Sun, Sep 4, 2011 - Celebration Service - 1000hrs - Ps Simon Chua

Effective Communication with God That Brings Lasting Results

Growth & Maturity Series Part 3

James 4:2-4
God dosent want us to be on a roller coaster. God wants us on a battleship.

Prayer is one of the most powerful weapons of a Christian.

Satan does not need to stop us from coming to church. He simply needs to stop me from praying.

Luke 11
The secret behind Jesus' success was prayer.

What is not prayer:
- Magic
- Used in emergency only
- Method of last resort
- Religious act
- Tug of War with God
- Bargaining
- Nagging God
- Guilt-easing session

4 ways God will answer your prayer:
1) Never
-Mark 5:36
-Ps 56:3-4
-Prov 3:24-25
-Ps 34:4
-Ps 46:1-3

2) Always
-Jn 5:17
-1 Cor 6:13
-Heb 10:35-36

3) In His timing
-Acts 16:6-7
-Acts 16:9-10

4) Only once


We communicate because God is all we got
-Jn 15:5

We communicate because we belong to God
-Jn 15:15

We communicate because God is ready to Give
-Phillip 4:6
-Jn 16:24

The method God meets our needs, is via prayer.

Ps 45:15
Ps 37:4
Ps 84:11

We communicate with God because He has a great plan for my life
-the amount that God will work in my life is in proportion to my prayer life

Jn 14:11-13

Prayers possess unlimited power in impossible situations