![]() We see prayer requests answered all the time. Here in this Church we have a high value on prayer. Why should we pray? It’s life giving, it’s effective and it changes your future for the better. YES THEY WILL! YES THEY WILL! YES THEY WILL! He guided Israel and established the reign of King David and walked in honour and integrity all the days of his life. Samuel was one of the greatest men of God in the Old Testament. Here is a prayer that changed the world! Hannah prays for a son and his future is to be a prophet in Israel. And Elkanah knew Hannah his wife, and the Lord remembered her. 16 Do not regard your servant as a worthless woman, for all along I have been speaking out of my great anxiety and vexation.” 17 Then Eli answered, “Go in peace, and the God of Israel grant your petition that you have made to him.” 18 And she said, “Let your servant find favor in your eyes.” Then the woman went her way and ate, and her face was no longer sad.ġ9 They rose early in the morning and worshiped before the Lord then they went back to their house at Ramah. I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have been pouring out my soul before the Lord. 14 And Eli said to her, “How long will you go on being drunk? Put your wine away from you.” 15 But Hannah answered, “No, my lord, I am a woman troubled in spirit. Therefore Eli took her to be a drunken woman. 13 Hannah was speaking in her heart only her lips moved, and her voice was not heard. 11 And she vowed a vow and said, “O Lord of hosts, if you will indeed look on the affliction of your servant and remember me and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a son, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor shall touch his head.”ġ2 As she continued praying before the Lord, Eli observed her mouth. 10 She was deeply distressed and prayed to the Lord and wept bitterly. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat beside the doorpost of the temple of the Lord. 8 And Elkanah, her husband, said to her, “Hannah, why do you weep? And why do you not eat? And why is your heart sad? Am I not more to you than ten sons?”ĩ After they had eaten and drunk in Shiloh, Hannah rose. As often as she went up to the house of the Lord, she used to provoke her. 6 And her rival used to provoke her grievously to irritate her, because the Lord had closed her womb. 5 But to Hannah he gave a double portion, because he loved her, though the Lord had closed her womb. 4 On the day when Elkanah sacrificed, he would give portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and daughters. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.ģ Now this man used to go up year by year from his city to worship and to sacrifice to the Lord of hosts at Shiloh, where the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests of the Lord. The name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other, Peninnah. If there is one thing I want you to know from this message today it is this – You have the power to change the world through your prayer.ġ There was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim of the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, an Ephrathite. So why pray? – It’s life giving, it’s effective and it changes your future for the better. Now we become His co-labourers and engaged in the work of the kingdom – to be about our Father’s business. To make His love known and to bring His kingdom to earth. Now once you have relationship, then His heart is transferred to you and you have now got His desires and His passion for this world. To be born again is to be in relationship with Him we are now sons and daughters of the most high God. How can I not converse with the one I love? It’s not at first about getting something from God but it’s all about relationship with Him. But the truth is they haven’t entered into the deep relationship that comes with knowing Jesus intimately. ![]() Some Christians may be put off prayer because they think it’s boring or they find no answers. Will He not answer our prayers when we call upon Him? We are His offspring the apple of His eye and joint heirs with Jesus. ![]() You and I are not standing afar off asking a reticent God for His favour. If you being evil know how to give good gifts to your children how much more will your heavenly Father give good things to His children. Every Christian believer has a relationship with the God of the impossible. ![]() Prayer is the power of God in your mouth. Luke 18:1 (AMP) Now Jesus was telling the disciples a parable to make the point that at all times they ought to pray and not give up and lose heart, What might have happened if I never prayed that prayer? ![]() He did come back and He made a great impact for God in our movement. I prayed for him and I asked God if He would bring him back to Brisbane to serve in our church again. One day many years ago I prayed for a young man called Ross who had decided to move back to Townsville from Brisbane. ![]()
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