Worship In Prayer Part 1
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Introduction
Introduction
Greetings...
Prayer is the one act of worship, I have never known anyone to feel like they have become “great at.”
Even those I know have a great prayer life, will tell you it is that area they need to work on the most.
I’m not sure why this is the case but we all struggle with this.
This morning we are going to begin diving into prayer by asking the two questions...
What is prayer in the Bible?
Who is heard by God when they pray?
With this in mind let us examine our lesson for today.
Prayer In The Bible Is...
Prayer In The Bible Is...
An imploring of God.
An imploring of God.
11 But Moses implored the Lord his God and said, “O Lord, why does your wrath burn hot against your people, whom you have brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?
A pouring out of the soul.
A pouring out of the soul.
15 But Hannah answered, “No, my lord, I am a woman troubled in spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have been pouring out my soul before the Lord.
A lament to heaven.
A lament to heaven.
20 Then Hezekiah the king and Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, prayed because of this and cried to heaven.
A supplication to God.
A supplication to God.
5 If you would earnestly seek God And make your supplication to the Almighty,
A physical act of reverence toward God.
A physical act of reverence toward God.
14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,
Summery
Summery
Prayer is the child of God’s most important way of building and maintaining a close relationship with God ().
Prayer Is Heard By Those Seeking Righteousness
Prayer Is Heard By Those Seeking Righteousness
The sinner’s prayer is never heard by God.
The sinner’s prayer is never heard by God.
God has never said He would listen to those that refuse to seek righteousness.
1 Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save, or his ear dull, that it cannot hear; 2 but your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.
4 Then they will cry to the Lord, but he will not answer them; he will hide his face from them at that time, because they have made their deeds evil.
31 We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him.
7 Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.
God hears the prayers of the righteous.
God hears the prayers of the righteous.
Now there are plenty of examples of God hearing the lost pray, however in each of those the lost were seeking righteousness and looking for truth.
There are plenty of examples of God hearing the lost pray, however in each of those the lost were seeking righteousness and looking for truth.
1 At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort, 2 a devout man who feared God with all his household, gave alms generously to the people, and prayed continually to God. 3 About the ninth hour of the day he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God come in and say to him, “Cornelius.” 4 And he stared at him in terror and said, “What is it, Lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and your alms have ascended as a memorial before God.
The best way to make sure your prayers are heard is to live a righteous life honored to be heard by God.
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11 Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face evermore!
8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright is acceptable to him.
In righteousness have confidence in your communication with God and know He hears you.
14 And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. 15 And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.
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5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. 6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. 7 For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord;
Summery
Summery
Before you go to God in prayer, make certain you are right with Him and seeking to walk in the light of His righteousness.
No one is perfect without the blood of Christ but with it () we can all pray to our God with a clean soul () and have our prayers heard and answered.
Conclusion
Conclusion
God doesn’t “need” us to pray but He does know “we need” to pray to Him and so if we aren’t praying we are not only missing out in a great blessing but we are missing out in the best way to grow our relationship with God.
Invitation
Invitation
1 Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save, or his ear dull, that it cannot hear; 2 but your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.
6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.