GARDENS Part 4: A for Ask

Luke 11:1-13, Romans 8:15-17, 1 Thessalonians 5:17, Philippians 4:6-7

 May 1–Half-Million Mobilization Prayer

Pray with Nazarenes around the USA/Canada Region from May 1-June 5 (Pentecost).

 https://usacanadaregion.org/pray 

 We’re breaking down prayer with the acronym P.R.A.Y.

P for Pause

R for Rejoice and Reflect

A for Ask

Y for Yield (or Yes)

 ARE YOU ASKING, SEEKING, KNOCKING WITH AUDACITY AND PERSISTENCE?

 Here are some practices you can incorporate in your growth plan to become a person who asks with audacity.

 1. Have a prayer garden (a specific place to pray)

2. Come to the altar on Sundays.

3. Go on prayer walks and pray Lord’s Prayer or Psalm 91 over your neighborhood.

4. Write prayer requests down.

5. Pray with someone regularly. 

Quality Guidance for how to incorporate PRAY into your life can be found in the guide “How to Have a Quiet Time” in the Toolshed of “The Prayer Course”: https://prayercourse.org/toolshed/ 

Message Reflection Questions 

1. Begin with silence.

2. How has your prayer life been since we started this series?

3. Read Luke 11:1-13. How would you summarize Jesus’ teaching on prayer?

4. Read Romans 8:15-17. Why is the Fatherhood of God important to the prayer life of the believer?

5. How does forgiveness from God interplay with forgiveness towards others? If God is Father, how do these two correspond?

6. Read Philippians 4:6-7. What’s the relationship between prayer and worry? Have you found this to be true?

7. How can you apply what we’ve discussed?

8. Close in prayer. Include prayers for renewal and revival in the church in America.

DAILY READINGS FROM HALF-MILLION MOBILIZATION If you want to follow the prayer journal, go here. 

May 8: Luke 10:2

May 9: Luke 18:1

May 10: John 14:26

May 11: John 15:16

May 12: John 17:15

May 13: 2Chron. 20:6

May 14:  Acts 1:8

Helpful Instructions for reading

1. Start with silence. Recognize that the Jesus in scripture is the Jesus with you where you are.

2. Thank God for something that happened in the last 24 hours.

3. Read the text. Take note of phrases and images that encourage you or raise questions. Ask God to seal the truth in your heart.

4. Finish in prayer for yourself, your family, your neighbors, your co-workers, your church. Pray through the nations at www.prayercast.com/nations.html.