SOAR DISCUSSION GUIDE

His Presence And Prayer
Ps Barry Cutchie

Scripture
Read James 5:13-18

Observation
– what insights can you make about prayer?
– what insights can you make about who prays?
– what insights can you make about how we should pray?
– have you experienced the power of prayer in your life? Give an example

Application
Choose one or more of the following questions:
– Describe the challenges you experience in your daily life in experiencing God’s presence. What do you do to try to become more conscious of God’s presence in the daily grind?
– One of the ways we experience God’s presence in our daily life is through prayer. Describe your prayer life and your experience of His presence in prayer.
– Ps Barry shared that prayer can be a mystery. Do you have any questions about prayer? Discuss with one another.
– What one insight have you gained from one another’s sharing that you can apply to having a prayer life that experiences God’s presence?

Response
Ps Barry described that often we only come to God in prayer with a list of our needs and he describes including in our prayer life four types of prayer:
1. A prayer of adoration (psalm 22:3) – thanking God for who He is and what He’s done
2. A prayer of intercession/asking (Philippians 4:6-7) – calling onto God and asking for His help
3. A prayer of partnership to achieve His will – praying for what God wants
4. A prayer of authority (Ephesians 6:12-18) – fighting the enemy through prayer.
Which one of these four types of prayer can you do more of this week in your prayer life?

Note: our church meets together to pray for one another, the church and its mission at prayer hub. Prayer hub runs on the first Tuesday of every month. We encourage you to come join us in prayer on Tuesday 5th April at church from 7:30-9:30pm.