[/FONT]a. We have been given this power as part of the Army of the Lord of the Armies, Jesus of Nazareth.
b. Mechanics of Prayer
i. We must Pray addressing the prayer to God Fathner, Matt 6:9, Eph 3:14, 5:20
ii. We must pray in the name of the God the Son, John 14:13-14, 16:23-24
iii. We must pray in the Power of God the Holy Spirit, Eph 6:18.
iv. IF we are carnal and out of fellowship prayer is NOT answered because it must be offered from the Power of/God the Holy Spirit. (use 1 John 1:9- filling of the spirit first)
v. There are 3 categories of Prayer directed to [FONT=TimesNewRoman,Bold]God the Father [/FONT]specifically
(1) From the Son, Heb 7:25
(2) From GHS, Rom 8:26-27 (/God the Holy Spirit prays for us when we don’t know how to pray)
(3) From the Believer Priests, Heb 4:16
vi. Agenda for Private Prayer:
(1) Confess Sin so that prayer gets through under Filling of God the Holy Spirit
(1John 1:9)
(2) Thanksgiving in Prayer (Eph 5:20, 1Thes 5:18)
(3) Intercession (Eph 6:18)
(4) Petition (Heb 4:16)
vii. Prayer is an exhale toward God and a function of Faith Rest Drill 4 categories and the Edification Complex of the Soul. (Matt 18:19, 21-22, Mk 11:24, John 15:7)
viii. 8 Principles of Prayer:
(1) Prayer is MOST effective when we are functioning and learning Bible Doctrine thus functioning in the Spiritual Life
(2) Prayer is an extension of the Faith Rest Drill 4 categories toward God, (Matt 21:21-22)
(3) Prayer is demands cognizance of the Will of God therefore Maximum function of Perception of Bible Doctrine, (1John 5:14)
(4) Prayer must be offered in the State of Filling of God the Holy Spirit (Eph 6:18)
(5) Prayer is ineffective when the Believer is Carnal (Ps 66:18) (use 1 John 1:9)
(6) Prayer must comply with the principle of Grace there fore the importance of Grace Orientation (Heb 4:16)
(7) Prayer is part of the Divine decree (Jer 33:3)
(8) Prayer is part of Category I Love toward God (Ps 116:1-21)
ix. Nine reasons why Prayer is Not Answered
(1) Not under Filling of God the Holy Spirit (1 John 1:9)
(2) No Faith Rest Drill 4 categories (Matt 21:22)
(3) Mental Attitude Carnality (Ps 66:18)
(4) Lust type selfishness, (James 4:2-4)
(5) Non compliance with specifically known Will of God (1 John 5:14)
(6) Pride as a basic mental attitude sin (Job 35:12-13)
(7) Lack of compassion or grace orientation (Prov 21:13)
(8) Lack of domestic tranquility (1Pet 3:7)
x. Principles of Grace in Prayer:
(1) Prayer is the privilege and grace function therefore it is impossible to approach God on the basis of human good or merit .
(a) God never answers prayer because of who or what we are but on the Basis
only of GRACE.
(2) The Believer priest approaches God in prayer on the basis of our high priest Jesus the Christ and the Merits of [FONT=TimesNewRoman,Bold]Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ [/FONT]as Eternal God and true humanity, part of the Hypostatic Union.
(3) God Father (GF) is propitiated by the work of
[FONT=TimesNewRoman,Bold]Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ
but is not a respecter of persons offering prayer
(a) If your prayer is mixed up and you are not in a state of spiritual capacity
for such blessing
(b) Grace is thus God using the concept for saying NO to your prayers too.
(4) God does not hear prayer because a person is Moral, fervent, sincere, religious or self effacing.
(5) God hears prayer because of the function of Bible Doctrine in the soul
of the Stream of Consciousness of the Soul and motivation for staying with Bible Doctrine.
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