1 Thessalonians 5:17

What does it mean?

*Carry a spirit of complete dependence upon God.

*Engage in a continuous conversation with God.

*Never give up praying.

Why is this hard?

*Because we are busy.

*Because we can be lazy.

*Because it is a learned behavior.

How can we do this?

*By the grace of God.

*With the Spirit of God.

1. 1 Thessalonians 5:17

Pray without ceasing. (ESV)

Pray constantly. (HCSB)

Pray continually. (NIV)

Pray all the time. (Message)

Never stop praying. (NLT, NIRV)

1. Daniel 6:10 (ESV).

2. Luke 18:1 (ESV)

3. Luke 11:1 (ESV)

4. “One of the great uses of Twitter and Facebook will be to prove at the Last Day that prayerlessness was not from lack of time.” --John Piper

5. Romans 8:26-27

6. Ephesians 6:17-18