How do I pray in the Holy spirit?

Let’s pray

Father in heaven

Thank you for your mercy, grace and love

we are sinners

and need to be forgiven every day

we know we don't deserve it we ask for mercy

forgive us draw us into the freedom of your love

the love you gave when your son died in our place

so come to us and hallowed be your name.

Last week, we talked about “If you don’t pray, you won’t life”

so I made three suggestions for you.

first, set aside a time and a place each day.

second, combine your praying with reading the bible.

third, pray in concentric circles.

Have you tried?

If you don’t pray, you won’t life.

and then, How do we pray in the Holy spirit?

How can we walk with the Holy Spirit?

The holy spirit is

energizing, animating, guiding, informing,

releasing, freeing for prayer.

when you pray relying on christ in the gospel,

the holy spirit come to you

we are trusting god

to love us, accept us, help us by his spirit

for christ's sake alone

you're coming to pray and you think

‘okay he died for me

he provided me with the righteousness

he took my sin

he gave me his righteousness

I’m totally acceptable to God in this moment

though I have sin many times this morning

and I’m gonna trust

his love for me his acceptance of me

his approval of me in christ’

and in that trust

the spirit of God flows

that's where he works.

he is moving along the channels of faith in the gospel

the Holy spirit glorifies christ in the gospel

therefore when your heart is leaning on the gospel

praising christ as taking your sin and providing your righteousness,

the Holy spirit is there

so when you ask

How do I pray in the spirit?

the answer is

I pray in reliance upon God's love for me

proved and purchased in the death of jesus

on my behalf

Listen to this key verse Galatians 3:5

Galatians 3:5 ESV

Does he who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you do so by works of the law, or by hearing with faith—

does he who supplies the spirit to you

and works miracles among you

do so by works of the law

or by hearing with faith?

and the answer is clear it's by hearing with faith

not works of the law

so let's make it a statement

instead of a question

God supplies the spirit to us

and works miracles in us and through us

not when we try to win that kind of power

by works of the law

but when we hear gospel promises and believe them

faith

the gospel is

for christ's sake alone

God is for you

for christ's sake alone

God purchased everything for you

for christ's sake alone

he is 100% on your side

you believe that because of christ

not because of yourself or your morning.

good morning? NO!

bad morning? NO!

that's not the basis

christ is the basis

I’m believing it

and at that moment

the Holy spirit is flowing ‘in and through’ that faith.

and you pray in him in that faith

This is how the gospel relates to our praying in the spirit.

we don't deserve his help

we don't deserve the holy spirit to help us

Paul says he helps us in our weakness when we pray

we don't deserve to have his help

well then how do we get it?

we get it because the gospel

we don’t deserve anything

the only reason we get anything good from god

is because christ bought it for us

and we get it freely

because of his purchase

so not by works

but by faith

we look to God not as our enemy

not as one who's a frustrated father

who can never be pleased.

this is a lot of you

a lot of us

“yeah he's on my side but he's always upset with me.

because I’m such a loser”

there's only one hope at that moment

God

because of christ alone

is a hundred percent for me

there's the war.

can you believe it?

can you believe it?

He is 100% for me.

He is 100% for you.

He is 100% for us.

so Pray in reliance upon God's love for you

set aside a time and a place each day.

combine your praying with reading the bible.

pray in concentric circles.

Let’s pray

Father in heaven

Thank you for your mercy, grace and love

we are sinners

and need to be forgiven every day

we know we don't deserve it we ask for mercy

forgive us draw us into the freedom of your love

the love you gave when your son died in our place

Hallowed be your name

make your great and holy name to be honored

and treasured above all things

especially deep in our own hearts

and everywhere in the world

we pray this in Jesus name

Amen