Sermon Tone Analysis

Prayer Is About Releasing

Matthew 6:8-13

We are going to be continuing series on prayer that I started last month, as the title suggests we going to look at releasing.

Why would you think that this important.

It is important because our prayer lives, the reality of God’s presence in our lives, and the closeness and power in our fellowship rest on how well we deal with our sin problem, both vertically (toward God) and horizontally (in our lives).

We are going to be continuing series on prayer that I started last month, as the title suggests we going to look at releasing.

Why would you think that this important.

It is important because our prayer lives, the reality of God’s presence in our lives, and the closeness and power in our fellowship rest on how well we deal with our sin problem, both vertically (toward God) and horizontally (in our lives).

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This prayer involves a confession

prayer lives, the reality of God’s presence in

When we pray this prayer, we are confessing before the Lord that we have a problem.

This is a truth that many believers have trouble with, but the fact is, we may be saved but we can and do still sin.

This sad fact is made plain in , .

our lives, and the closeness and power in our

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fellowship rest on how well we deal with our

problem.

This is a truth that many believers

have trouble with, but the fact is, we may be

It is also clear from the testimony of the apostle Paul in .

sin problem, both vertically and horizontally.

Romans

saved but we can and do still sin.

This sad

His experience is one we all share don’t we?

We need a clear consciousness of our sins!

Many believers act as though they think sin is something that happens to others but not to them.

As a result, they never go to the altar to pray.

They never confess their wrongdoings and shortcomings.

They never go to another believer and say, “I’m sorry.

I hurt you, and I was wrong.”

fact is made plain in , .

We all have a problem with sin in our lives, and we all need help dealing with that problem.

It is also true that if we are ever to get the help we need to deal with our sin problem, we need to admit our guilt before God.

we all share.

to refer to our sins.

This is one of the words

The Lord’s Prayer in uses the word “debts” to refer to our sins.

This is one of the words used in the New Testament when speaking of sin.

Let’s look at these words and where each can be found.

lives, and we all need help dealing with that

We need a clear consciousness of our

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sins!

Many believers act as though they think

used in the New Testament when speaking

problem.

It is also true that if we are ever

sin is something that happens to others but

to get the help we need to deal with our sin

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of sin.

Let’s look at these words and where

This particular word sinned grk - hamartano is used several times in the New Testament and means “miss the mark.”

It is an archery term and is used to refer to an archer shooting an arrow that falls short of its target.

It refers to the fact that in our sins, we all miss the standard of God’s perfect righteousness.

each can be found.

problem, we need to admit our guilt before

not to them.

As a result, they never go to

particular word is used several times in the

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God.

the altar to pray.

They never confess their

New Testament and means “miss the mark.”

wrongdoings and shortcomings.

They never

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go to another believer and say, “I’m sorry.

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and .

This word is often translated as “offense” or “trespass” in the New Testament.

It carries the idea of slipping or falling.

It refers to sins that result from carelessness instead of intentional disobedience.

It is an archery term and is used to refer to

and .

This word is often translated as “offense” or “trespass” in the New Testament.

It carries the idea of slipping or falling.

It refers to sins that result from carelessness instead of intentional disobedience.

“trespass” in the New Testament.

It carries

hurt you, and I was wrong.”

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an archer shooting an arrow that falls short

the idea of slipping or falling.

It refers to sins

of its target.

It refers to the fact that in our

This word sin is usually translated as “transgression.”

It refers to “an Prayer is about releasing intentional crossing of the boundaries established by God in His Word.”

This is a far more conscious sin than the preceding two.

Prayer is about

that result from carelessness instead of intentional

1 John

sins, we all miss the standard of God’s perfect

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disobedience.

righteousness.