1. Draw closer to God
2. Draw closer to others
– Think about them
– Show care
3. Changes things
– Sometimes changes circumstances
– Always changes our hearts
4. God wants us to pray. God expects us to pray. God delights when we pray.
5. Show our dependence on God
– When we don’t pray, we are basically saying that we don’t need God.
– We acknowledge that God is sovereign when we pray.
6. Gateway to the spiritual realm
– Besides the Bible, there is no other way to the spiritual world.
7. Know what’s going on
– Through prayer requests
– Through revelations from God
8. Time to be open and bare the soul
– Prayer is one time in which it’s safe to be totally open and vulnerable
9. Get guidance, correction, knowledge of what to do
10. Prayer is the highest calling.
– It’s more important than any activity we can partake in.
11. Time to step back from the business of life
– Slow down
– Reflect
– To be still and quiet
12. Jesus prayed.
– Even the Son of God prayed. Who are we to think we can live without prayer?
– Jesus is even now interceeding for us.