Turn on your cookies for the best browsing experience.

This site uses cookies to store information on your computer.

These cookies are essential to make our site work. We use cookies for a variety of reasons, including giving and content preferences.

Instructions to turn on your browser cookies:

https://www.whatismybrowser.com/guides/how-to-enable-cookies/auto

Sign In

Sign in for a personalized experience.

Connect
Grow
Serve
Care
Watch
Give
    I'm New Care Grow Serve Watch Give
  • Locations

    • USA
    • Anaheim, CA
    • Brea, CA
    • Eastvale, CA
    • En Español, CA
    • Irvine North, CA
    • Irvine South, CA
    • Laguna Woods, CA
    • Lake Forest, CA
    • Los Angeles, CA
    • Newport Mesa, CA
    • Rancho Capistrano, CA
    • San Clemente, CA
    • San Diego, CA
    • South Bay, CA
    •  
    • International
    • Berlin, Germany
    • Buenos Aires, Argentina
    • Hong Kong, China
    • Santa Rosa, Philippines
    •  
    • Venues
    • Irvine South Chinese Venue
    •  
    • Online
    • Community
    • Adult Service
    • Students Service
    • Kids Service
    • Get Directions
    Get Directions
  • About

    • Connect
    • New Start with God
    • About Jesus
    • Our Pastor
    • Our Church
    • Join Our Family
    • Home@Saddleback
    • Career Opportunities
    • Internships
    • Contact
  • Care

    • Explore
    • Counseling
    • Support Groups
    • Celebrate Recovery
    • PEACE Center
    • Hospital Visitation
    • Career Coaching
    • Mental Health
    • Personal Finances
    • Prayer
  • Events

    • All Events
    • Baptism
    • CLASS 101 - 401
    • Celebrate Recovery
    • Adult Trainings
    • Care & Support
    • Kids & Parents
    • National & Global
    • Local Community
    • Sports & Physical Health
    • Special Events
  • Watch

    • All Media
    • Adult Service
    • Students Service
    • Kids Service
    • Current Series
    • Small Group Studies
    • DriveTime Devotionals
    • The Well
    • Doable Discipleship
    • Campus Photos
    • Apps
  • Small Groups

    • Explore
    • Find a Group
    • Start a Group
    • Study Materials
    • Manage My Groups
  • Grow

    • Explore
    • CLASS
    • The Well
    • Doable Discipleship
    • Foundations
    • Message Resources
    • Retreat Ministry
    • Recommended Books
  • Serve

    • All Opportunities
    • Serve in the Church
    • Serve at an Event
    • Serve the Community
  • Ministries

    • All Ministries
    • Ministry Quiz
    • Men
    • Women
    • Singles
    • Marriages
    • Parents
    • College
    • High School
    • Jr. High
    • Children
    • Workplace
  • Mission

    • Explore
    • Get Inspired
    • Get Involved
    • Get Equipped
    • PEACE Center
    • Relief
    • Grocery Distribution
    • Food Pantry
  • Give

    • Tithe
    • Beyond the Tithe
    • 2021 Annual Review

My home campus

Select a Campus
View All Locations×
      • Home
      • >
      • Connect
      • >
      • Articles
      • >
      • Message Resources
      • >
      • God is Not a Sleepy Friend

      Resource Details

      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
      Back To Top
      • sign in
      • contact us
      • privacy policy
      • career opportunities
      • internships
      • mobile app
      © 2022 Saddleback Valley Community Church