An Encounter with God in Prayer

1 An Encounter with God in Prayer2 Appreciation:To God for the ministry of Glenn Coon, Sr., whose books and tapes brought clear understanding back in 1969 that the promises of the Bible can be asked for, be-lieved, and claimed. My eyes were opened to learn that thanks can be offered in Prayer immediately though there may be no feeling or outward evidence of an answer. Our God is trustworthy!To God for Eleanor Anderson who, from the beginning, urged me to share with oth-ers whatever was learned about Prayer .

2 Praise God for the blessing of deep fellow-ship in Prayer with literally thousands of other persons around the world since that God for Maurice Vargas Prayer Therapy, and Michael Curzon s Praying in the Sanctuary. Listening to these two men in Prayer has taught me much about commu-nion with the Lord. In fact, Prayer Therapy is at the foundation of the Encounter Prayer God for my husband, Merlin, whose consistent personal Prayer life has been an inspiration to me for over thirty-five years. How could one dream of a better Prayer partner, willing to pray at any hour of the day or night about anything?

3 I thank God for such a God that the Holy Spirit introduced me in Prayer to my personal Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ. His presence has brought conviction, forgiveness, peace and a sense of urgency. And it was the Holy Spirit who brought to mind the name of this particular approach to Prayer which we share with you now: An Encounter With God in Prayer . Juanita KretschmarBible texts from the New King James version, copyright 1979, 1980, 1982, Thomas Nelson, Inc.

4 , Publishers. Encountering God In PrayerGod is there for Chronicles 15:4 But when in their trouble they turned to the Lord God of Israel, and sought Him, He was found by 29:11-14 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. I will be found by you, says the 17:24-27 God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands.

5 Nor is He worshiped with men s hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life, breath, and all things.. so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of 55:6, 7 See the Lord while He may be found,Call upon Him while He is the wicked forsake his way,And the unrighteous man his thoughts;Let him return to the Lord,And He will have mercy on him;And to our God,For He will abundantly Can Trust God to Let You Find wants to be with God In PrayerHebrews 8:11 None of them shall teach his neighbor, and none his brother, saying, Know the Lord, for all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of 95:6-11Oh come, let us worship and bow down.

6 Let us kneel before the Lord our He is our God,And we are the people of His pasture,And the sheep of His , if you will hear His voice: Do not harden your hearts, as in the rebellion,And as in the day of trial in the wilderness,When your fathers tested Me;They tried Me, though they saw My forty years I was grieved with that generation,And said, It is a people who go astray in their hearts,And they do not know My ways. So I swore in My wrath, They shall not enter My rest. Read: john 10 Note: The sheep hear the Shepherd s 2, 3 Note the repeated phrase: He who has an ear, let him hear.

7 Luke 24:25-32 Note: Jesus opened the Scrip-tures to them before revealing 3:7-15 Be careful not to harden your hearts. God wants to communicate with each of us. He promises to find a don t have to be fearful of meeting with God, who promises us so Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound 42:16I will bring the blind by a way they did not know;I will lead them in paths they have not will make darkness light before them,And crooked places things I will do for them,And not forsake 5:13-16Is anyone among you suffering?

8 Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the Prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent Prayer of a righteous man avails 8:10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My Can Trust God s is just waiting to have an Encounter with us and bless us with wonderful God In Prayer4 Encountering God In PrayerMatthew 6:9, 10, 13 Our Father in heaven,Hallowed be Your kingdom will be doneOn earth as it is in heaven.

9 For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. Revelation 14:6, 7 Then I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people say-ing with a loud voice, Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come; and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water. Philippians 2:5-11 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, tak-ing the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men.

10 And being found in ap-pearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the you begin the special Prayer time, you ll always want to claim God s protection. There are other spirits that want to influence us.