A Church of Powerful Prayer
Vision 2012 – Part 1
Life Church St. Louis – January 1, 2012
Pastor Dan Walker
Acts 2:17 (NIV) In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.
Matthew 21:22 (NIV) If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.
Matthew 6:10 (NIV) Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
1. Make ___________ a priority
A.Pray __________ by yourself
Mark 1:35, 39 (NIV) Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. … So he traveled throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.
B. Pray ____________ with others
Matthew 18:19-20 (NIV) "Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them."
2. Rely on the __________________
A. Let the Holy Spirit’s power _______ you
Jude 1:20 (NIV) But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit.
Ephesians 5:18 (NIV) Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
B. Let the Holy Spirit pray __________ you
Romans 8:26 (NIV) In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.
3. Expect God’s _________ to work
A. Expect God’s power to keep you from _____________
Matthew 26:41 (NIV) "Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak."
B. Expect God’s power to help you be a ___________
Acts 1:8 (NIV) But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."