The following sermon by John MacArthur caused a kind of stir among his listeners because it almost sounded like a denial of God's Sovereignty, or as dishonoring to God. Some even thought that it bordered on a view of prayer taught by Charismatics, or "worse" by the "Word of Faith Movement". Being a Calvinistic Continuationist (or "Reformed Charismatic"), I wholeheartedly agree with and recommend MacArthur's sermon about boldness in prayer.
Here's the sermon from MacArthur's website:
The
website offers the option of freely downloading the mp3 version of the
sermon. Since the webpage might not last forever, I've downloaded the
sermon and uploaded it elsewhere so that anyone will be able to download
it indefinitely: Download it HERE
See also Anaideia and the Friend at Midnight (Luke 11:8) by Klyne Snodgrass [ or HERE]
God is, if I may so say, at the command of the prayer of faith; and in this respect is, as it were, under the power of his people; as princes, they have power with God, and prevail.- Jonathan Edwards
https://www.ccel.org/ccel/edwards/works1.ix.vi.iii.html
The Lord not only allows his people to put him in remembrance of his promises and prophecies, but to plead for, and, as it were, require the performance of them; and so the words are an encouragement to the importunate prayer of faith. Faith in prayer has great power with God, a kind of command over him; it holds him to his word; it will not let him go without the blessing; nor let him alone till he has made good his promise; nor give him any rest, day nor night, till he has fulfilled the things to come concerning his sons.- John Gill Commentary on Isa. 45:11
https://biblehub.com/commentaries/gill/isaiah/45.htm
See also Anaideia and the Friend at Midnight (Luke 11:8) by Klyne Snodgrass [ or HERE]
God is, if I may so say, at the command of the prayer of faith; and in this respect is, as it were, under the power of his people; as princes, they have power with God, and prevail.- Jonathan Edwards
https://www.ccel.org/ccel/edwards/works1.ix.vi.iii.html
The Lord not only allows his people to put him in remembrance of his promises and prophecies, but to plead for, and, as it were, require the performance of them; and so the words are an encouragement to the importunate prayer of faith. Faith in prayer has great power with God, a kind of command over him; it holds him to his word; it will not let him go without the blessing; nor let him alone till he has made good his promise; nor give him any rest, day nor night, till he has fulfilled the things to come concerning his sons.- John Gill Commentary on Isa. 45:11
https://biblehub.com/commentaries/gill/isaiah/45.htm
