FOUNDATIONS Equipping the Church to _______________ what the Bible says so that we can ________________ what the Bible teaches. Brookwood exists for the __________ _____ __________ and the ___________ ____ __________. 1. 2. 3. 4.
____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ Chapter 9, Prayer 1. Why do you think a chapter discussing “Prayer” naturally follows a chapter discussing “Providence"? a. God ___________ to work through ___________________ intercessors. (David Platt) 2. Considering God’s Providence why do we pray? (pgs. 158159) a. Acknowledge our _____________________ b. Develops a _______________ _______________ with the God I am praying to and the person I am praying for c. In response to God’s ____________________ to be involved in activities that are eternally important. 3. Considering God’s Providence what are the keys to effective praying? (pgs. 162-165) a. Praying in ___________________ with God’s will b. Praying with ____________________ c. O____________________ d. C____________________ e. F____________________ others
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4. What hinders our prayers? (pg. 166) a. Not praying as we ____________________ b. Not praying according to __________ _________ c. Not praying in ______________ 5. We Pray in Jesus’ Name because he is our ____________________. (pg. 159) 6. We Pray trinitarian prayers: a. We pray to the _______________ – Matthew 6:9 b. We pray thru the __________ – 1 Timothy 2:5 c. We pray by the ______________ – Romans 8:26; Ephesians 6:18; Jude 20 7. A model for prayer: A.C.T.S. a. A____________________ – praising God for his incommunicable traits b. C_____________________ – saying the same words about our sin that God says c. T_____________________: i. For a God who _____________________ ii. For a God who _____________________ and loves me iii. For a God who _____________________ d. S_____________________: i. Asking God to appropriate his communicable traits to me
ii. Asking God to act appropriately to his divine nature and attributes and consistently with all his purposes and promises.