January 11, 2026
Paul Gotthardt
(# 2 in series)
Mark 11:21-24
Why is faith important to prayer? As we read Scripture, we find a
deep connection between faith and prayer or faith and miracles.
Why is that? Our focus today is to understand God’s desire for
faith and see where doubt is hindering our prayers.
Jesus used the cursing of the fig tree to illustrate 2 types of
condemnation:
He condemns __ without fulfillment.
He condemns profession without __.
What did Jesus teach the disciples about faith and prayer ?
__ your faith on God (v. 21-22).
__ your doubts to God (v. 23-24).
Why do Christians doubt God in prayer?
Distorted __
__ Answers
Deep __
__ from God
Divided __
__ Influence
We cannot doubt God’s __ and expect to walk in God’s __. Doubt speaks to our lack of faith, not God’s lack of __.
January 4, 2026
Paul Gotthardt
(# 1 in series)
Exodus 24:12-13
When we pray, we’ll face mountains of __ and mountains of __.
The three big themes of Exodus are __, covenant and __.
• God REDEEMS His people from bondage (Chapters 1-15).
• God forms His people through __ (Chapters 16-24).
• God brings His people into WORSHIP (Chapters 25-40).
Our primary text (Exodus 24:12-13) is in a section where Moses
was being positioned BY God to hear FROM God.
For Moses to be positioned to hear from God…
• He needed a heart to __.
• He needed to __ where God called.
• He couldn’t be concerned with __.
• He needed to delegate __.
• He needed to be __.
• He needed to be OK with __ and __.
• He couldn’t focus on his own __, his own __, or his own __.
• He had to be OK remaining in God’s __.
When people quit praying, you’ll often hear them say…
• I don’t see the __! It’s an __issue.
• I don’t have the __! It’s a __ issue.
• I don’t like what God __! It’s an __ issue.
• I don’t like what God __! It’s an __issue.
• I can do it __! It’s a __ issue.
• I don’t feel __ with God! It’s a __issue.
• I don’t like __! It’s a __ issue.
• I don’t like to __! It’s a __ issue.
• I don’t like the __! It’s a __ issue.
December 28, 2025
Paul Gotthardt
Acts 4-6
It’s not what you __ for that causes the greatest trouble; it’s the things you never saw __.
Spiritual warfare describes the ongoing struggle between the __ of God’s kingdom and the opposing influence of evil.
How did Satan attack the early church?
• Satan brought __ through __ on the outside (Acts 4:1-32a).
• Satan brought __ through __ on the inside (Acts 5:1-16).
• Satan brought __ through __ on the inside (Acts 6:1-7).
December 21, 2025
Paul Gotthardt
Isaiah 9:6-7
Isaiah 9:6-7 describes the birth of Christ, the role of Christ, the
name of Christ, and the hope of Christ.
How does Jesus’ coming give us hope? There are 4 parts mentioned in Isaiah 9:6. He will be…
• __ Counselor
• Mighty __
• __ Father
• Prince of __