Faith That Captures the Attention of Heaven - Louie Giglio

“If God already knows everything, then why pray?” Pastor Louie answers this question by encouraging our House to take heart, teaching that it moves the heart of God when prayer is bold and faith-filled. Our prayers have the power to surround His throne like incense.
VERSES // Psalm 115:3; 139:4; Job 42:2; Matthew 17:20; Luke 7:1-10; John 12:23-28; Acts 4; Revelation 5
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Questions //
1. What was your initial answer to the question, “If God already knows everything, then why pray?”
2. What is the difference in praying for a miracle and praying for a miracle so that God’s glory will be made known?
3. Pastor Louie mentions a “revival” in Burma and God’s involvement in dark places. He briefly answers the question, “Why do crazy miracles seem to happen in other places?” Having heard this message, what do you think is the right way to answer this question?
4. Should we pray that God would raise everyone from the dead? Why or why not?
5 What is the purpose of miracles, according to Scripture and in your own words?
6. What does it mean that “It is impossible to please God without faith”?
7. To what extent is praying “about us”? To what extent is it “about God”?
8. What does it mean to “speak Jesus” over someone or something in a prayer?
9. What does this message make you want to do differently? What shift has this collection of talks made you want to take?
10. Now that you have heard this message, how would you answer the original question, “If God knows everything, why pray?” in your own words?

[@dawnanderson9287]

God knows every situation yet He invites us to come boldly to Him as our Father and proclaim it in the name of Jesus!

[@gtomomma8886]

Amen!!

[@hadassahcornish2941]

Great to feel the Holy Spirit here.

[@1yankeeray]

It was such a blessing for me to hear this today. Thank you for sharing this encouragement

[@traburn65]

I needed this. Thank you

[@drnmedia]

This cuts deeply at my heart. I have asked all these questions. My prayer life has not been all that great in the past because I also have dealt with depression and anxiety where you feel you can't function or even think sometimes. Now I'm 66 years old and have dealt with this most of my life. Because I haven't been healed or even helped much, it's been hard to believe God will answer my prayers. Throw on top of that my wife found out she has cancer a year and a half ago so she does chemo treatments every two weeks. Hearing this message and the one about how to pray is a God thing, a spark of hope.

[@PassionCityChurch]

We are praying that God would give you an abundance of hope and peace in all of your strife. We're so sorry to hear about your wife and we pray for healing for both of you!

[@drnmedia]

@@PassionCityChurch Thank you.

[@donnafisk2014]

Stay mentally focused on God almighty words no matter how you feel. Heaven is our home. Not earth. But, we can see heaven on earth every day in small area s of our life. Amen

[@Jen.E]

🙏🙏🙏

[@africansunset6826]

Amen.

[@ryanstevenson7201]

Wow Great Message of How Powerful the Prayer of The Saints in Jesus Name can Be! Thanks for all the great work You put into the Kingdom of God!

[@PassionCityChurch]

Thanks for watching!

[@suewilliams2951]

Brilliant! 🙌🏻

[@shelbypauley7609]

Listening again with my dad tonight. Thank you for sharing the messages given so clearly to you by God through the Holy Spirit. ❤

[@LittlePumpkin6]

Louie, thank you for this incredible sermon!! The Holy Spirit spoke to me! God Bless you and Shelley!

[@PassionCityChurch]

So glad it impacted you!

[@TheGaryartgood]

isn't that so COOL---when the Holy Spirit SPEAKS to us? Mark that voice, I tell people, so you KNOW when you KNOW He is speaking next time too.

[@harpermcgee4501]

Wow

[@jcarley1]

Thank you 🙏

[@mmatsheposeletisha4856]

Thank you

[@susaneaden4908]

You are excellent. Amen

[@annec988]

Thank you for the explanation of the book of revelation and the incense of prayer. Whatever God wants from us let it to be to His Glory.

[@dianewalmer316]

God glorify your name in my marriage and family! And all prodigals to return home..Amen!

[@dennisklauck7940]

I love the Jesus in you so much... thank you... he is indescribable

[@andyklue160]

I haven't seen Lois since 9 or so years ago since I was a newborn in the faith and the video was years older even than that. To see the growth, obviously in myself after 9 years suckling, to eating the word of God, while holding a preconceived notion of his theology which was totally wrong. I want to thank God for both Lois and my growth and ask forgiveness for pride. I am amazed how he served me up solid food all these years later 😂❤

[@Claudia-ek9ev]

This message is great confirmation of everything the Holy Spirit has placed on my heart from 2020 to today. Even the word 'Shift' that I see on the backdrop. I am so relieved that even my seemingly unanswered daring prayers are not lost but rise up like incense and are placed in a bowl at God's throne. I thank God for His reassuring message and His bold messenger. In Jesus's name. Amen.

[@meda5853]

Amazing sermon 🙏🏾

[@glennjohnston7331]

God takes us through a process of building our faith that he gave us

[@natemissin3893]

When ever I pray through a difficult period, I just ask that he does what is in his will. I don’t tell him how he should fix my problem I ask him to do what is ever in his plan to do. He knows better than I.

