Don Duncan
Role at Tree of Life:
Senior Pastor
Date Spoken:
January 11, 2009
Notes:
Prayer
1/07/09
4 Reasons people don’t have a great prayer life:
1. Not sure how to pray.
2. Get bored or distracted while trying to pray.
3. We think our requests are too small for God.
4. Not sure our prayers will make a difference.
Prayer is Communicating with God.
Hebrews 4:16 NIV
Psalms 5:1-3 NIV
4 Ways to communicate with God:
1. With complete honesty.
Exodus 5:22-23 NIV
Matthew 6:5-7 NIV
2. Talk to God about everything.
Philippians 4:6 NIV
1 Peter 5:7 NIV
3. Talk to God continually.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NIV
1 Samuel 1:12 NIV
4. Talk to God and listen for his response.
1 Kings 19:11-12 NIV
Psalms 5:1-3 NIV