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Jesus and Prayer in John 15

Jesus says in John 15:1 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.  5 “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. 7 If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.

Jesus is talking about abiding, a close fellowship with the Father. He is talking about how we, as believers, are like branches on a vine. He is the true vine, we obtain our spiritual nourishment from Him. This describes an organic, living and real relationship between Jesus and us, or between us and the Father.  We are simply in fellowship with Him.

The first condition, there, is, “If you abide in Me… “ Without getting into the context, there, one way to abide is to stay in the Lord, to rest in the Lord, or to remain in the Lord.  I would even say it means to do the things God wants you to do, to obey the Lord.  He says, “If you abide in Me”.  Then He says, “And if My words abide in you”.  This passage in the book of John says, “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you”, you can ask whatever you will and I will do it. What words is He talking about when Jesus says, “And My words abide in you”? I believe He is specifically talking about the word He is speaking. I believe it also has to include the words of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation.

Abide in Me and Pray Pray Pray – Passion Easter Week Song

This is a new song from John 15:7 where during Passion Easter Week Jesus is teaching on Prayer.

John 15:7 says: If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you want, and it will be done for you. So for prayer there are two conditions: abiding in the Lord and Abiding in His word (the Bible).

the Lyrics are: If you abide in Me
If you let My word Abide in you
What you pray shall be done
Abide abide and pray pray pray
God answers according to His will

If you abide in Me
If you let My word Abide in you
What you pray shall be done
Abide abide and pray pray pray
God answers according to His will

Written by Drew Haninger (c) AnimatedFaith.com
Original Post: March 29, 2015.

Abide in Me and Pray Pray Pray - New Passion Week Song

Abide in Me and Pray Pray Pray – New Passion Week Song

Never Never Stop Praying – 4k Music Video – Kauai Hawaii

Sometimes we need encouragement to keep praying, especially after seemingly no answers. So this hymn song and church song is an encouragement to just keep praying because eventually God will answer.

So Never never stop praying. The scenery is from Kauai, Hawaii.

The lyrics are:

God loves you
Learn God’s purpose for you
Never never stop praying
Never never stop praying
God will answer
God will answer you

Never never stop praying
Never never stop praying

God loves you
Never give up praying to God.
Never give up reading the Bible.
God is real
God answers prayer
God will vindicate the Bible
God will answer prayer

Never never stop praying
Never never stop praying

(Bridge)

God loves you
God loves you
Learn God’s purpose for you
Never never stop praying
Never never stop praying
God will answer
God will answer you

Never never stop praying
Never never stop praying

(c) AnimatedFaith.com words by Drew Haninger

Never Never Stop Praying

Never Never Stop Praying

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The Hawaii, Kauai scenery video is 2160p 4k Ultra-HD video so its more beautiful to watch. Be sure to set your YouTube settings for 2160p if your monitor can take it.

Let Heaven Break Through – New Song and Prayer – 4k Music Video

Let Heaven Break Through,  a new song and prayer based on the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew chapter six of the Bible.  In the phrase of the Lord’s prayer “Your will be done on earth as in heaven” means to pray what is in the heavens to the earth. In the heavens God is fully in control. Jesus taught us to pray this prayer. So pray let heaven break through and let God break through. This is a wonderful prayer when we get hit with all kinds of situations as we live our daily life.

Prayer: Father, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Please bring heaven to the earth, Let Heaven Break Through.

The Lyrics are:

Title: A Prayer, Let Heaven Break Through

Let Heaven break through
Let God break through
So pray and pray let God come in
Let heaven rule upon earth
Thy will in heaven, come to the earth
Thy will be done on earth as in heaven
Let Heaven break through

Let Heaven break through
Let God break through
So pray and pray let God come in
Let heaven rule upon earth
Thy will in heaven, come to the earth
Thy kingdom come, Thy kingdom come
Let Heaven break through

Let Heaven break through
Thy will be done, thy kingdom come
On earth as in heaven
Let Heaven break through

Words by Drew Haninger (c) AnimatedFaith.com

Prayer - Let Heaven Break Through

 

Enjoy scenery from Israel, Oregon, Idaho, Washington and California. Enjoy the time lapse waterfall blurred video of the mighty Palouse Falls. Enjoy the sun breaking through on the Sea of Galilee, Israel.

