Sunday Livestream // 1 John 5:13-15 | Conditions for Effective Prayer

We all know cell phones don't work well when the conditions are right not right. I mean, we need a connection. We need correct alignment. We need clear receptions. The same is true when we're praying to God. We need a relationship with him. We need to pray according to his will, and we need to pray with faith. And his promise is this, he will hear and he will answer. [01:23:09] (22 seconds)  #PrayConnected

Jesus says, if we pray with faith, we can expect him to answer. If we believe that we will receive it, we will have it. So there's a question you might ask. Are you asking God not getting an answer? Are you asking with doubt? The right conditions for effective prayer is praying with faith in God, believing in him, and trusting in him to answer. [01:21:55] (21 seconds)  #FaithfulPrayers

It's praying with confidence. It's trusting in the power and willingness of God to respond. One man said biblical faith is never a kind of wishful thinking or a vague hope that does not have any secure foundation to rest upon. He said, faith is rather trust in a person, God himself based on the fact that we take him at his word and believe what he has said. This trust in God when it has an element of assurance or confidence is genuine biblical faith. [01:19:23] (27 seconds)  #BiblicalTrust

You you realize what's happening there. God is making known to you his will. It is my will that you have my wisdom. Ask for it. It's a promise. Just ask me. So you need wisdom for a situation you're facing? Have you asked God for that wisdom? Because God's promise is he'll give it. [01:21:00] (24 seconds)  #AskForWisdom

Jesus died on the cross for the forgiveness of sins. He was buried. He rose from the grave on day three. This is good news. It is good news because if we will repent of our sins and turn in faith to trusting in Jesus, our sins are forgiven. And guess what? Our broken relationship with God is restored. [01:00:37] (30 seconds)  #GospelRestores

The confidence of effective prayers, prayers that are heard and answered by God, belongs only to those who are connected to Christ, those who believed in the son of God for eternal life. So if you wanna pray effective prayers, prayers that God hears and God answers, you need to be connected to his son. [00:59:57] (25 seconds)  #ConnectedToChrist

Christians, that's a privilege that belongs to us. You and I have God's ear. He hears our prayers. He answers our prayers. So let's keep praying. Let's keep doing it. Let's see this as the privilege that it really is. Creator of the universe has given us a phone that has a connection and he's always on the other end. We have his ear. [01:03:29] (36 seconds)  #HaveGodsEar

We even have this confidence that we can come to you, lift our prayers at any moment, middle of the night, middle of the day. No matter when it is, we never hear a busy signal. We always have an open connection to you. [01:24:59] (25 seconds)  #AnytimePrayer