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Inste D:1 lesson 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is prayer? | Talking with God, telling him our most intimate thoughts and letting Him talk to us. Prayer is developing a personal relationship with him. |
| Why do we need to pray? | Build an intimate relationship with God |
| What is the purpose of prayer? | Intimate communion with God |
| What does communion with God mean? | To see everything from God's point of view. |
| What are the reasons we pray? | Communion with God, ask for help in a situation, and to get to know him and his will |
| T of F. Pray is for the spirit what breathing is for the body | True |
| What are 3 good habits of prayer? | |
| Turn thoughts to God when you awake, consider prayer an appointment with God,pray aloud | |
| What are 3 Bad habits to avoid in our prayer life? | Dont let sentiments dictate your prayer life, don't replace prayer with activities, don't be bound by legalism in your prayers |
| What does our Father signify in the Lord's prayer? | Our relationship as a child with God |
| What does in heaven mean in the Lord's prayer? | Acknowledge the sovereignty of God. He is over all things. |
| Hallowed be your name means what? | This phrase acknowledges his nature: immutability. Integrity, infinity, and unity. He is the basis of worship. |
| What does your kingdom come your will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven mean? | His kingdom is present both now and in the lives of those who obey him and in the future when Jesus Christ returns to establish hiis messianic Kingdom.His will be done in all aspects of our lives |
| Give us today our daily bread means what? | The Lord takes care of our daily needs. Ask day after day for everything you need. |
| Forgive us of our debts means what? | We must not approach our Holy God without first recognizing our need for purification. |
| True or false. The Father does not accept the prayer of those who have more interest in petitioning than piety? | True |
| T or F. Jesus teaches us that a vertical relationship with God is impossible without a correct horizontal relationship with others | True |
| T or F. God forgiving us is not based on our forgiveness of others which goes along with forgiving our debtors. | False. |
| And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from the evil one means what? | God does not lead us into temptation but He does protect us from the evil one. |
| For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever Amen means what? | We affirm in prayer that is majesty is supreme. After having worshipped Him and presented to Him your petitions, leave everything in his hands and trust in him. |
| T or F. Praying in the name of Jesus is the key to all the power of God on your behalf. | True |
| What does praying in the name of Jesus mean? | Means praying to the person of Jesus. Our union with him guarantees we will be heard by the father. |
| T or F. Prayer should begin and end in praise. | True |
| A balanced prayer should include what? | Praise and thanksgiving-confession and intercession-supplication and petition |
| What is praise? | It is adoration of God and his attributes that is the characteristics of his nature |
| What does thanksgiving mean? | Worshipping God for what he has done. |
| What does confession do in our prayer lives? | Clears the road of every obstacle so that our petitions can be heard in heaven. Unconfessed sin maybe the reason our prayers are not heard. |
| What is intercession? | Invokes the blessings of God on behalf of others. |
| T or F. The holy spirit will not Intercede for us in a complex prayer or situation. | False |
| T or F. The holy spirit in our hearts produces new possibilities for those who are trapped by the enemy. | True |
| What is the difference in an SOS prayer and Intercession? | SOS is immediate for ourselves and intercession is to bless other's difficulty. |
| What is the key to intercession? | Is the recognition of our responsibility to fight against the enemy of our souls. Intercession is much more than a synonym for prayer. It has to do with the invasion, counter-attacks against Satan and victory in the name of Jesus christ |
| What is supplication? | The idea of urgency. It is generally, sincere, steadfast prayer |
| T or F. Supplication is continuous prayer | True |
| What is this week's memory verse? | Pray like this: "Our Father in Heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into tempta |
| What does prayer without ceasing mean? | Developing an attitude of prayer in all we do. |
| What is petition? | Asking God to supply our personal needs recognizing our total dependence on him |
| T or F. Dedicating our prayer time to petition can foster an egocentric spirit. | True |
| What are the benefits of fasting? | Gain contol.over the physical body |
| What does it mean to perserve in prayer? |