Prayer - Let Heaven Break Through

New Song: Let Heaven Break Through

New Song: Let Heaven Break Through

Prayer as Branches with the Vine

Prayer as Branches with the Vine – Jesus’ Instructions on Prayer in John 15

Grape Vines in Washington State

Grape Vines in Washington State

Wow, look at prayer, with Jesus as the vine, and we as the branches in John 15, chapters 14, 15, 16, and 17.  In these four chapters, Jesus was trying to comfort His disciples and at the same time get them to just abide in Him.  So right in the middle of that, in chapter 15,  Jesus was talking about abiding. He was talking about how we need to be like branches on a vine. He was the true vine. Some people say this describes kind of an organic, living and real relationship between Jesus and us, or between us and the Father.  Without getting into the rest of the context, there,  John 15:7 says, “If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.” That seems kind of like a blank check where you can expect God to do anything you ask of Him. Some people look at that verse and they wonder why God doesn’t answer when they pray for something. There is a condition in this verse, though. It says, “If you abide in Me and My words aide in you”.  The “asking” is prayer.

Grape Vines in Eastern Washington

Grape Vines in Eastern Washington

Well, the first condition, there, is, “If you abide in Me… “ Without getting into the context,there, one way to abide is to stay in the Lord, to rest in the Lord, or to remain in the Lord.  So how does one abide in the Lord, it simply means to trust and rely on Him. I would even say it means to do the things God wants you to do, to obey the Lord.  He says, “If you abide in Me”.  Then He says, “And if My words abide in you”.  This passage in the book of John says, “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you”, you can ask whatever you will and I will do it. What words is He talking about when Jesus says, “And My words abide in you”? I believe He is specifically talking about the word He is speaking. Oh, and by the way, what ever Jesus says is the Word of God. I believe it also has to include the words of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation.

Grape Vines in Eastern Washington

Grape Vines in Eastern Washington

The video this text is taken from is on  Drew’s YouTube channel.  This portion is at YouTube.

God Loves to Hear Prayer

God loves to hear prayer. He is a God who listens. Look at these verses on prayer in the Bible, God listens to every prayer.  Have this confidence that in every pray, whether it be small or large, whether it be well phrased, or just a bunch of broken words, God listens.  Sometimes what we think are the worst prayers, God just loves, since we are expressing our real feelings.

Psalms 66:19 But certainly God has heard me; He has attended to the voice of my prayer.

Psalms 66:20 Blessed be God, Who has not turned away my prayer, Nor His mercy from me!

Reflection during Idaho Sunset

Reflection during Idaho Sunset


James 5:16 Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. 17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly…

This  last verse in James eventually refers to Elijah who in a very unique situation needed a prayer to bring God in to vindicate Himself.   Elijah did pray and God did come in.

So never feel that God does not hear, He does hear and answer.   p.s.  answers do not always come how and when we expect them.

Spurgeon

Spurgeon loved Bible study, prayer and preaching.

Spokane River

Spokane River

Here is a great quote on prayer from C.H. Spurgeon:  Of course the preacher is above all others distinguished as a man of prayer.  He prays as an ordinary Christian, else he were a hypocrite. He prays more than ordinary Christians, else he were disqualified for the office which he has undertaken.   

Reflection on the Spokane River

Reflection on the Spokane River

 So prayer is an important aspect to preaching.

Prayer is Intentional

Prayer is not just talking to God or just communicating to God. Prayer is a definite message with words to God based on what the Spirit is praying. See Romans 8:26 where the “Spirit helps” us pray with words.

Our talking may or may not be the Spirit’s words. Communication indicates a two way communication, but when God speaks to us the Bible does not call this prayer, the Bible calls this illumination or revelation.

You may want to view a John Piper short video on this topic.

So in prayer, try to listen to God’s speaking to know how to pray.  And yes, this is hard to do.

Little Spokane River Area

Little Spokane River Area