For our prayers to be effective, we must be united to Christ by faith and pray in his name, which means on the basis of his saving work.

http://www.whatdoesthewordsay.org/podcast/200-pray-in-the-…-of-jesus-christ/

For our prayers to be effective, we must believe that God is willing and able to answer them and we must pray in his will.

http://www.whatdoesthewordsay.org/podcast/199-pray-with-faith/ ‎

We must pray with humility, persistence and submission to the will of God for our prayers to be acceptable to God.

http://www.whatdoesthewordsay.org/podcast/198-pray-with-hu…e-and-submission/ ‎

The resurrection of Jesus confronts us with the fact that physical death is not the end of our existence. We must love and revere God for his power, justice and love.

http://www.whatdoesthewordsay.org/podcast/197-love-and-rev…risen-lord-jesus/

Prayer that is acceptable to God must be reverential. We owe all honor and respect to God and we should fear him as well.

http://www.whatdoesthewordsay.org/podcast/196-revere-god/ ‎

Prayer helps believers to do the work God requires. True prayer assumes God is personal and actively rules his creation.

http://www.whatdoesthewordsay.org/podcast/195-the-assumptions-of-true-prayer/

Prayer is a great privilege that brings many benefits to believers.

http://www.whatdoesthewordsay.org/podcast/194-the-benefits-of-prayer/

Relationships require two-way communication. God communicates to us primarily through the Bible. We communicate to him through prayer.

http://www.whatdoesthewordsay.org/podcast/193-communicatin…-word-and-prayer/ ‎

God’s most important means of communicating to his people is the Bible. Believers must study the Word regularly and carefully.

http://www.whatdoesthewordsay.org/podcast/192-gods-communi…ion-to-believers/ ‎

Grudem says, “The means of grace are any activities within the fellowship of the church that God uses to give more grace to Christians.”

http://www.whatdoesthewordsay.org/podcast/191-what-is-a-means-of-grace/