How to Pray Part IV
Winter Bible Study: How to Pray • Sermon • Submitted • Presented
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· 2 viewsIn the 2024 Winter bible study we will learn from Jesus how to pray. In this final example we will put what we've learned into practice. In this session we put what we've learned about the Lord's Prayer into practice.
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Focus On God
Focus On God
9 “Therefore, you should pray like this: Our Father in heaven, Your name be honored as holy.
Opening words: Josh
Welcome
We’ve studied the Model prayer and tonight we will practice it.
Our first step is Focusing on God, on our relationship with him as our loving father and his holiness as our father In HEAVEN.
Our youth will lead us in focusing on God’s goodness through Scripture:
Scripture: Youth (God’s goodness)
9 “Therefore, you should pray like this: Our Father in heaven, Your name be honored as holy.
34 Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His faithful love endures forever.
8 The Lord is good and upright; therefore He shows sinners the way.
11 If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
Invitation to respond: Ernie & Rob (from his seat)
Ernie: God is so Good. He’s a good father and as we come to God in prayer we praise God’s fatherly love, and his Holy might. I invite you to sing your praise and pray to God the Good Father.
Sing: Rob, God is So Good vs 1 (God is so good)
Ernie: God is a father who cares for you
Sing: vs 2 He cares for me
Ernie: God is a loving Father who answers prayers
Sing: vs 3 He answers prayer
Ernie: We praise his holy name
Sing: vs 4 I praise his name
Seek First the Kingdom
Seek First the Kingdom
9 “Therefore, you should pray like this: Our Father in heaven, Your name be honored as holy. 10 Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Josh: After focusing on God, our next step is to Seek First the Kingdom in prayer. There are many ways we can pray for God’s kingdom. We could pray for:
Pray for one another’s spiritual walk
Pray for the backslidden
Pray for the lost
Pray for missions
Pray for awakening
Pray for a specific mission
Today I feel God calling us to pray for a specific mission and one that is coming up: Our Youth Mission Madness Trip. I’m going to invite you respond in prayer right now and will guide you by suggesting you to do three things. I’ll first say the invitation then ask you to do that.
Everyone going on March Mission Madness please stand
Gather around a student and adult leaders. (Make sure this is evenly divided and all students have someone praying for them). {do now}
Students and adults, please share your name with the people who will be praying for you. {do now}
In a moment do these.
Place your hand on their shoulder or back.
Pray out loud, interceding for them, going to God on their behalf. Pray for God’s kingdom to come and will to be done by using them to build the kingdom, to see God moving, and for the people they will be serving.
Have piano music play in the background during this time.
Present Your Requests
Present Your Requests
11 Give us today our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And do not bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. [For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.]
Josh: The last step of our time of prayer is to present our requests to God. We pray for our daily bread (our physical and emotional needs), for forgiveness of our sins, and for God’s protection and deliverance.
Often this is ALL we pray for, but today, practicing the Lord’s Model Prayer for us we’ve saved it for last.
{Invite prayer requests for our needs}
{Invite People to pray silently for prayer requests}
Close in Celebration
Close in Celebration
Matthew 6:13b
Ernie: We are so thankful that God, our Good father hears our prayers. Will you join in saying final line of the model prayer.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power
and the glory forever. Amen.
