LET THE CHAINS FALL part 2​

​

Break The Chain of Misguided Prayer..

The One You Don't Event Know Is There.

​

​

What we’ve done in the past few weeks

 

Christ Fest Winner

2 mall events; 400 bottles of water

Played at a youth event

Played at Letourneau

Redid foyer

 

 

Acts 16:22-34, when paul and silas’ chains fell off

 

 

Bound by YOU

Bound in your own prayer

 

Why isn’t my prayer working?

Can you pray wrong?

YES, examples

that’s why Jesus TAUGHT us to pray, saying:

In the Garden, Jesus said, let this cup….but YOUR will, not mine

 

Luke 22:42-43 KJV

 

We take the very POWER out of prayer, when we pray for God to change a situation.  

When we do that, we are praying for OUR will to be done!  In our very scripture statements, in our very prayer to conquer, we are putting ZERO trust in God!  We’re not trusting HIM, to have HIS compete will…..we are just asking Him to do what we want Him to do.

That kind of prayer has NO power!  

 

And we walk away feeling like we’ve done something!

“oh I know, I’ll hit my knees…..oooooh I’ll set up a War Room like the movie……I’ll cast out satan, I’ll speak to him with authority

 

Are you praying for someone’s mind and heart to change???  

Are you using certain scriptures as ammo to fire at your foes?  Jeremiah 29:11 prosperity

Are you praying that satan leave you alone?

Yes you should do that…but don’t stop there

Jesus said, get thee behind me satan, BUT THEN He had some work to do

Matthew 16:21-25

You have to give up YOUR way.  And seek HIS way!  You must read and pray and worship, simply for the fact that you love HIM and want to honor Him and grow your heart according to HIS purpose, not yours!

 

The only time you read the Bible is when you’re looking for something

 

 

**********

all the kids pick up ping pong balls

 

We pick up darts and throw them to pierce our own desires

***********

 

2 or 3 gathered; ask anything in my name…

 

scriptures - log in your eye Luke 6, romans 8:8, 

 

Stop praying for people to change and looking outward like everything else needs to change but you

 

James 1:22

 

 

Jesus wants a RELATIONSHIP with you!

FOLLOW me Jesus said

 

 

JAMES says we can hear the word but if we don't DO it, we’re deceived

James 1:22

 

 

Tell me about your prayer life. 

  Do you just pray for things you need?  Are you just throwing darts?!!

Or are you seeking to KNOW God?

Your time w God reflects your commitment level

Your prayer life reflects your commitment level. 

You don't hear about people w strong commitments evident from their time spent, still struggling with addiction, or sexual immorality, or depression. 

 

They prayed in the upper room for 10 minutes and the fire fell and they changed the world 

​

NO...the Bible says that they prayed for DAYS

​

Don't just pray.....ENTER INTO PRAYER

​

​