Lesson 4-5 - God's Promise About Prayer

Objective: To claim God’s promises about prayer.

Read: Acts 11 & 12
Memorize: Jeremiah 33:3

3 Ask me and I will tell you remarkable secrets you do not know about things to come.

1. What God Has Promised Concerning Prayer
2. What God Will Provide Through Prayer
3. Life Application

It is estimated that there are more than 5,000 personal promises in the Bible. However, these promises mean little or nothing to many Christians because they do not claim them by faith.

Hebrews 4:2  2 For this good news—that God has prepared this rest—has been announced to us just as it was to them. But it did them no good because they didn’t share the faith of those who listened to God.

Faith is a word signifying action. For example, bags of cement sitting in a warehouse will never become concrete until they are mixed with sand, gravel, and water. Likewise, God’s promises will never become concrete unless they are mixed with faith and action. You must make them yours by believing them and putting your faith to work.

This lesson will show you some of God’s conditions and promises concerning prayer and His provision for your needs.

What God Has Promised Concerning Prayer

Look up the following verses and identify the condition and promise in each:

Jeremiah 33:3 Condition / Promise
3 Ask me and I will tell you remarkable secrets you do not know about things to come.
Matthew 21:22 Condition / Promise
22 You can pray for anything, and if you have faith, you will receive it.

I John 5:14-15 Condition / Promise

14 And we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases him. 15 And since we know he hears us when we make our requests, we also know that he will give us what we ask for.

John 14:14 Condition / Promise

14 Yes, ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it!

Which promise do you need most to apply to your own prayer life right now and why?

What God Will Provide Through Prayer

In the following verses, identify God’s promises concerning:

Material Needs

Philippians 4:19  19 And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.

Psalm 84:11 11 For the Lord God is our sun and our shield.  He gives us grace and glory.  The Lord will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right.

Guidance

Proverbs 3:5-6  5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own nderstanding.  6 Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.

Psalm 32:8 8 The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life.  I will advise you and watch over you.

Spiritual Needs

Ephesians 1:3  3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ.

Philippians 4:13  13 For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.

List reasons you can trust Him to keep His promises:

Psalm 9:10  10 Those who know your name trust in you, for you, O Lord, do not abandon those who search for you.

Psalm 115:11  11 All you who fear the Lord, trust the Lord!  He is your helper and your shield.

Isaiah 26:4  4 Trust in the Lord always, for the Lord God is the eternal Rock.

Nahum 1:7  7 The Lord is good, a strong refuge when trouble comes.  He is close to those who trust in him.

II Samuel 7:28  28 For you are God, O Sovereign Lord. Your words are truth, and you have promised these good things to your servant.

In what particular circumstance of your life and for what do you presently need to trust Him more?

These promises are real – believe them, claim them, live by them.

Life Application

List at least three things you need to pray for, and a verse for each that promises God’s provision:\

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