Prayer accesses the power of God.

Intro Prayer

Heavenly Father, as we gather to discuss Your Word, open our hearts and minds to understand Your teaching about prayer and forgiveness. Help us to be both hearers and doers of Your Word. Guide our discussion and help us learn how to better access Your power through faithful prayer and genuine forgiveness. In Jesus' name, Amen.

Summary

In this sermon, Pastor Jason continues teaching through Holy Week, focusing on Jesus' teaching about prayer and forgiveness in Mark 11:20-25. Following Jesus' cursing of the fig tree and cleansing of the temple, He teaches His disciples about accessing God's power through prayer. The sermon emphasizes two main ways to access God's power: through practicing appropriate faith and providing absolute forgiveness.

Key Verses

1. Mark 11:22

2. Mark 11:25

3. Ephesians 4:32

4. Colossians 3:12-13

5. 1 John 1:9

Key Takeaways

1. Prayer accesses the power of God through appropriate faith and forgiveness

2. Forgiveness is not optional for Christians - it's a command

3. Unforgiveness hinders our prayer life and relationship with God

4. We can only truly forgive through the power of the Holy Spirit

5. Our ability to forgive others is directly connected to our experience of God's forgiveness