What should it look like for us respond to God’s goodness in our lives with thanksgiving? The account of the grateful leper in Luke 17:11-19 provides us with a powerful example of gratitude on display.  

There are several roadblocks to prayer, the first being simply not praying! Some additional roadblocks are asking with the wrong motives, unresolved sin in in our lives, busyness, unresolved conflict with another person, and unbelief. Let's look at all of these.

Paul Malmin, Bubba Ellis, Larry Bulls, and Craig McMurtry share testimonies and great music with us this morning.

The key to praying prayers that get answered is not necessarily praying longer or harder, with better words, or with more people, but in praying from a life that is being transformed (Rm 12:2), in the leading of God’s Holy Spirit as He directs our hearts toward His agenda and the things He wants to accomplish for the glory of His name.  

Getting answers to our prayers isn’t about praying longer, harder, or with more heart; it’s about asking God to do what will glorify Him most. We learn to do this as we deepen our relationship with Him. When we start to pray this way, things come into focus and we’ll experience joy we never imagined we could.

Ray and Martha Blundell were missionaries for many years in Africa. They share how they became missionaries and some of the highlights of their lives on the mission field and after.

What do you think God is like? What I really think God is like will do more to affect my praying than anything else. What we believe about God – what we think He is really like – affects our expectations of what He really can and really will do. The beginning place of praying like you've never prayed before is getting a view of God that you have never had before.

When they are powerless, God comes through for His people and does for them and for His glory what they never could have done on their own. Let's look at 3 snapshots of prayer – King Hezekiah when Assyria threatens Israel, Nehemiah as he faces the huge task of rebuilding the wall around Jerusalem, and the church praying for the imprisoned apostle Peter.

Titus: Getting the big picture. If you and God sat down and He gave you His evaluation of your everyday behavior, not to condemn you, but to help build you up, how would do? How would your behavior line up with sound teaching from the bible?

Keeping our focus sharp. Summary and final instructions.