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  PRAYER
  by K.P. Yohannan
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Summary: God really answers prayer, and prayer is a sure way to see God
do miracles on our behalf.

Topics: "The Power of Prayer", "Joy in Answered Prayer"
Scripture References: Matthew 7:7, John 16:24, Philippians 4:6, James 5:16

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K.P. Yohannan emphasizes the power and necessity of prayer, sharing
testimonies of miraculous answers to prayer that have transformed lives
and circumstances. He highlights that prayer is essential for the
forward progress of God's work and encourages believers to persist in
their requests, assuring them that God is always ready to respond.
Yohannan cites biblical figures like Gideon, Moses, and Jesus, who
prayed and witnessed God's miraculous interventions. He reminds us that
prayer not only brings about change but also fills our hearts with joy
as we experience God's answers. Ultimately, he urges everyone to ask in
faith, as God desires to fulfill our requests and bring us joy.

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Week after week in GFA's headquarters, we read letters from people who
write to us saying, "Would you please pray for this?" We get prayer
requests from all over, and we take these requests seriously and pray.
Later we hear the praise reports: "Nobody can explain how it happened,
but God answered prayer . . . The money that we needed came in . . . We
found the perfect individual to do the work . . . The Lord healed him."
All kinds of unbelievable things happen when people pray.

Pray because major events must transpire in our lifetime. God wants
things to happen. The work's forward progress depends on our praying. It
really does. Let this sink in. God really answers prayer. As you ask
Him, He answers specifically and miraculously. I have seen it so many
times.

Prayer is a sure way to see God do mira cles on our behalf. Gideon,
Moses, Daniel, Elijah and Paul all prayed, and things hap pened. Jesus
prayed before He raised Lazarus from the dead and before He fed the five
thousand. The Bible is filled with people praying and things happening
in answer to those prayers. Right now God is wait ing to answer the
prayers from your lips. Sometimes the answer may take longer in coming,
but keep on asking. Keep on seek ing. Keep on knocking. God truly
answers prayer.

Pray so that your joy may be full. In John 16:24 Jesus said, "Until now
you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your
joy may be full."

Do you want to be full of joy? Then let God show you some answers to
prayer. All of us can testify to the joy of answered prayer.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/kp-yohannan/prayer/
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