If sinners will be damned,
At least let them leap to hell over my body.
And if they will perish,
Let them perish with my arms around their knees begging them to stay.
And if hell must be filled,
At least let it be filled in the teeth of my exertion.
And let not one go there
unwarned and unprayed for.

Tue Dec 9, 9:14 pm ET
LONGVIEW, Texas – A $1 million bank deposit slip wish by a Longview minister to pay for a new church came true — and then some. The Rev. Thomas McDaniels of LifeBridge Christian Center said a businessman, who chooses to remain anonymous, wrote him a $1.5 million check.
Members of LifeBridge, which formed in 2005, had met at a Longview hotel. Their new church opens in a few weeks.
McDaniels described on Monday how in January 2007 he took a bank deposit slip and wrote $1 million, …

There have been revivals without much preaching; but there has never been a mighty revival without mighty praying.
R.A. Torrey – The Power of Prayer

© 2002 David K. Bernard
Luke 11:9-13
I.    Importance
II.    Qualifications
A.    Prayer life
B.    Burden for souls
C.    Sensitivity to the Spirit
D.    Considerate of others
E.    Faith
F.    Knowledge and Instruction
III.    Inviting Seekers
A.    Rely on Word and Spirit, not pressure or gimmicks
B.    Do you feel the Lord here today?
C.    Would you like to come with me to pray?
D.    Would you like for me to pray with you here?
E.    Respond gracefully to refusals: I understand. I’ll be praying for you.
IV.    Guiding Seekers
A.    Discern their situation
1.    Ask someone who knows
2.    Talk with them if necessary
B.    Avoid distracting practices
C.    Lead …

Matthew 6:1-4
1.Giving

a.Time
b.Treasures
c.Talents

Matthew 6:5-15
2.Prayer

a.Prayer is a private thing. (5-6)
b.Pray specifically (7-8)
c.Patterned prayer (9-13)
d.Forgiveness is essential to answered prayer (14-15)

Matthew 6:16-24
3.Fasting

a.Fasting is a private matter (16-18)
b.Remember where your treasure is (19-21)
c.Fasting is for refocusing and purging (22-24)

Matthew 6:25-34
4.Trust

a.Worry Won’t Work (25-31)
b.Be separate (32-34)

Matthew 7:1-7
5.Do not Judge Others

a.Attitude is important in the church
b.Deal with your own sin – Let God deal with everyone else

An exploration into some of the lesser-known parables of Jesus.
Be Alert – Mark 13:33-37
A Friend at Midnight – Luke 11:5-13
The King’s war plans – 14:31-33