Class 1

WEEK 2

Opening Prayer –Lord increase our faith.

Word – Faith

Key Questions–

1. What are two ways to increase faith? _____________________, _______________________
2. What are some obstacles to effective prayer? _________________, ______________________
3. What does Bro. Bounds call the ‘menace to private prayer’? ____________________________
4. What types of things lessen fervency? ______________________, ______________________ ________________________________, _________________________________________
5. What does importunate mean? __________________________________________________
6. What kinds of actions repel importunate prayer? ____________________________________, __________________________________, _______________________________________

Key – Prayer is faith in God

Testimonies– What prayers did God answer for you this week?

Scripture Memory–

Class 1 Verse- Therefore I say unto you, what things soever ye desire, when ye pray,

believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.  -Mark 11:24

Next Class Preview–

Word– Obedience

Theme – God hears the Prayers of an Obedient Child

Verse– The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. – James 5:16

 

Prayer for Students–

• Time to Pray Each Day
• A Desire for Prayer
• A Clear Mind During Prayer
• Request Faith

 

Answers

1. Pray, read God’s word
2. Fear, doubt
3. Wandering thoughts
4. Prosperity, success, ease, prominence
5. Urgent or persistent in solicitation, sometimes annoyingly so
6. Love of ease, spiritual indolence, religious slothfulness

Leader’s Guide

Class 1

Focus – This week’s focus is to show how important faith is to answered prayer.

Theme – Prayer is faith in God.

Tasks –

• Open class in prayer.
• Make sure to go over the class 1 review questions and stress the key points listed below.
• Discuss the illustrations Bounds used from the New Testament.
• Share testimonies of answered prayers.
• Memorize the week’s Bible verse – Mark 11:24.
• If time permits, have the recruits share the answers from a few of the key personal response questions during week two.
• Preview next week- word, theme and key points.
• Pray for recruits and any other requests.

Key Points –

• All prayer requires faith and faith turns to trust.
• Desire for an answer improves faith and our faith can be increased. It is like a muscle that grows bigger and stronger with use.
• Fervency urges us on to pray more.
• Jesus taught us to never stop praying until we receive an answer.

Key illustrations –

• Parable of the friend seeking bread – Luke 11: 5-8.
• Parable of the unjust judge – Luke 18:1-8.
• Story of Syrophenician woman asking Jesus for healing – Mark 7:24-30.
• Story of blind men calling to Jesus for healing – Matthew 9:27-31.

Key personal reflection questions for discussion –

• Ask recruits to share their answer to questions 7 and 8 on day 5.
• Ask recruits to share their answer to questions 7 and 8 on day 6.

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E.M. Bounds, Mark 11:24, prayer, PRAYER WARRIOR BOOTCAMP, PRAYER WARRIOR BOOTCAMP- Class 1, Rod Jetton, Rodney Jetton, The Necessity of Prayer