Hello Everyone,

The number two thing that makes prayer powerful is...A WILLING LOVE. Luke 11:5

Then he said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and he goes to him at midnight and says, `Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,

The man was willing to leave the comfort of his warm bed to show love to his late night guest.
Lights were out, kids were in bed, dogs were settled, resting well...and his old buddy shows up.
Without thinking the guy gets out of bed, turns on the lights and leaves his comfortable home to help his buddy.
I Cor 13:5 "..it (love) is not self-seeking"

Prayer is full of a willing love. (We’ve already established that there are people all around us with need.)

Prayer is more than words. It’s a willingness to leave what’s comfortable in order to meet someone else’s need.

During the pioneer days, a family lost all of their possessions to a fire. In response, the church called for a special prayer meeting in their behalf. As the people came together for prayer, a young man rode up with a wagon full of supplies. He had canned goods, staples, building materials, tools, and other things. The young man said, "My father couldn’t make it today, but he sent his prayers."

Prayer involves much more than words!

I read this somewhere, "To pray without action is hypocrisy. To act without prayer is pagan."

Effective prayer involves the balance between total dependence on God and responsible action by the one who prays.

Oh How HE Loves Us!

Pastor Phil