Chapel Series - PRAYER Day 3

“Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.”

Psalm 37:4

Part 1 – IN JESUS’ NAME: 10 minutes

• Click on this link to watch the video – IN JESUS’ NAME

  1. Self-reflection: Write down your answers (not in the blog) to the video questions and to the following questions. – 10 minutes.

  2. One of the main reasons why people walk away from their faith is that it seems as though God isn’t answering their prayers. God cares more about growing us than sparing us pain. Even Jesus had to suffer and submit His will to the Father. God will give us everything we ask in Jesus’ name—that is, according to His will. We can take heart that we are praying to the one who gave His life for us.

     1. Have you or someone you know ever walked away from God because of an unanswered prayer? Describe what happened.

     2. What do you think that person needed? What would have helped him or her to continue following God?

     3. How do you think we can be honest with God about our desires while still submitting to His will?

Part 2 – Comment: 5 minutes

• Post a short answer below to the following questions by using the “join the discussion”. This is important. You do not need to comment on the above questions.

  • How does submitting your will to Jesus change your prayer requests?

  • What are some examples of prayers, said in the heat of the moment, that God is going to answer NO?

  • What are some examples of prayer where the answer is YES?

Part 3 – Prayer: 5 minutes

• Finally, pray by yourself as in Matthew 6:6, “But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you”.

  • Ask the Lord for several things that you know are in his will.

  • Pray for those you know who are hurting or discouraged or need healing.

Thank you!

Pastor John