2 Chronicles 7:12-16

Why pray?

Prayer is

Reveal Answer

God’s chosen

is at the

Reveal Answer

of his kingdom.

His desire is not only to be

but

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.

Prayer

the

Reveal Answer

of God.

Worship is

Reveal Answer

God is often

by his people despite the

Reveal Answer

.

and

Reveal Answer

are promises of God accessed in prayer.

Prayer

to the supremacy of God with personal

Reveal Answer

.

Next steps:
Start with the Lord—recount ways you have experienced him and reflect on descriptions of him in the Word

Seek the Lord—confess and repent of known sin in your life or sin he reveals and ask him for renewal.

Share the Lord—tell others about the things God is doing in your life and how he is renewing your heart.

Journey Group Discussion Questions:
God appears to assume that his people will inevitably turn to wickedness and idol worship and that he will have to send plagues and disasters. What is the purpose of God’s discipline, and how does prayer play a part?

Although God makes it easy for his people to approach him, what conditions does he place on hearing and answering their prayers?

Are you like Gideon, or do you believe that the Lord is with you and can use you in his kingdom? How is God calling you to respond in worship and serve him?