Jesus Never Stops Working – John 14:12-14

One of Jesus’ remedies for a restless and troubled heart is…

“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 1:8)

Through bold, expectant, persistent prayers of faith, Jesus invites us to…

“Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.” (Romans 12:12)

“Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,” (Ephesians 6:18)

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.” (Philippians 4:6)

“Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.” (Colossians 4:2)

“Pray without ceasing,” (1 Thessalonians 5:17)

“First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people,” (1 Timothy 2:1)

Praying in Jesus’ name is not a formula, it’s…

“Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” (Matthew 6:9-13)

“Jesus has not revealed a God we can perfectly understand, but a God we can perfectly trust.” (Tyler Staton)

“God always answers the prayers of His children. He will either give us what we ask, or will give us what we would have asked if we knew everything he knew.” (Timothy Keller)

“Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” (Matthew 6:9-13)

We are called to ask for…

We are called to ask for…

“For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds.” (2 Corinthians 10:3-4)

“Why is there prayer? For wartime, not civilian time. The number one reason prayer malfunctions in the hands of believers is because they try to take a wartime walkie-talkie and turn it into a domestic intercom by which they ring up the maid to bring another pillow. It malfunctions. It’s made for tanks. It’s made for trenches. It’s made for war. It won’t work when you install it in your yacht…Until we believe that life is war, we will not know what prayer is for.” (John Piper)

“To clasp the hands in prayer is the beginning of an uprising against the disorder of the world. The means by which we push back the curse that infected the world and infected us.” (Karl Barth)

Prayer releases real power to…

“…You do not have because you do not ask God.” (James 4:2b)