SESSION 4

SIMPLIFIED STUDY

PLEADING IN PRAYER

Daniel was confident of who God was. He knew God belonged to him and that he belonged to God. This covenant relationship with God was the bedrock of the Daniel Prayer.

Anne Graham Lotz

BIBLE STUDY

Begin this session by having someone in the group read Daniel 9:4–5 aloud (see next page), and then work through each of the steps together following the method you learned in the workshop. Once you have spent a few minutes discussing the passage, watch the teaching from Anne.

STEP 1	STEP 2
Read God’s Word Passage: Daniel 9:4–5	What Does God’s Word Say? (List the facts.)
4 I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed: “O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with all who love him and obey his commands,
5 “we have sinned and done wrong. We have been wicked and have rebelled; we have turned away from your commands and laws.”
STEP 3	STEP 4
What Does God’s Word Mean? (Learn the lessons.)	What Does God’s Word Mean in My Life? (Listen to His voice.)
STEP 5
How Will I Respond to God’s Word? (Live it out!)
Name: _____________________________ Date: _____________

VIDEO TEACHING

The following outline may help you as you watch the video teaching.

I. Pleading with confidence based on your covenant relationship with God . . .

II. Pleading with confidence based on God’s character . . .

A. God’s faithfulness

B. God’s righteousness

C. God’s goodness

D. God’s greatness

III. Pleading with contrition . . .

IV. Pleading with clarity . . .

GROUP DISCUSSION

Take a few minutes to discuss at least one of these questions with your group.

1. What encouraged or challenged you in this study?

[Your Response Here]

2. What did you learn that was a new thought to you?

[Your Response Here]

WRAPPING UP

I think one reason some of us, myself included, don’t examine our hearts for sin is because we are so afraid we will find it. One thing I have discovered is that it takes courage to look deep within to see what God sees. It’s painful to acknowledge that we’re not as good, righteous, pure, or holy as we thought.

—Anne Graham Lotz, The Daniel Prayer, pages 129–130

Before you apply the Daniel Prayer to the sins of others, it is important to take a moment to look at the sins in your own life. Would you be courageous enough, after reading three times through the list of sins included in the back of this study guide, to confess your sin in a heart-prayer to God expressing your sorrow and asking for His forgiveness? During the upcoming week, write out that prayer to God.

MOVING FORWARD

Once you have examined your understanding of God and your relationship with Him, and have confessed your own sins with clarity, you are ready for the next step. You will now consider what is required to prevail in prayer until you receive an answer from God. We will examine this aspect of the Daniel Prayer in the next session.