[@mandahamman6751]

Everyday now!

[@jannekeroozing]

Praying boldly, having faith, sometimes losing hope, but I never deeply realized that those, seemingly unanswered prayers, are the incense burning around His throne. I was crying when this sunk in. Thank you Lord!

[@siventana]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@lauriegrizzard3901]

Most favorite message from Him thru you Lou! This was answer to prayer for a word I asked God Almighty to please give me to pass to others I have been praying for who need to remember this!

[@PassionCityChurch]

So glad God used this message to speak to you, Laurie!

[@caroldorsey9136]

Thank you Pastor Louie, for this amazing sermon, Thank You Lord for our Praying Mother's. Be Blessed

[@lesacook1970]

May Gods name be Glorified through his Son Jesus Christ. Lord please I pray for my cousin who just has a stroke last night. And that my aunt His mother and father will put their faith in you. And that while your plans always better, that he will be healed and ok and that it will change the lives of everyone involved. I pray for my Son please keep letting him learn more about you including myself and see your hands in everything he’s doing for this baby that’s coming into this world. Lord you see his heart it’s full of love anxiety fear because of the unknown. But show him lord that anything and everything can be done when we put our faith bodily in your name. I pray that my aunts healed and will let go off last hurts and an forgive all those that she’s been hurt from and those who hurt her. And my elderly father on earth that is mentally sick. May you continue to change and whatever you put on my heart Lord to teach him and get him ready for that last day, that he will have finally know and trust that you are who you are that is The only Som of God Jesus Christ God himself that can save him and will. And my two daughters lord I pray that Kelly will know what she was taught and remember her faith in you always. And that her and James will get married and not live in sin. And my daughter Megan who’s not talking to me for I have no idea but has asked for her forgiveness, and still hasn’t answered me. Change her life lord whatever it takes my God please save my kids my husband that’s lost in his own physical pain and need meds for his ankylosing spondylitis. I pray that you’ll bless our new home. It’s not our home Lord but yours and your fathers and the Holy Spirit. It’s just a gift that I think you for lord but if your not the builder then it’s not my home and As for me and my home we will pray through your name Jesus Christ. Thank you for my trials that I feel like I’m not going to make it and die at times of not being able to breath from fear and anxiety. For my loved ones. Use me God set me in your perfect will and use me for your kingdom so that your name may be Gloried and my new grand baby and Anthony and Ciara please let’s this be the baby that finally gives my son the Love for you and from someone that he’d just wanted Love all his life and never had. And for Ciara to stay true to him and not push his love away. Please keep the Holy Spirit there with them at all times. And let her know that my son is her happiness that she can let her guard down and give their lives to serving you and keep my son learning everything about you my Lord and get baptized into your kingdom and sealed through the Holy Spirit. May your name be Gloried God my Savior the Trinity of The Holy Spirit that can do anything by just speaking. With you God nothing’s impossible. In the name of the father Son and Holy Spirit. 🙌🏻✨👑👣✝️🕊

[@lifewithjake335]

thank you for the great message today

[@PassionCityChurch]

Thanks for watching!

[@dorothysherman273]

My God-sized prayer is for Atlanta! God wants more than 1%. He wants 100%! You guys need to get prepared for the answer!😊❤✝

[@siventana]

🔥🔥

[@bethkelly2022]

The Healer in the face of depression! 🙌 His mother's prayers! ❤️ Let incense arise!!🧎‍♀️🤲🍵

[@nadinewillis4328]

AMEN 🙏🏼 ❤Pray having enough faith to leave the outcome in God’s very capable hands 🙌🏻 ❤ I want my prayers to be in the golden bowl at His throne ❤

[@RobertJones-ci8ot]

Prayer is not about us talking God into doing something he otherwise wouldn't do; it's about aligning our will with his

[@davidshaffer8085]

Wow what a great message. Pastor Louis brings it like only he can lift in the Lord.

[@alicehall3516]

Blessings happened listening to this

[@SandraCrosby-qx1jv]

Louie God raised me from the dead I had Covid and Hypothermia really bad when I was on way to hospital I died God sent me back to share my story but I wasn’t healed I got to hospital all my organs had already shut down my kids were told your Mom only has thirty minutes to live you better say goodbye and we will take her off life support but my kids said no you do whatever you can to save her but it wasn’t them it was the faith of God they had and the faith of countless others I’m still here ! God wanted me healed !!! He knew I would point others to him !

[@SandraCrosby-qx1jv]

God is so good!!! He let me live!!!

[@SandraCrosby-qx1jv]

I had only a 5 percent chance no one comes back from being that bad they said if I did I would be a vegetable rest of my life well I have brain damage but my long term is in tack my short term is the one damaged but I believe my total healing is coming but God is using me where I am at to show handicap people that if they have a right mind God can use them too!!! I and my family have had miracles all my life God gave me back my long term so I could write about them to encourage people and point them to God!!!

[@cathystevensnz1572]

Gods will is always to heal though. He hates sickness and disease. I can't believe that it's God's will to not heal someone to work out a different plan.

[@johnsainz3056]

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