The Power of a Praying Husband; Praying For and With Your Wife

Starting Point: 1 Peter 3:7 Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.

Praying for your Wife

A Responsibility and Obligation to Pray: I Samuel 12:23 As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by failing to pray for you. And I will teach you the way that is good and right. Exercise list ten areas to pray for her daily. Examples would include her faith, her priorities, her emotions, her close relationships, her health

1. _________________ 2. _________________ 3. _________________ 4. _________________ 5. _________________

6. ______________ 7. ______________ 8. ______________ 9. ______________ 10. ______________

Time and Location When and where will you pray for your wife?
Morning Model Jesus: Mark 1:35 Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. Evening Model Jesus: Matthew 14:23 After He had sent the crowds away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray; and when it was evening, He was there alone. **When and Where Will You Commit to Pray for your Wife? When _______________ Where ______________

Praying with your Wife

Exercise What impact does praying together have in marital intimacy? The divorce rate among couples that go to church regularly is ________ Now, The divorce rate among couples that prayed together daily is ________
This statistic is from a 1997 Gallup Poll referenced by the National Association of Marriage Enhancement in Phoenix

Power of Two: Matthew 18:19-20 Truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them. How to Start or Take Praying Together to the Next Level 1. Appointment Time and Place 2. A Tool like a Devotional The Holy Spirit and Prayer: Romans 8:26-28 The Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for Gods people in accordance with the will of God. And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Ending Point Start small and build encouragement and oneness **When and Where Will You Commit to Pray with your Wife? When _______________ Where ______________

BRIAN DOYLE, PRESIDENT IRON SHARPENS IRON brian.doyle@ironsharpensiron.net