Alone With God: Rediscovering the Power and Passion of Prayer

by John F. MacArthur Jr.

Fervency in Prayer

For prayer to accomplish what God wants in our lives, it must be an all-consuming practice that makes alertness and perseverance its most valuable commodities.

(Matt. 26:38).

the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak” (vv. 40–41).

sleeping—you must be awake and alert to talk to God,

Colossians 4:2

Ephesians 6:18,

“Be of sound judgment and sober spirit for the purpose of prayer” (4:7).

That’s why specific prayer is so important.

Specific prayer for Him to come against the enemy and set his sights on Jesus....the author & finisher of his life! He needs your help...

Jesus promised, “Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it” (John 14:13–14).

I'm asking for His soul & the enemy retreats in Jesus's NAME!!!

(“to be steadfast” or “to endure”)

“to be courageously

other believers who are facing trials and hardships, will lead us to pray for them “night and day” as Paul did for Timothy (2 Tim. 1:3).

Jesus Himself was the epitome of perseverance in prayer.

Hebrews 5:7

“He knelt down and began to pray, saying, ‘Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but Yours be done.’ … And being in agony He was praying very fervently; and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down upon the ground” (22:41–42, 44).

Only when He prayed do we see Him agonize and toil over His petitions, even to the point of sweating great drops of blood. Such persistence is foreign to us, yet it is that kind of intensity Christ wanted the disciples to learn

from two parables He taught them.