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The 4 Things You're MISSING from Your Prayers!

Dr Dharius Daniels

Change Church • Feb 20, 2024 • 13 min

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Take this message with you through a journey of Scripture, reflection, and prayer.

Summary

In this message, Dr. Dharius Daniels addresses why many believers struggle to see growth and results in their prayer lives. While many have been taught to pray hard, few have been taught how to pray right. By integrating four essential components—Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, and Supplication—believers can build a deeper relationship with God, elevate their self-awareness, overcome entitlement, and pray with genuine faith.

Themes

PrayerSpiritual GrowthAdorationConfessionGratitudeFaith

Pastor's Points

1.

Adoration

2.

Confession

3.

Thanksgiving

4.

Supplication

Key Points

1.
Spiritual health is the single most important area of life because it impacts every other priority, role, and relationship.
2.
Many believers try to pray hard (fervently) without learning how to pray right using a biblical framework.
3.
Adoration does not remind God of who He is; it reminds you of who you are praying to and elevates your expectations.
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Confession means saying the same thing about your behavior that God says, which raises self-awareness and cleanses your conscience.
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Thanksgiving acknowledges past answers to prayer, arresting entitlement and building confidence in what God can do in the present.
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Supplication belongs at the end of structured prayer so that requests are born out of faith and relationship rather than doubt and entitlement.
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True prayer is designed not only to get practical results from God, but to produce internal spiritual growth in the believer.

Sermon Moments

“Adoration doesn't remind God of who He is; it reminds you of who you're praying to.”

“Confession literally means to say the same thing God says about your behavior.”

“When you are reminded of what He's done, it increases your confidence in what He can do; it arrests and evicts entitlement.”

“When 75% of your prayer time is spent before asking for anything, that's relationship-building prayer.”

This Week

Dedicating time to prioritize intentional spiritual growth rather than expecting it to happen accidentally.

Beginning your prayer time with adoration by picking a letter of the alphabet and focusing on an attribute of God.

Practicing regular confession during prayer to align your view of your behavior with God's Word.

Listing past answers to prayer and expressing gratitude for present blessings you previously prayed for.

Spending 75% of your prayer focus on relationship-building through adoration, confession, and thanksgiving before making requests.

Approaching God boldly as your Father rather than distant stranger when presenting your supplications.

Eliminating double-mindedness by asking God for your needs in full faith after your heart has been prepared through worship.

Remember This

Praying right through Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, and Supplication deepens your spiritual growth while building unshakable faith for answered prayers.

A Challenge for You

Now it's time to take your spiritual life and your prayer life to the next level.

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