DESPERATE PRAYERS

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THE KIND OF PRAYER
We’re All Pretty Good At

•  We all know how to pray in a crisis.

THE KIND OF PRAYER
We Could All Use A Little Help With
    _{^{Ephesians 6:10-18    Colossians 4:2-4}}

•  Few of us know how to pray as a spiritual warrior.

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BEYOND CRISIS PRAYERS:
Four Things To Work On . . .

  Praying when we don’t feel like it.
       _{^{Colossians 4:2  &  4:12-13    Exodus 17:8-16    Hebrews 10:24-25
       Luke 11:1-10  &  18:1-8}}

    Prayer is hard work.
 
    Most of us need a plan and a partner.               

    It pays to be persistent. 

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   Praying before the crisis hits.
        _{^{Colossians 4:2    Ephesians 6:18}}

    We often wait too long to ask for prayer.
 
    We often wait too long to start to pray.

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   Remaining thankful.
        _{^{Colossians 4:2    Exodus 14:29-31  &  16:1-3
        1 Thessalonians 5:17-18}}

    It’s easy to be thankful in the short run. 
 
    God doesn’t need it, we do!

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   Praying for God’s agenda as well as our agenda.
        _{^{Colossians 4:3-4    Romans 8:18  &  Psalm 55:22    Matthew 6:9-10}}

    God wants us to pray for the little stuff. 
 
    He also wants us to pray for the eternal stuff.