8 My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples.

WE NEED TO KNOW HE IS OUR FATHER... WE DON’T COME WALKING IN ON EGG SHELLS.

John 14:18 “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.

WE ARE NOT ORPHANS. WE ARE SONS...

John 15:16 You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you.

John 16:23 In that day you will not question Me about anything. Truly, truly, I say to you, if you ask the Father for anything in My name, He will give it to you. 24 Until now you have asked for nothing in My name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be made full.

NO PERSON IS GREATER THAN THEIR PRAYER LIFE.

YOU SHOULD ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING FROM HERE DOWN FROM LAST WEEK

PRAYER LAYS THE TRACKS IN FRONT OF US...

Deut 31:8 The LORD is the one who goes ahead of you; He will be with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.”

THINGS NEED TO BE PRAYED FOR... GOD ANSWERS PRAYER.

2 Chron 7:14 and My people 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, will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

THE PRIMARY PURPOSE FOR GODS HOUSE IS PRAYER

Isaiah 56:7 My house shall be called a house of prayer for all people

Mark 11:15 -17 My house shall be a house of prayer for all the nations.

WHEN JESUS CLEANSED THE TEMPLE IT WAS BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT USING IT FOR IT’S INTENDED PURPOSE.

THE BODY OF CHRIST IS THE HOUSE OF GOD NOW. (INDIVIDUALLY AND CORPRATELY)

OUR EFFECTIVENESS IN PRAYING FOR OTHERS IS GOING TO REST LARGELY ON OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD. HOW WELL WE KNOW HIM.

ONLY PEOPLE THAT PRAY CAN PROPERLY REPRESENT GOD

Prov 15:29 The LORD is far from the wicked, But He hears the prayer of the righteous.

James 5:13 Is anyone among you suffering? Then he must pray. Is anyone cheerful? He is to sing praises. 14 Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; 15 and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him. 16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.

PRAYER MAKES POWER AVAILABLE

PRAYER BRINGS POWER INTO MANIFESTATION

GOD HAS GIVEN US THE PRIVILEDGE AND RIGHT TO ACCESS HIS THRONE FOR HELP.

Heb 4:16 Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

GRACE IS ALWAYS ACCESSED BY FAITH.

FAITH AND PRAYER WILL POSITION YOU FOR THE HELP YOU NEED

ANSWERED PRAYER IS NEVER BASED ON FEELING, BUT ON FAITH.

GOD WANTS US TO KNOW THAT HIS POWER IS DIRECTED TOWARDS US WHEN WE BELIEVE. (Eph 1:19)

OTHER TRANSALTIONS OF James 5:16

The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and wonderful results (NLT).

The heartfelt supplication of a righteous man exerts a mighty influence (WNT).

Prayers of the righteous have powerful effect (Moffett’s).

Tremendous power is made available through a good man’s earnest prayer (Phillip’s).

When a righteous man prays fervently, there is great power in his prayer (Knox).

A righteous man’s prayer when it keeps at work is very powerful (Williams).

A righteous man’s inwrought supplication avails much (Worrell).

The prayer of a person living right with God is something powerful to be reckoned with (MSG).

The heartfelt prayer of someone upright works very powerfully (NJB).

The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective (HNV).

The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous one avails much (NKJV).

The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and wonderful results (GNB).

The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available [dynamic in its working] (AMP).

PRAYER AND POWER ARE INSEPERABLE