Pastor Jack teaches on the obstacles that hinder effective prayer, drawing from Matthew 18 and James 4. He identifies three major hindrances? struggling, selfishness, and secret sin? contrasting them with three certainties of prayer: authority, agreement, and asking. Pastor Jack emphasizes that God calls believers to move from striving and worry to a posture of meekness and dependence, bringing even their emotional struggles honestly before the Lord.
Obstacles to Confidence in Prayer
Year: 1975
Verses: Matthew 18:18-20; James 4:1-3; Psalms 66:18; Psalms 139:23; Psalms 51:10; Psalms 24:3-4; Jeremiah 17:9; Hebrews 4:12; Matthew 5:23-24; 1 John 1:9; Philippians 4:19
Source: TCOTW