Passion

Revelation 3:14,15 (NKJV)

14“And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, ‘These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God: 15“I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot.

Passion-strong and barely controlled emotion.

Passion Meter

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Passion for Prayer

James 5:16 (NKJV)

16Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.

Expect God to Act

The Priority of Prayer

I Thessalonians 5:17 (NKJV)

17pray without ceasing,

Ephesians 6:18 (NKJV)

18praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints—

Prayer Shall be as Natural as Breathing

The Power of Prayer

Acts 12:1-5 (NKJV)

1Now about that time Herod the king stretched out his hand to harass some from the church. 2Then he killed James the brother of John with the sword. 3And because he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to seize Peter also. Now it was during the Days of Unleavened Bread. 4So when he had arrested him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to keep him, intending to bring him before the people after Passover. 5Peter was therefore kept in prison, but constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church.

Prayer releases the Supernatural

The Plan for Prayer

Personal Prayer

Luke 6:12 (NKJV)

12Now it came to pass in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.

Corporate Prayer

Acts 3:1 (NKJV)

1Now Peter and John went up together to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.

A Play and a Place for Prayer

The Power for Prayer

Romans 8:26,27 (NKJV)

26Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. 27Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.

The Spirit Helps our Weakness