WHEN PRAYER IS ALL YOU HAVE LEFT
Scripture: Genesis 18:16-27, Genesis 18:29-33, Genesis 19:27-29
When Prayer Is All You Have Left
Donald Cantrell
Genesis 18:16–33, Genesis 19:27-29
Theme: Abraham pleaded with God, that's all he had left
I - The Information That Abraham Fathomed (Gen. 18:16 - 21)
A) Abraham's Close Relationship (16 - 19)
B) Abraham's Compelling Revelation (20 - 21)
II - The Intercession That Abraham Formed (Gen. 18:22 - 32)
A) Abraham's Approach and Placement (22 - 23)
B) Abraham's Appeal and Petitioning (24 - 32)
III - The Inclination That Abraham Felt (Gen. 18:33)
A) He Fulfilled His Part
B) He Found His Peace
IV - The Implication That Abraham Feared (Genesis 19:27 - 29)
A) His Emotional Angst (27 - 28)
B) His Phenomenal Answer (29)
V - The Inspiration That Abraham Forged
A) Abraham's Story ''God Cares''
B) Abraham's Statement ''God Can''
How God Answers Desperate Prayers
Preacher and author Leonard Ravenhill said, ''God does not answer prayer. God answers desperate prayer.''
Many years ago, I had grown extremely unhappy with my prayer life. I had repeatedly resolved to rise early enough in the morning to pray, only to turn off the alarm and go back to bed-day after day. I was desperate to change. So I asked a friend who lived just down the street (and apparently had no trouble rising early) to be a prayer partner.
I asked him to arrive at my house early in the morning (he had small children in his home so we always met at mine) and walk in the front door without knocking. I told him I would have the front door unlocked, the coffee on, and would be waiting in the living room. There we would pray together. I also asked him never to tell me when he couldn't make it; that way, when he didn't show, I would go ahead and pray alone since I was up and at it anyway. Marlin's faithfulness fueled my faithfulness or forced it, but it worked. I became regular in prayer and though he has long since moved away, I think of him every time I pass where he used to live.
When my son was a teenager, my wife ...
Donald Cantrell
Genesis 18:16–33, Genesis 19:27-29
Theme: Abraham pleaded with God, that's all he had left
I - The Information That Abraham Fathomed (Gen. 18:16 - 21)
A) Abraham's Close Relationship (16 - 19)
B) Abraham's Compelling Revelation (20 - 21)
II - The Intercession That Abraham Formed (Gen. 18:22 - 32)
A) Abraham's Approach and Placement (22 - 23)
B) Abraham's Appeal and Petitioning (24 - 32)
III - The Inclination That Abraham Felt (Gen. 18:33)
A) He Fulfilled His Part
B) He Found His Peace
IV - The Implication That Abraham Feared (Genesis 19:27 - 29)
A) His Emotional Angst (27 - 28)
B) His Phenomenal Answer (29)
V - The Inspiration That Abraham Forged
A) Abraham's Story ''God Cares''
B) Abraham's Statement ''God Can''
How God Answers Desperate Prayers
Preacher and author Leonard Ravenhill said, ''God does not answer prayer. God answers desperate prayer.''
Many years ago, I had grown extremely unhappy with my prayer life. I had repeatedly resolved to rise early enough in the morning to pray, only to turn off the alarm and go back to bed-day after day. I was desperate to change. So I asked a friend who lived just down the street (and apparently had no trouble rising early) to be a prayer partner.
I asked him to arrive at my house early in the morning (he had small children in his home so we always met at mine) and walk in the front door without knocking. I told him I would have the front door unlocked, the coffee on, and would be waiting in the living room. There we would pray together. I also asked him never to tell me when he couldn't make it; that way, when he didn't show, I would go ahead and pray alone since I was up and at it anyway. Marlin's faithfulness fueled my faithfulness or forced it, but it worked. I became regular in prayer and though he has long since moved away, I think of him every time I pass where he used to live.
When my son was a teenager, my wife ...
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