Prayer Power: Initial Sermon of Deacon Bennetta Gipson-Carroll

everyday I see people dwelling in the dark dungeons of life and despite them trying to do the right thing they're struck with trouble and strife felled by illness, unemployment, homelessness and all manners of despair but I've never seen anyone who would not then kneel down in prayer prayer is a conversation that takes place between you and God it's when the Holy Spirit transcends and enters into your heart it's an intimate talk with God that will change the atmosphere it's when you call upon the grace and mercy of God to appear prayer also has the power to alter one's behavior we then tend to develop traits like Jesus the Christ our Savior we learn to trust, we learn to accept, we learn not to judge we learn to let go of negative things and to no longer hold a grudge prayer power has the ability open eyes and hearts to allow us to see the goodness that is the Lord our God Now Paul and Silas were beaten and subsequently thrown into jail but the power of their praying to the Lord God then prevailed an earthquake shook the foundation of that dark prison cell all the doors flew open, all the shackles fell broken it must have been like total hell but it was only the power of prayer that had manifested when the mighty hand of God by Paul and Silas was requested prayer is the furtherance of the gospel that is Jesus Christ prayer is the foundation for living a Christian life so let the power of prayer lift you up and lift you out of those dark dungeon situations that I was talking about so pray until something happens, just wait and believe that with the power of prayer the grace and mercy of God you will receive