The Power of Prayer (With Greg Laurie)
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Published 2021-02-05
There is a place for petition. There’s nothing wrong with asking the Father in Heaven for what you need.
However, let’s notice that the template for prayer Jesus gave us begins this way: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven” (Luke 11:2 NKJV).
In other words, first take time to contemplate the greatness of God. There are exceptions, of course. If you fall off a ladder and you’re on your way down, a simple “God, help!” will do.
But when we begin our prayers by thinking about the awesomeness of God, it will cause us to see our problems, crises, and burdens in a different light. It will change our perspective as we recognize that God is bigger than our problems.
Let’s also notice that Jesus taught us to pray, “Our Father in Heaven,” “Give us day by day our daily bread,” “And forgive us our sins” (emphasis added).
We need to pray with other believers.
There’s nothing wrong with asking God to forgive our sins and to provide our daily bread, but the emphasis is that it’s something we should do together. Christians need to pray with other Christians.
Have you ever been overwhelmed with something, and then you prayed about it with a Christian friend? You felt so much better after you prayed, didn’t you? That’s because there’s power in unified prayer.
Praying together makes all the difference in the world. The Bible tells us to bear one another’s burdens. Don’t do it alone. Don’t do life alone. Don’t try to be a solo Christian.
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I spend all my time alone with zero family. I have a senior black lab 16 y\old with many health issues. Pancreatitis, diabetes, hip dysplasia, arthritis. Hes all I have in this world and also my best friend. Any prayers would be greatly appreciated. Thank you Pastor for your loving kindness. Im 62 now and have been listening to you for many years. You have a way of cutting through all the noise and making things easy to understand.
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12,000 views and only 530 likes. Fellow Christians, the Holy Spirit is/was on full display. Praise God for his love and mercy and this man, Pastor Laurie👆🏼🙏🏼
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Pastor Greg!! Was that not the best sermon I’ve seen from you?!?! I thank god for you and your preaching!! God Bless you and your family, and your congregation!
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Thank you Pastor Greg! God bless you!✝️🙏 I watch your videos daily!!
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I sought the face of God. I am glad for the Lord.
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So grateful tor these podcasts🙏🙏
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Thank you for caring enough to speak the truth and teach us God’s principles and will. The Lord bless you.
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Pastor Greg! Thank you for the Amazing Service. I know now that I need to Pray More and Do It With Honesty, instead of Thinking About other things while I'm Praying. 🙏🙏AMEN
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I know prayer works. It has been proven to me.
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✝️❤️🙏 may my prayers be according to Our Father’s will always. Amen
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Pastor Greg, I love your videos! I love the way you use scripture straight from the book!
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Hallelujah , Brother Greg !
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Thank you Jesus e
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The power of gossip, and what it really means. "Hey, did u hear what they said?" (meaning- Do u want to conspire against our neighbor?)... What? (meaning- Yes, let's conspire against 'em!)...They said something "against" what I believe, so we should be distant from them. OK, I'm with you. How many biblical teachings of Christ(which preachers repeat) did that "contrast"? ....Priceless
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Thank you Pastor Laurie
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AMEN 🙏
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Thank you. This is a important topic
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Wish you could come to, Salem, Oregon or Portland, Oregon, I would come listen to you.
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Jesus is Lord
