SOC Curriculum
Correspondence Course

School of Christ Curriculum

Syllabus: Prayer

Prayer is something that we not only teach, but practice. When learning a foreign language it is always helpful to put into practice what you have learned or you will get nowhere. We talk about the lifting up of the hands, which means our attitude toward God is that of dependency. Jesus defeated Satan at Calvary and took the keys of death, hell and the grave. God's plan is to put Christ on display to an unbelieving world by the resurrection of Jesus and our crucifixion of the flesh. We can't pray unless we know His will. If we pray according to His will, we know He hearts us.

How do I know His will? I learn it in His word. God says, "I will," and He says, "If I have spoken it, I will do it." God's will cannot be done without God, but His will, will not be done without me. My faith is never tested like it is when I kneel at the altar and every devil in hell invades that room to see what I am going to do. Prayerlessness shows a heart of unbelief toward God, and what He says He will do. God's order is purity, prayer, power and praise. No prayer, no power. Purity is not enough to have power; we cannot jump over prayer. The disciples did not ask the Lord to teach them to have power, or to heal the sick, but to pray. The flesh doesn't want to pray. The Spirit in me must command the flesh to get down and pray.

Lessons 1-7:

1. Prayer and Our Attitude Toward God
2. Power of a New Consecration
3. Seeing God
4. Nothing Shall Be Impossible
5. Unwavering Spirit
6. The Intercessor
7. Attracting God's Attention