The Keys to Effective Prayer

SERIES: FELLOWSHIP OF THE SPIRIT’S SWORD

MESSAGE: The Keys to Effective Prayer

TEXT: Matthew 7:7–12 (CSB)

DATE: April 30, 2023

MESSAGE BY: Pastor Tim Lewis

1. Pray! (Vv. 7–8)
   (Matt. 6:6–8, 32)

• Ask. 
  (1 Chr. 16:11; Hos. 14:1–2; Luke 18:1; Eph. 6:18)

• Seek.
  (Isa. 55:6; Deut. 4:29; Jer. 29:11–13)

• Knock.
  (Luke 18:1–8; Luke 11:5–8)

2. Believe! (Vv. 9–11)

   • Trust in a good God. 

   • Trust in Jesus.
     (John 15:5, 7)

   • Trust in His Power. 
     (Mark 11:20–24; Matt. 21:21–22)

   • Trust in His Presence. 
     (James 1:5–8; 1 John 5:14–15; 1 John 3:21–24)

3. Do! (V. 12)
   (Matt. 6:14–15; John 15:9–12, 17; James 4:1–3)

• Forgive others.

• Show mercy.

• Love genuinely.
  (James 2:8)