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Introduction
The most important, most critical thing I can do as your pastor is to tell you about Jesus—to teach you what He taught—to encourage you to live your life by following Jesus’ example on living.
Jesus is the authority on the way we should go, the truth we should hold, and the life we should live.
As we continue in our 21 Days of Prayer, I want to talk with you about what Jesus had to say about prayer.
In fact, in the most recognized teaching on prayer (), Jesus gives to us three keys to effective and empowered praying.
Praying to Impress Others.
Pride—a sin and a powerful temptation.
Transition:
Praying to Impress God.
Attempt at manipulating God.
Transition: Why does Jesus address these two problems?
Jesus reveals an important key to effective and empowered praying:
Attitude!
For those who desire to “be seen by others”—Jesus says:
Matthew
The attitude Jesus says that is essential in prayer is humility.
For those inclined to use empty phrases—thinking that they will impress and manipulated God—Jesus says:
Matthew 6:8
The attitude Jesus says that is essential in prayer is humility.
Important: pride, arrogance, selfishness—has no place in prayer.
Key: We need to have the right attitude in prayer—humility.
Transition
This leads us to the next key to effective and empowered prayer.
Jesus says in these words:
“Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name” is not just the starting point to this prayer—it represents the goal toward which we are working.
Everything in this prayer Jesus gives centers of the goal of seeing and experiencing God for who He is—our Father.
This speaks of relationship.
This speaks of authority and submission.
This speaks of worship.
Everything in this prayer is focused on how we can experience God and fulfill His purpose in our lives.
The second key: Adoration.
Prayer is about me aligning my life with God—not an attempt to align God with my hopes, plans, and dreams.
Adoration says that I recognize and life my life to honor God, not myself.
Adoration says that every prayer I pray I want it to focus on genuine worship, rather than selfish pursuits.
Transition
We have talked about two keys thus far: the key of attitude and the key of adoration.
There is one more key to effective and empowered prayer.
And, it is the one we so often misplace.
It is the key to:
Action
But, is not not just any action that Jesus calls His followers to complete.
He is very specific.
Jesus calls is followers to use the key to forgiveness which opens the door to spiritual transformation.
Bitterness, hatred, unresolved anger, festering disappointment all serve as chains that enslave people.
It makes us critical, judgmental, unloving—all of which hinders the cause of Christ in our lives and through our lives.
Jesus calls us to take action—and that action is to forgive.
Forgiveness breaks the power of darkness in our lives.
Forgiveness invites the forgiveness of God for our transgressions.
Forgiveness unleashes the power of God to work through our lives to impact everyone around us.
Conclusion
Three keys to effective and powered prayer:
The attitude of humility.
The adoration of God in worship.
The action of forgiveness.
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