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VALLEY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

Prayer Changes What Is Possible

4/15/2023

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It is an often-repeated picture, given to us in the pages of the Bible:

Then Abraham prayed to God... (Genesis 20:17)

Isaac prayed to the Lord...  (Genesis 25:21)

Then Moses...prayed to the Lord... (Exodus 8:30)

Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord...spread out his hands toward heaven... (1 Kings 8:22)

Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord... (2 Kings 20:2)

Then I prayed to the God of heaven... (Nehemiah 2:4)

Then he went up to the temple of the Lord...  And Hezekiah prayed to the Lord... (Isaiah 37:14-15)

So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer... (Daniel 9:3)

From inside 
the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. (Jonah 2:1)

So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him. (Acts 12:5)

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God... (Acts 16:25)
Calling out to God is one side of the equation.  The Bible also reveals God's response; He is the God who hears, who cares and answers the prayers of His people.

Then Abraham prayed to God...
     ...and God healed Abimelek... 
(Genesis 20:17)

Isaac prayed to the Lord... 
     The Lord answered his prayer...
 (Genesis 25:21)

Then Moses...prayed to the Lord... (Exodus 8:30)
     ...
and the Lord did what Moses asked. (Exodus 8:31)

Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord...spread out his hands toward heaven... (1 Kings 8:22)
     The Lord said to him: I have heard the prayer and plea you have made before me... (1 Kings 9:3)

Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord... (2 Kings 20:2)
     This is what the Lord, the God of your father David, says:
​     I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will heal you.
 (2 Kings 20:5)

Then I prayed to the God of heaven... (Nehemiah 2:4)
     
And because the gracious hand of my God was on me, the king granted my requests. (Nehemiah 2:8)

Then he went up to the temple of the Lord...  And Hezekiah prayed to the Lord... (Isaiah 37:14-15)
     
Therefore this is what the Lord says... “I will defend this city and save it"... (Isaiah 37:33, 35)

So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer... (Daniel 9:3)
     
...while I was still in prayer, Gabriel...came to me... (Daniel 9:21)

From inside 
the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. (Jonah 2:1)
     
And the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land. (Jonah 2:10)

So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him. (Acts 12:5)
     
Now I know without a doubt that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me... (Acts 12:11)

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God... (Acts 16:25)
     
Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. 
     At once all the prison doors flew open,
 and everyone’s chains came loose... (Acts 16:26)

From cover to cover the Bible reveals the truth that prayer changes what is possible!

Prayer is the pathway to God's presence and the pathway to God's power.
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    Ken Clarke has been the Pastor at Valley since 2007. He lives in the Oliver area 
    with his wife Janice. They have three adult children, Lisa, Scott & Tiffany (Riley, Charlie), Andrea & Jason (Noah, Luke).

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