PRAYER III
Hi La Vitans!
It was good to see you all again yesterday. Too bad Annette couldn't make it. Where were you? *sad*.
Kai led worship, with Jerry on guitar. Well done! (I forgot to bring my shaker! My bad!)
My heart absolutely stopped for 2 mins when Kai got the phonecall, but it's all good, coz Yu Kai is now RA Officer Lim! Congrats!
Nette, how'd you go?
Recap of yesterday's meeting:
The "ACTS" Prayer
Adoration (Worship)
Why worship when praying?
1. sets the tone for the entire prayer: reminds us whom we are addressing, whose presence we have entered, whose attention we have gained. Focuses our attention to God.
2. reminds us of God's identity and nature: He is faithful, righteous, just, merciful, gracious, willing to provide, attentive, unchanging.
3. purifies the one who is praying: When we have spent a few minutes praising God for who he is, our spirit is softened and our agenda changes. Our sense of desperation subsides, our burning issues seem less crucial.
4. God is worthy of adoration: A God who is All-powerful, all-knowing, and yet who loves us, watches over us, gives us good gifts - amazing! he is worthy of our worship!
Confession
Why confess?
"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." 1 John 1:9
1. Our conscience will be cleared: I'm getting honest with God, I'm not playing games anymore, and this feels good.
2. We'll be flooded with relief that God has a forgiving nature.
3. We'll be free to pray.
Thanksgiving
There is a difference between feeling grateful and expressing thanks.
God is our Father, and he too is moved when we express our thanksgiving.
"Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Chrsit Jesus." 1 Thess 5:18
Supplication (Request)
"In everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." Philippians 4:6
Nothing is too big for God to handle or too small for him to be interest in!
_________
It was good to see you all again yesterday. Too bad Annette couldn't make it. Where were you? *sad*.
Kai led worship, with Jerry on guitar. Well done! (I forgot to bring my shaker! My bad!)
My heart absolutely stopped for 2 mins when Kai got the phonecall, but it's all good, coz Yu Kai is now RA Officer Lim! Congrats!
Nette, how'd you go?
Recap of yesterday's meeting:
The "ACTS" Prayer
Adoration (Worship)
Why worship when praying?
1. sets the tone for the entire prayer: reminds us whom we are addressing, whose presence we have entered, whose attention we have gained. Focuses our attention to God.
2. reminds us of God's identity and nature: He is faithful, righteous, just, merciful, gracious, willing to provide, attentive, unchanging.
3. purifies the one who is praying: When we have spent a few minutes praising God for who he is, our spirit is softened and our agenda changes. Our sense of desperation subsides, our burning issues seem less crucial.
4. God is worthy of adoration: A God who is All-powerful, all-knowing, and yet who loves us, watches over us, gives us good gifts - amazing! he is worthy of our worship!
Confession
Why confess?
"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." 1 John 1:9
1. Our conscience will be cleared: I'm getting honest with God, I'm not playing games anymore, and this feels good.
2. We'll be flooded with relief that God has a forgiving nature.
3. We'll be free to pray.
Thanksgiving
There is a difference between feeling grateful and expressing thanks.
God is our Father, and he too is moved when we express our thanksgiving.
"Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Chrsit Jesus." 1 Thess 5:18
Supplication (Request)
"In everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." Philippians 4:6
Nothing is too big for God to handle or too small for him to be interest in!
_________
TO DO for this week:
- Continue to set aside time everyday and pray in our prayer corner, away from all distractions and spend solid time with God, just chilling out and sharing our lives with God our Father. Not coz it's a chore or a must, but because we want to have a closer relationship with God, get to know Him, and allow Him to bless our lives with his awesome power!
- Start our prayer time with Adoration/Worship,
- Confess. Not just say a general statement covering all our sins, but state each sin.
- Say "thanks" to God, coz He is good!
Next week:
- The hurt of un-answered prayer.
- Prayer-busters: causes for unanswered prayers.
I pray that everyone will have an awesome week ahead. Gimme a text to have coffee and meet up, if you have time! Dun be a stranger!
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