G AT E S O F P R A I S E TAY TAY

A Beginner's
Guide to
Prayer

G AT E S O F P R A I S E TAY TAY
Prayer Meeting
What is Prayer?

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He has made everything
beautiful in its time. He
has also set eternity in
the human heart, yet no
one can fathom what
God has done from
beginning to end.
Ecclesiastes 3:11

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We are Not All Good in Prayer

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 In the same way, the Spirit
helps us in our weaknesses. We
do not know what we ought to
pray for, but the Spirit himself
intercedes for us through
wordless groans.

Romans 8:26

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 One day Jesus was praying in
a certain place. When he
finished, one of his disciples
said to him, “Lord, teach us to
pray, just as John taught his
disciples.”

Luke 11:1

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Our Frustration with Prayer are caused
by our misconceptions about prayer.

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1. Prayer is not a magic wand.

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2. Prayer is not a fire extinguisher

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3. Prayer is not a tag of war with God

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4. Prayer is not a ritual to relieve guilt.

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"Prayer is a privilege, not a duty, joy not a
responsibility to pay back."

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FOUR TRUTHS ABOUT PRAYER

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1 . GOD LOVES TO TALK WITH
US ABOUT ANYTHING

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AS A FATHE R HAS C OM P ASSI ON ON
HI S C HI L DR E N , SO TH E LOR D HAS
C OM P ASSI ON ON TH OSE WHO
FE AR HI M ;
Psalm
103:13

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T HIS IS THE C ON F I D EN C E W E HAVE IN
AP PRO ACHIN G G OD : THAT I F W E ASK
AN YTHING ACC O RD I N G TO HI S W ILL, HE
HEARS US. AN D I F W E KN OW T HAT HE
HEARS US—W HATE VER W E ASK— WE
KN O W T HA T W E HA VE W HAT W E AS KED
O F HIM.
1 John 5:14-15

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2. God Listens to Prayer that
are sincere and simple

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"Sometimes the simplest
prayer is the most powerful
prayer."

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“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites,
for they love to pray standing in the synagogues
and on the street corners to be seen by others.
Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in
full. 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. 7 And when you pray, do not keep
on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be
heard because of their many words. 8 Do not be

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like them, for your Father knows what you need
before you ask him.

Matthew 6:5-8
Let us draw near to God with a
sincere heart and with the full
assurance that faith brings, having
our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us
from a guilty conscience and having
our bodies washed with pure water.

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Hebrews 10:22
3. God likes to show
His grace by
answering prayer.

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YES
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NO
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NOT YET
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BE KIDDING ME!
YOU'VE GOT TO
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GOD'S DELAY IS
NOT ALWAYS A
DENIAL
CALL TO ME AND I WILL
ANSWER YOU AND TELL
YOU GREAT AND
UNSEARCHABLE
THINGS YOU DO NOT
KNOW.’

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Jeremiah 33:3
 YOU DO NOT HAVE
BECAUSE YOU DO NOT
ASK GOD.
James 4:2b

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"WHEN WE DON'T PRAY
WE MISSED A LOT IN
LIFE."
4. God Longs to be close to us.

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Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to
you; therefore he will rise up to show
you compassion. For the Lord is a God
of justice. Blessed are all who wait for
him!
Isaiah 30:18

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He made us, to love Him.

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For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and
acknowledgment of God rather than
burnt offerings.
Hosea 6:6

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I no longer call you servants, because a
servant does not know his master’s
business. Instead, I have called you
friends, for everything that I learned
from my Father I have made known to
you.
John
15:15
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"Do Not Miss the Purpose of your Existence"

PRAY!

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