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    God is Not a Sleepy Friend

    H.B. Charles | November 19, 2017

    When it comes to strengthening and perfecting our prayer life, we have an open invitation from the ultimate teacher, Jesus Christ. In this message at Saddleback Church, Pastor H.B. Charles of Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida, teaches on one of Jesus’s most important lessons on prayer. You’ll learn Christ’s formula for prayer and how to come to him with reverence, dependence, and confidence. Don’t miss this continuation of 40 Days of Prayer, which will teach you how to pray directly to God with a certainty that he is able!

    Message Action Plan

    Message Action Plan

    1. PRAY WITH REVERENCE FOR GOD
    1. Pray directly to God
    2. Pray about things that will bring glory to God
    3. Pray as if everything depends on God

    Action Plan: Try starting every prayer by thanking God for something. Or, try setting an alarm reminder at different points throughout your day and just say a quick thanks to God for something (don't be afraid to think outside the box of what you can be thankful for!).

    1. PRAY WITH DEPENDENCE ON GOD
    1. Do you pray?
    2. How do you pray?

    Action Plan: How can you change your prayer requests into bold prayers? For example, as you pray for your child(s) to be safe at school, pray for your child to glorify God through witnessing to another child. Think about some of your constant prayers and see if you can embolden them for God's glory.

    1. PRAY WITH CONFIDENCE IN GOD
    1. Pray with confidence that God is able
    2. Pray with confidence that God is willing

    Action Plan:  If you weren't able to this past weekend, watch Night of Worship as a way to prepare your heart for Thanksgiving.Click hereto watch.

    Doable Discipleship: This week's episode of Doable Discipleship continues a discussion on worldview, talking about how Jesus fixes the world. To watch or listen,click here.

    Talk It Over: Have you ever discussed the weekend message in your small group? Talk It Over provides weekly small group discussion questions as a way to bring the weekend message into your small group. To view this week's Talk It Over,click here.

    More from this series

    More from this series

    40 Days of Prayer
    September 24 - November 26, 2017
    • When God Says "No"
      November 26, 2017
    • God is Not a Sleepy Friend
      November 19, 2017
    • How To Pray For Healing & Restoration
      November 12, 2017
    • HOW TO PRAY THROUGHOUT YOUR DAY
      November 5, 2017
    • The Purpose, Practice, and Power of Prayer
      October 22, 2017
    • Prayers That Work
      October 15, 2017
    • A Beginners Guide To Prayer
      October 1, 2017
    • Do You Really Want To Grow Up?
      September 24, 2017
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