2011-04-03-0830 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning April  3rd, 2011 in the 8:30 service.

Scripture: Acts 9:1-6; 11-12

Topic: Prayer

Notes:

• Who are you Lord and what do you want me to do?
• It begins with a revelation of Jesus Christ.  You can know scripture and doctrine and be able to teach it yet not have a personal relationship with Jesus
• You are not a Christian until Jesus is your life; when doctrine and theology don’t make sense you still know Jesus
• Saul was so committed to his faith that he hated those not of his faith.  When blinded for three days he prayed.  God told Ananias “even now he is praying.”
• Christians are praying people. Pray and wait for further instruction.
• Studying is not the same as praying.
• When I pray infrequently, people crowd my thoughts.
• As long as I think a person is my problem/ solution I will not get instruction from the Lord; God will use people but not the people you choose.
• We must pray past people; bless your enemies.
• Prayer doesn’t change things; prayer changes me so things don’t ill affect me
• The church cannot take sides; we are to love all people (Israel, Palestinians, Hispanics...)
• 10:30-we must love sinners, homosexuals, people we think a threat to our society