Scripture/Text: Various Passages; Sometimes we do not pray because we think that our prayers do not matter. The bible teaches that God saves us through our prayers. God works through the prayers of his people and most of all through the prayers of his Son, Jesus Christ. In this message, we learn that our prayers do matter. The big idea is that God saves through prayer. The first half shows that God saves and that we are Christians because of God's sovereign will to change our hearts. The second half shows that God has ordained that his saving work comes through prayer.