Establishing The Presence of God

1 John 5:14-15 NIV
This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask
anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he
hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked
of him.
Matthew 6:9-13 NKJ
In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be
Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in
heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as
we forgive our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver
us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the
glory forever. Amen.
Seven Themes of Personal Prayer:

1. Establishing His presence
2. Expanding His kingdom
3. Submitting to His will
4. Praying in His blessing
5. Creating a clean heart
6. Preparing for the battle
7. Establishing His authority

Dynamics of Presence:

1. Your position and level of relationship with that person
2. Who you know that person to be
3. How confident you are in the presence of that person
4. How you hope or expect that person to respond
   Hebrews 11:6 NKJ
   But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to
   God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who
   diligently seek Him.
   Psalm 100:4-5 NKJ
   Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise.
   Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. For the Lord is good; His
   mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures to all generations.
   Matthew 6:9 NKJ
   In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be
   Your name.

Establishing His Presence:

1. Establishing your relationship
2. Connecting His character with your life
   Hallowed: sanctified and set apart; to be reverenced as holy; to be
   praised and worshiped

Eight Names of God:

1. Jehovah Tsidkenu – The Lord our Righteousness
2. Jehovah M’kaddesh – The Lord our Sanctifier
3. Jehovah Shalom – The Lord our Peace
4. Jehovah Shammah – The Lord our Presence
5. Jehovah Jireh – The Lord our Provider
6. Jehovah Rapha – The Lord our Healer
7. Jehovah Nissi – The Lord our Victory
8. Jehovah Rohi – The Lord our Shepherd

Benefits of God’s Names:

1. The promise of forgiveness and deliverance from sin’s dominion
   2 Corinthians 5:17 NKJ
   Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have
   passed away; behold, all things have become new.
   2 Corinthians 5:21 NKJ
   For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might
   become the righteousness of God in Him.
   “You and I are receiving the riches of His grace on the basis of how
   free we are from the consciousness of sin.”
   Jehovah M’kaddesh: the Lord who sanctifies
   1 Corinthians 6:11 NKJ
   And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were
   sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and
   by the Spirit of our God.
2. The promise of the presence of the Holy Spirit
   John 16:33 NKJ
   “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace.
   In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have
   overcome the world.”
   John 14:27 NKJ
   “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world
   gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be
   afraid.”
   Hebrews 13:5b NKJ
   …“I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
   Hebrews 13:6 NKJ
   So we may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What
   can man do to me?”
   Romans 8:31 NKJ
   …If God is for us, who can be against us?
   Psalm 16:11 NKJ
   …in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures
   forevermore.
3. The promise of provision
   Psalm 35:27 NKJ
   Let them shout for joy and be glad, who favor my righteous cause;
   and let them say continually, “Let the Lord be magnified, Who has
   pleasure in the prosperity of His servant.”
   Philippians 4:19 NKJ
   And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in
   glory by Christ Jesus.
   Psalm 37:25 NKJ
   I have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen the
   righteous forsaken, nor his descendants begging bread.
4. The promise of healing
   Exodus 15:26 NKJ
   “…For I am the Lord who heals you.”
   Psalm 103:2-3 NKJ
   Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits: Who
   forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases…
   Isaiah 53:5 NKJ
   But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our
   iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His
   stripes we are healed.
5. The promise of a victorious life
   1 Corinthians 15:57 NKJ
   But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord
   Jesus Christ.
   2 Corinthians 2:14 NKJ
   Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and
   through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.
   Colossians 2:15 NKJ
   Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public
   spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.
   Psalm 23:1-6 NKJ
   The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down
   in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores
   my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s
   sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I
   will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they
   comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my
   enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. Surely
   goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will
   dwell in the house of the Lord forever.