Prayer – Hope Community Church

Announcements:

Family Night (Join us for fun and fellowship) Saturday May 27, 2023 at 6:30pm
King Jesus will be praised worship night (May 28, 2023 at 6pm)
Prayer meeting (Next One May 7, 2023 at 6pm). First Sunday of every month
Next Women’s meeting Saturday June 3, 2023 at 12pm.
Summer Family Camp June 12-16 (4 nights). Sign up. Fill out Camp applications today.
Spanish Translation for the sermon is now available at HCC. Feel free to invite Spanish speaking people to church.
Youth meet every Saturday at 6:30pm.
Pray for HCC and Open Hands Community Charitable Services as we prepare to expand our service to the community

Main Point: God hears our prayers so we don’t have to hope God hears us but believe in faith God hears us and is working on our behalf.

God hears your prayers

Proverbs 15:29. God is far from the wicked but he hears the prayers of His people.

Why Pray?

As Christians we have Kingdom privilege to pray without ceasing (often). 1 Thessalonians 5:15-19

For peace. Philippians 4:6-7. Let your request be made known to God with a thankful heart and the peace of God will shall keep your hearts and minds through Jesus Christ.

When you pray do you hope or believe?

When you pray, claiming God’s promises in his word (like raise up a child in the Lord and he will not depart), then you don’t need to hope. Just believe because God has promised it. Your child will be saved?
When you have a need and you need to pray about it? Find a scripture promise that goes with your prayer request and petition God. God hears your prayers
- How many times should we petition God? Persistently.
  - (Luke 18:1-8. Story of the woman requesting persistently to a judge)
You never have to doubt if God hears your prayers?

Does God answer every prayer?

3 Possible Answers: Yes, No, or Later.

No matter what God does in response to your prayer. Never stop believing that God hears you and God is good.
Never stop believing that God’s ways are better than our ways.
Never stop believing that God is good and as a loving father desires to fulfill the righteous desires of your heart. (Psalm 37:4)
- The key is to request with a righteous desire.
- If we petition God selfishly or ‘amiss’, then we will receive not (James 4:3)

The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective.

James 5:16. When someone in need needs someone to pray for them, who do they look for? Someone they consider to be close to God.
Share your prayer request with our prayer Pastor Eloy who is anointed to stand in the gap in prayer for you.

Pastor’s Thoughts:

We are privileged children of the Kingdom of God and we should pray often because we have access to the Creator of all things who cares and loves us.
God hears our prayers and is at work on our behalf.
God may change the desire of our heart before our prayer is answered. Don’t be afraid.
How important is prayer in your life.