In Touch, the teaching ministry of Dr. Charles Stanley.

Next on In Touch, your convictions about prayer.

What convictions do you have concerning prayer? Do you believe what Jesus said in the sermon of the mount when he said speaking of prayer?

Askin that shall be given you. Seeking you shall find, and it shall be open to you.

For everyone who asks, receives,

those who seek find, those who knock, the door shall be opened.

Do you believe what he said when he said,

in all things you ask of me in prayer,

believing you shall receive?

That he will answer that prayer. we are to walk away having believed in our heart

that he's already done it.

Or do you believe in 1st John chapter 5 for example he said this is the confidence that we

have in him that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us and if we

know that he hears us we And if we know that he hears us, we know that we have the petition that we

desired of him. So do you believe what the Bible teaches about prayer is true?

Well if so, why don't you pray more? Because there are lots

and lots of promises of answered prayer in the word. Do you have a genuine conviction about answered prayer?

So I want to say first of all the first decision is essential to all answered prayer

decision to all answered prayer is what?

All answered prayer must follow the fact that you have placed your faith in Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins.

You believe that his death on the cross paid your send debt in full.

Therefore his sacrificial atoning death of the cross

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