![1 Kings 18:41-44
And Elijah said to Ahab, "Go, eat and drink, for there is the
sound of a heavy rain." [42] So Ahab went off to eat and
drink, but Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel, bent down
to the ground and put his face between his knees.
[43] "Go and look toward the sea," he told his servant.
And he went up and looked.
"There is nothing there," he said.
Seven times Elijah said, "Go back."
[44] The seventh time the servant reported, "A cloud as
small as a man's hand is rising from the sea."
So Elijah said, "Go and tell Ahab, 'Hitch up your chariot
and go down before the rain stops you.' "](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/elijahprays-090704235218-phpapp02/85/Elijah-Prays-4-320.jpg)
![EFFECTIVE PRAYERS
ARE HUMBLE PRAYERS
[Elijah]…… bent down to the
ground and put his face
between his knees.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/elijahprays-090704235218-phpapp02/85/Elijah-Prays-6-320.jpg)
![1 Kings 18:45-46
Meanwhile, the sky grew black with
clouds, the wind rose, a heavy
rain came on and Ahab rode off to
Jezreel. [46] The power of the
Lord came upon Elijah and,
tucking his cloak into his belt, he
ran ahead of Ahab all the way to
Jezreel.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/elijahprays-090704235218-phpapp02/85/Elijah-Prays-18-320.jpg)
Elijah Prays
- 1. L AH I EJ ELIJAH PRAYS
- 2. James 5:17 Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.
- 3. WE MUST COME BOLDLY BEFORE THE THRONE OF GRACE
- 4. 1 Kings 18:41-44 And Elijah said to Ahab, "Go, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain." [42] So Ahab went off to eat and drink, but Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel, bent down to the ground and put his face between his knees. [43] "Go and look toward the sea," he told his servant. And he went up and looked. "There is nothing there," he said. Seven times Elijah said, "Go back." [44] The seventh time the servant reported, "A cloud as small as a man's hand is rising from the sea." So Elijah said, "Go and tell Ahab, 'Hitch up your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.' "
- 5. FOUR QUALITIES OF EFFECTIVE PRAYER
- 6. EFFECTIVE PRAYERS ARE HUMBLE PRAYERS [Elijah]…… bent down to the ground and put his face between his knees.
- 7. James 4:6 "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble."
- 8. James 4:10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
- 9. EFFECTIVE PRAYERS ARE SPECIFIC PRAYERS
- 10. 1 Kings 18:43 "Go and look toward the sea," he told his servant. And he went up and looked. "There is nothing there," he said. Seven times Elijah said, "Go back."
- 11. James 4:2b …….You do not have, because you do not ask God.
- 12. EFFECTIVE PRAYERS ARE PERSISTANT PRAYERS
- 13. 1 Kings 18:43 "Go and look toward the sea," he told his servant. And he went up and looked. "There is nothing there," he said. Seven times Elijah said, "Go back."
- 14. James 5:16b ....The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
- 15. EFFECTIVE PRAYERS ARE EXPECTANT PRAYERS
- 16. 1 Kings 18:44 The seventh time the servant reported, "A cloud as small as a man's hand is rising from the sea.“ So Elijah said, "Go and tell Ahab, 'Hitch up your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.' "
- 17. Mark 11:24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
- 18. 1 Kings 18:45-46 Meanwhile, the sky grew black with clouds, the wind rose, a heavy rain came on and Ahab rode off to Jezreel. [46] The power of the Lord came upon Elijah and, tucking his cloak into his belt, he ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.