{"id":43745,"date":"2022-09-30T22:31:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T03:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/sermon-on-power-in-prayer-the-bible-tells-us-what-prayer-can-truly-do-bible-outlines\/"},"modified":"2022-09-30T22:31:04","modified_gmt":"2022-10-01T03:31:04","slug":"sermon-on-power-in-prayer-the-bible-tells-us-what-prayer-can-truly-do-bible-outlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/sermon-on-power-in-prayer-the-bible-tells-us-what-prayer-can-truly-do-bible-outlines\/","title":{"rendered":"Sermon on Power in Prayer | The Bible Tells Us What Prayer Can Truly Do? – Bible Outlines"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sermon on Power in Prayer – Sermon outline by G. E. Watkins on the very basic but sometimes forgotten things that prayer is designed to do: praise and magnify God, gain forgiveness for Christians, receive our daily bread and aid in the spread of the Gospel.<\/p>\n

TITLE: Sermon on Power in Prayer What Can Prayer Truly Do?<\/p>\n

Introduction:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Prayer is a fundamental matter in living the Christian life.<\/p>\n

2. Many have distorted it and made it to be a health and wealth scheme.<\/p>\n

3. Others, both Christians and non, are unconvinced of the power of prayer<\/em>. (They didn’t get what they asked for or they don’t believe in God at all.)<\/p>\n

4. So we ask the question, WHAT CAN PRAYER DO? While there may be many purposes for a thing, learning the essential purposes is paramount.<\/p>\n

5. For prayer, the essential purposes are these:<\/p>\n

1) To praise and magnify God.<\/p>\n

2) To gain forgiveness.<\/p>\n

3) To receive our daily bread.<\/p>\n

4) To aid in the spread of the Gospel.<\/p>\n

Discussion:<\/strong> In this sermon on power in prayer<\/strong> we ask, What Can Prayer Do?<\/p>\n

I.   There is Power in Prayer to Praise and Magnify God<\/h2>\n

1. Hallowed be thy name, Matt. 6:9. Hallowed = revered, holy.<\/p>\n

2. Expressed by Paul when writing about his conversion, 1 Tim. 1:17.<\/p>\n

3. Includes the matter of thanksgiving, Eph. 5:20.<\/p>\n

II.  There is Power in Prayer to Gain Forgiveness for Christians<\/h2>\n

1. Christians are going to sin, 1 John 1:8; 1 John 2:1<\/p>\n

2. Peter’s instruction to a Christian caught in sin, Acts 8:22.<\/p>\n

3. John’s instruction, 1 John 1:9.<\/p>\n

4. Prayer is where the blood is applied once again and our souls are cleansed.<\/p>\n

III. There is Power in Prayer to Receive Our Daily Bread<\/h2>\n

1. Jesus taught us to pray for it, Matt. 6:11.<\/p>\n

2. God shall supply, Php. 4:19.<\/p>\n

3. Daily bread comes from the Father, James 1:17; Matt. 6:33; Psa. 37:25.<\/p>\n

4. Finally, in this sermon on power in prayer<\/strong> we see that prayer is an incredible…<\/p>\n

IV.  Aid in the Spread of the Gospel.<\/h2>\n

1. Jesus’ aim in coming to this earth was to seek and save the lost, Luke 19:10.<\/p>\n

2. Pray for laborers, Luke 10:2.<\/p>\n

3. Pray that the word may have free course, 2 Thess. 3:1.<\/p>\n

4. Pray for boldness, Eph. 6:19-20; Acts 4:29;<\/p>\n

Conclusion:<\/strong> In this sermon on power in prayer<\/em> we have asked, What Can Prayer Do?<\/h2>\n

1. It is of primary service in the most important areas of life and existence, time and eternity.<\/p>\n

1) Praising and magnifying God.<\/p>\n

2) Petitioning for Forgiveness.<\/p>\n

3) Providing our daily bread.<\/p>\n

4) Spreading the Gospel.<\/p>\n

2. Let us all strive in the area of prayer.<\/p>\n

See also:<\/h3>\n