The 5 P's of Prayer

 The PRIORITY of Prayer

 

A. God will listen to our prayers and answer our prayers at any time throughout the day, but there’s something special about giving prayer a place — a priority — in our lives.

 

B. There is something special about starting the day by spending a few minutes with God.

 

C. Set aside a quiet time with God in the morning — a morning time of prayer — by putting God on your calendar. Actually give God a space in your schedule at the beginning of the day.

 

The PLACE of Prayer

 

A. Find a specific place where you will pray. It’s not that you can’t pray in other places, or that you will always pray in the same location, but find a primary place where you will pray.

 

B. In Mark 1:35, we read that Jesus would retreat to a special place to pray. Early in the morning, while it was still dark, he went off to a solitary place to pray.

 

C. If Jesus had a special place to pray, you should have a special place as well. So, your assignment on this point is to find that special place where you will pray.

 

The PLAN of Prayer

 

A. Prayer is simply having a conversation with God, but it’s important to go into that conversation with a plan. Think about who and what you want to bring to God in prayer.

 

B. When the disciples saw Jesus praying, they asked him to teach them how to pray in the way that he prayed. Jesus responded with a plan — what today we call the Lord’s Prayer.

 

C. Always have a plan so you never get to the place where you don’t know what to say in prayer.

 

The POWER of Prayer

 

A. Prayer is a conversation with God, but there is also a spiritual element to prayer.

 

• When we pray, we are confronting the enemy and dealing in the heavenlies.

 

B. In Acts 4:29, we read the prayer that the disciples Peter and John prayed after being released from prison. They asked for God to enable them to speak his word with boldness.

 

C. We need to likewise pray bold prayers, believing that he will perform mighty works on our behalf. Effective prayers have an energy to them.

 

The PERSON of Prayer

A. Prayer is not about prayer. Prayer is about the Person to whom the prayers are directed. You are spending time with the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

 

B. In 2 Corinthians 13:14, Paul mentions all three members of the Godhead.

 

1. Jesus is the mediator. He is the one delivering our prayers to God. He is the one who made it possible through the cross.

 

2. God is the Father who loves his children. We don’t come crawling before him in prayer but sit as his feet like someone we love and respect.

 

3. The Holy Spirit is the friend. He is always present and with us every moment of our lives.

 

C. These are the fundamentals of prayer. If you will begin to apply these fundamentals in your life, prayer is going to work and you are going to find it so much more enjoyable.

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