How should John 14 and 15 pave the way for our prayer life to look?

Similar to what was said in John 14. The Fruit of John 15 is looking more like Jesus and abiding closer to him.

The example of a healthy prayer life is if it is aligned in the will of God. Our prayers look like Jesus’ prayers. We want God’s will to be done.

How should a healthy prayer life look for an abiding believer in Christ?

Let’s look at some of the prayers of the saints in the New Testament:

Lord’s Prayer Matthew 6:9-13

Philippians 1:9-11

Paul’s Prayer Ephesians 3:17-19

2 Corinthians 12

Supplemental scripture to look at:

2 Thessalonians 3:1-5

High Priestly Prayer John 17

How do Christians normally expect God to answer a prayer?

I asked this of one of my groups the other night. Answers: with exactly what I prayed, signs, an audible voice, opening/closing doors, in music, symbology, through others.

Wisdom previous illumination or word of God, standard mind of Christ

Evaluating prayer life in terms of what the Bible shows

What does John 14:13-14 truly mean?

Luke 22

Abiding in the Father, abiding in the son, our prayers

What does it mean to persevere through a trial? How do we know we have done it?

Luke 22 Jesus deeply troubled in garden of Gethsemane. Perseverance through a trial should look like Jesus did, translate my pain into your glory. That I grow more into the image of Jesus. That we trust him, and grow in our faith, that we can handle the next trial more comfortably.

2 Corinthians 12:

What does the outcome and end result look like after a trial?

Romans 8

What does this perseverance do for the life of an abiding believer in Christ?

James 1:

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