VALUES - SEMIS Flashcards
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Prayer
We pray:
- To the Father
- Through the Son
- By the Holy Spirit
God is our “Dad” but He is also holy and powerful.
(Matthew 6:6)
Jesus is always our line to the God the Father.
(Ephesians 2:18)
the Holy Spirit helps us to pray
(Romans 8:26)
“In the morning, long before sunrise, Jesus went to a place where he could be alone to pray”
– Mark 1:35
“…Jesus took Peter, John and James with him and went up a mountain to pray”
- Luke 9:28
“So far you haven’t asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive so that you will be completely
happy.”
– John 16:24
“Ask and you will receive. Search and you will find. Knock and the door will be opened for you.”
–Matthew 7:7
We are not obedient
(Psalms 66:18, 1 John 3:21)
“But your wrongs have separated you from God, and your sins have made him hide his face so that he doesn’t
hear you.”
- Isaiah 59:2
“But if you do not forgive others, your Father will not forgive your failures.”
-Matthew 6:15
“You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives; that you may spend it on your pleasures.” -
James 4:2-3
How do I Pray?
T – Thank you: praise God for all he has given you
S – Sorry: apologize to God for what you have done wrong
P – Please: ask God for what you, and others, need.
There is a time for everything
(Ecclesiastes 3:11)
Do not practice homosexuality, having sex with another man as with a woman
(Leviticus 18:23)
“But “the love of money is described as a “a root of all kinds of evil”.
(1 Timothy 6:10)
The Bible is ‘God-breathed’ or ‘God-inspired. Humans wrote the words, but it was God who inspired and guided
them
(2 Timothy 3:15–17)
It is LIVING and ACTIVE
(Heb 4:12)
It is written for our instruction
(Rom 15:4)
It is breathed & inspired by God Himself
(2 Tim 3:16)
“It was very early in the morning and still dark. Jesus got up and left the house. He went to a place where he could be alone. There he prayed.”
- Mark 1:35
“Steal from us, kill our life, our true joy and freedom and destroy us”
(John 10:10).
And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.” -
Matthew 28:18
Counter the devil’s lies with truth of Jesus
(Ephesians 6:14)
“I have come to give you life to the fullest!”
(John 10:10)
“My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.”
(2 Corinthians 12:9)
“Resist the devil, and he will flee from you”
- James 4:7
The Bible tells us to ‘be alert and always keep on praying’
- Ephesians 4:18
God says NO when:
- We are not obedient
- We haven’t said sorry to God for the things we have done wrong
- We don’t forgive
- If our motives are wrong
God’s word, the Bible guides us because:
It is LIVING and ACTIVE
It is written for our instruction
It is breathed & inspired by God Himself
It is tried and tested for thousands of years
The Devil’s tactics:
- He creates doubt in our minds
- He causes us to take our focus away from Jesus
- He tempts us to do wrong things
How do we Attack Devil?
- By praying
- By Action
- Know your Bible
