1 The Father Heart of God in Prayer

1. The Father Heart of God in Prayer Acts 1: 14 They all joined together constantly in prayer Acts 2: 42 They devoted themselves to … prayer. Acts 4: 24 When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God. Acts 4: 31 After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. Acts 6: 4 Leaders will give our attention to prayer… Acts 13: 3 So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off.

1. The Father Heart of God in Prayer • Dynamic prayerful atmosphere is a result of two things: – Understanding the sovereignty of God. – Experiencing the manifest reality of the Father heart of God through Christ.

1. The Father Heart of God in Prayer John 14: 23 (New Living Translation) 23 Jesus replied, “All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them. John 16: 27 (The Message) 25 -28 "I've used figures of speech in telling you these things. Soon I'll drop the figures and tell you about the Father in plain language. Then you can make your requests directly to him in relation to this life I've revealed to you. I won't continue making requests of the Father on your behalf. I won't need to. Because you've gone out on a limb, committed yourselves to love and trust in me, believing I came directly from the Father, the Father loves you directly.

1. The Father Heart of God in Prayer 1 John 3 1 How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!

1. The Father Heart of God in Prayer Continually experiencing the Father’s heart motivates us to pray for the greater things of Christ that are to come.

2. Father’s Heart Over Nations • Revelation 5 points to a time where every tribe and language and people and nation will be represented in heaven and worshipping the Lamb of God, Jesus Christ. • Father’s heart is over every nation and people group of the entire world. – The Father heart of God is over this city of Perth – The Father heart of God is over this state of Western Australia – The Father heart of God is over this nation of Australia

2. Father’s Heart Over Nations Continually experiencing the Father’s heart motivates us to pray for the greater things of Christ that are to come.

3. John 1: 43 ff story – Praying in the not yet things 43 The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, "Follow me. " 44 Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida. 45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. " 46"Nazareth! Can anything good come from there? " Nathanael asked. "Come and see, " said Philip. 47 When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, "Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is nothing false. "

3. John 1: 43 ff story – Praying in the not yet things 48"How do you know me? " Nathanael asked. Jesus answered, "I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you. " 49 Then Nathanael declared, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel. " 50 Jesus said, "You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You shall see greater things than that. " 51 He then added, "I tell you the truth, you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man. "

3. John 1: 43 ff story – Praying in the not yet things • Nathanael would see the glory of Christ when the heavens open and the angelic beings would ascend and descend upon the Son of Man • Jesus declares that Nathanael would see greater things • “the best is yet to come” • 2009…to make prayer a priority – reassess your prayer life and with God’s help commit to him and praying in those not yet things of life.

3. John 1: 43 ff story – Praying in the not yet things Continually experiencing the Father’s heart motivates us to pray for the greater things of Christ that are to come.