The Rock San Diego – 10/26 sermon – prayer

• It’s all about the experience – you need to experience God
• Come to God with an attitude of “God, I want to experience you”,
• Prayer, one letter at a time – AWCIPA
• Admire God
• I will praise you, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works.  Psalm 9:1
• I thank you for…
• I praise you for…
• Don’t ask for anything
• Don’t confess anything
• Don’t complain about anything
• Don’t pray for anybody
• Wait
• Be still and know that I am God.  Psalm 46:10
• Sit quietly and wait for God to speak to you
• Clear your mind of distracting thoughts – you want to listen
• Say, “I love you Jesus” over and over again
• Be ready to write down what God says to you
• When you hear a voice in your head, write it down – God’s voice in your head will sound just like your voice.  Many times you hear your conscience, it’s really God speaking to you.  Your sinful nature doesn’t want to be second or unnoticed or sorry.
• Go start doing it and watch what happens
• Confess
• “If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.  If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness”
• Confess means to agree – I agree that I have sinned
• The more deep your confession, the more deep God’s cleansing
• Be real with God – don’t act like He doesn’t already know
• Confess and be cleansed – and God can cleansed quickly
• Intercede – praying for somebody else
• “Moreover, as for me, far be it for me that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you, but I will teach you the good and right way.”
• Pray for someone who is not your family or friend
• Pray for someone you don’t like
• Ask God to bless them – make your presence real to them
• By the way, having God does NOT mean that you have money – all you need is God
• Petition – Here’s what I want
• You don’t deserve anything – contrary to what our culture says
• Don’t ask for something you can touch or see
• Ask for a clean heart, stop you from gossiping… something that God wants in your life
• Admire God
• People die when either they have done what God intends them to do, or God figures out that they’re never going to get around to it.
• No matter what the situation is, God is in control – wait and see what God has planned