Edison, New Jersey

Edison, New Jersey

Session 02

Pastor Naveen Balakrishnan

October 29, 2005

Bible Study

“Supplication – Prayer – Fostering Communion”

1 Chronicles 4:9-10

A. What Is Supplication?

Supplication is a biblical word which simply means ______________________ unto God for ourselves and for others.

B. Journalistic Inquisition

1. To WHOM should we Pray?

We are to C________________ our prayers to God the Father. Psalm 62:8; Matthew 6:9; John 15:16; Romans 1:8-9; 1 Corinthians 1:4; Philippians 1:3-5; Colossians 1:3; 1 Thessalonians 1:2

Matthew 6:9 This, then, is how you should pray:

‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.’

John 15:16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit-fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.

1. WHAT is Prayer?

It is C__________________________ with God. 2 Chronicles 33:12-13; Psalm 50:15; 77:2; 107:6, 19, 28; Isaiah 55:6; Matthew 7:7-8; Philippians 4:6; James 5:13; 1 Peter 5:7

Psalm 50:15 And call upon Me in the day of trouble;

I will deliver you, and you will honor me.

Philippians 4:6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

1. WHY Should We Pray?

Because God C__________________ us. Jeremiah 33:3; Luke 18:1; Romans 12:12; Ephesians 6:18; Colossians 3:15, 17; 4:2; 1 Thessalonians 5:17-18; 1 Peter 4:7

Colossians 4:2 Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.

1 Thessalonians 5:17-18 Pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

1. WHEN Should We Pray?

We are to pray C________________________. Psalm 5:2-3; 55:17; 119:62; Daniel 6:10; Mark 1:35; 6:46-48; Luke 6:12; Acts 3:1; 10:9, 30; 16:25; Ephesians 6:18; 1 Thessalonians 5:17

Psalm 55:17 Evening, morning and noon

I cry out in distress, and he hears my voice.

Luke 6:12 One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God.

1. WHERE Should We Pray?

In our own C__________________ and in every place. Genesis 24:12-13; Daniel 6:10; Jonah 2:1-2; Matthew 6:7-15; Mark 1:35; 6:46; Luke 6:12; 22:44; Acts 16:22-25; 21:5

Jonah 2:1-2 From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the LORD his God.

He said: ‘In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me. From the depths of the grave I called for help, and you listened to my cry.’

Mark 1:35 Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.

1. HOW Should We Pray?

It should be based upon the following C_____________________.

1. C________________ your sins lest it hinder prayers. Psalm 66:18-20; Proverbs 15:8, 29; 28:9; Isaiah 1:15; 59:2; Jeremiah 11:11; Ezekiel 14:3; 20:31; Matthew 6:14-15; John 9:31; James 4:3

Psalm 66:18-20 If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened; but God has surely listened and heard my voice in prayer. Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld his love from me!

Isaiah 59:2 But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear.

1. C______________ in faith (Expressed through the CONDUIT of faith). Matthew 21:21-22; Mark 11:23-24; Romans 14:23; 1 Timothy 2:18; Hebrews 10:22; 11:1, 6; James 1:6-8

Matthew 21:22 If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer."

Romans 14:23 But the man who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that does not come from faith is sin.

Hebrews 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

1. C______________ (CONDUCIVE) to the will of God. 1 John 5:14; Job 42:2; Psalm 33:10-11; Proverbs 19:21; Jeremiah 29:12-13; Matthew 6:10; John 15:7; Romans 8:26-27; 1 John 3:21-22

1 John 5:14 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

Psalm 33:10-11 The LORD foils the plans of the nations; He thwarts the purposes of the peoples. But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations.

1. C___________________ in Jesus Name. John 14:6, 13-14; 15:16; 16:23; Romans 5:1-2; Ephesians 2:18; 3:12; 5:20; Colossians 3:17; Hebrews 4:14-16; 7:25; 13:15; 1 Peter 2:5

John 14:13 And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father.

John 15:16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit-fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.

Jehovah’s Illustration

1. Jabez pleads for God’s G_______________. (v. 10a) Genesis 6:8; 12:2-3; 32:26; Exodus 33:12-20; Psalm 33:12; 55:22; 72:17; Acts 3:26; 15:11; Romans 3:24; 4:16; 1 Corinthians 15:9-10; 2 Corinthians 12:9; Ephesians 1:3; 2:5, 8-9

Genesis 12:2-3 “I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”

Psalm 72:17 May his name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun.

All nations will be blessed through him, and they will call him blessed.

1. Jabez prays for God’s G________________ in his life. (v. 10b) Joshua 17:14-18; Psalm 1:1-3; Proverbs 10:22; 29:18; Hosea 14:5-7; Romans 8:29; Ephesians 4:11-16; Colossians 1:10; 2 Thessalonians 1:3; 1 Peter 2:2; 2 Peter 3:18

Colossians 1:10 And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God.

2 Peter 3:18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.

1. Jabez prays for God’s G_________________. (v. 10c) Genesis 24:48; Deuteronomy 5:15; Judges 13:8; 20:28; 1 Samuel 2:26; 23:2; 2 Samuel 2:1; 5:19; Psalm 25:8-9; 32:8; 37:23; 73:24; 119:173; Proverbs 3:5-6; 16:9; Isaiah 30:21; 48:17; Jeremiah 10:23-24; Luke 2:52; John 10:28-29; 14:6

Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

Isaiah 48:17 This is what the LORD says —

your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:

1. Jabez prays for G____________________. (v. 10d) Genesis 48:16; Leviticus 11:44; 20:7, 26; 19:2; Proverbs 30:8; Isaiah 65:10; Matthew 6:13; John 17:15; Romans 12:9; 16:19; 2 Corinthians 13:7; Ephesians 4:30; 1 Thessalonians 4:3; 2 Thessalonians 3:3; 2 Timothy 3:12; 4:18; Titus 2:11-12

Matthew 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

John 17:15 My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.

1. God G______________ to Jabez his request (v. 10e) Exodus 34:6; 1 Kings 3:7-13; 2 Chronicles 25:9; Ezra 7:6; Psalm 21:4; 23:5; 36:8-9; 37:4; Isaiah 35:2; 55:7; 64:4; Jeremiah 33:3; John 10:10; 1 Corinthians 2:9; 2 Corinthians 4:15; Ephesians 3:20-21; 1 Timothy 1:14; 2 Peter 1:11

Ezra 7:6 This Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a teacher well versed in the Law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted him everything he asked, for the hand of the LORD his God was on him.

Ephesians 3:20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,