Today on Summit Life with J.D. Greer.

God gives certain things only in response to persistence and asking.

You say, well, why does he do it that way?

I don't know.

Maybe it's to test our resolve.

Maybe to see how much we actually trust him.

Or to see how quickly we'll turn away from him and pursue some other meets.

Music Welcome back to Summit Life with Pastor J.D. Greer.

As always, I'm your host, Molly Vidovich, and I'm so glad that you joined us today because we're here to learn more about prayer.

So have you ever wondered how prayer

really works? Like, first of all, does it actually work? And if so, how? And why? And maybe most

important, when? Of course, we won't ever have all the details, but as Pastor Jady continues

teaching through the book of Daniel, chapter nine gives us a behind

the scenes look at how prayer works and demonstrates why prayer is so important. Remember, you can

always catch up on teaching you've missed by visiting our website jd.gere.com. But for now,

grab your Bible and a pen and let's rejoin Pastor Jadie in Daniel chapter nine.

What has God said to you that you can pray back to him and put his reputation on the

live? I give you just a few as an example that I'm praying right now in my own life.

Here's one. Jesus said, all authority is given to me in heaven and on earth. So go and make disciples of all the nations.

Psalm 28. He says, ask of me and I will give you the nations as your inheritance. So when I pray for this church, I'm like, God, this is what you said.

So I'm here asking, and all the craziness, I'm asking you to build your church like you promised you would.

You promised that you would make your name known in our generation if we ask. So I'm asking you to build your church like you promised you would. You promise that you

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