Pray Request and Answered Prayers

James 5:16 ...The prayer of a good man is full of power in its working. (BBE)

1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray without ceasing. (KJV)

Matthew 26:41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. (KJV)

Those are just a small sampling of Scripture on prayer. Jesus set an example for us.

Matthew 14:23 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone. (KJV)

Matthew 26:36 Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. (KJV)

Mark 6:46 And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray. (KJV)

Considering the importance of prayer and its power, I have added two pages Prayer Request and Answered Prayers to the Turkey Creek Free Will Baptist (Ohio) website. It is not limited to members or attendees of the church. I'd like to see these pages become used by the world wide web community. Help us use these pages to bring glory to God. I am convinced the more we broadcast His workings the more He will do.

I have heard Pastor John Hagee on his TV broadcast often repeat a favorite quote of his mother: "Little prayer-little power, more prayer-more power, much prayer-much power.

Nameless?

On Mother's Day, I preached a message about a mother who had an encounter with Jesus. Her name is not mentioned in this encounter nor is she ever mentioned again. That is the way it is with most of us. We are nameless so far as most of the world is concerned. If you have ever been in the military or dealt with a government agency on any level you know exactly what I'm talking about. I'm reminded of an incident in basic training in the Air Force when the Squadron Commander got into the face of one of the young recruits, who was struggling to keep up with the group, and yelled, "Your name is Jenkins, isn't it?" and the airman answered back, "Sir, yes sir." To which the Squadron Commander replied, "You know you're in trouble when I know your name, don't you?" In essence they took pride in everyone remaining nameless. That is the way of the world. We expect that. The Psalmist said in Ps 8:4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? And again in
Ps 144:3 LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him! (KJV)

However, that is not God. Psalms 115:12 Says, "The LORD hath been mindful of us:" (KJV) How awesome is that? It is one thing to be aware of someones presence or existence but to be mindful of them take the situation to a elevated level. Actually I can't think of anything in Scripture that indicated God is just aware of anything. We use the word Omniscience as one of the attributes of God but He is more than all knowing he is mindful of all things. That means He cares:

Matthew 6:25-29 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. (KJV)

All of this is beyond human comprehension. 1 Peter 5:7 says, "Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you." (KJV) That means you, even if no one knows your name.