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UNCTION
WELCOME
Good Morning Church...Bible...My name is
Welcome → Next Steps
Stepping in for Dave who is Sick
Kicking off 2019 with the most important topic:PRAYER
This SERMON is brought to you BY PRAYER
In 2019 we want to grow in PRAY
Nothing happens without PRAYER
So, Let’s PRAY
PRAY
Pray for sermon.
Pray for Dave.
Pray for nation.
INTRODUCTION
What if you could call THE PRESIDENT?
What would you say? (might not be very nice)
Would you tell him how you feel?
Would you ask him to change things?
(If too difficult, think about your Boss.)
I’ll do you ONE BETTER, WAY BETTER
You CAN CALL GOD, the CREATOR of the UNIVERSE
The ALL-KNOWING, ALL-POWERFUL, ALL-PRESENT God of ALL THINGS
You don’t NEED TO CALL the president.
You don’t EVEN NEED to call your SPOUSE
GOD is the one that CHANGES HEARTS, that ORDERS and ORDAINS things.
If you have a problem, TAKE IT UP WITH HIM.
May sound a little IRREVERENT, but it’s true.
You have ACCESS to HIM.
HOW?
Through JESUS CHRIST
He is the OPERATOR SWITCHBOARD PERSON
He gives us ACCESS to the FATHER
WHY?
He is our MEDIATOR
““There is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus”
JESUS is our PATH to GOD and GOD’S PATH to US
What did it COST JESUS?
We were on the outside, no lines of communication → Because of Sin
Jesus gave his life for ours, was placed outside so that we could be inside a relationship with the Father.
If it COSTS JESUS so much, we are we so NONCHALANT about prayer?
As we look at PRAYER TODAY we must REMEMBER Jesus.
We PRAY
LIKE JESUS,
BECAUSE OF JESUS and
BY THE SPIRIT OF JESUS.
READ SCRIPTURE
(ESV): The Lord’s Prayer
5 “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites.
For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others.
Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
6 But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret.
And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
7 “And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words.
8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
9 Pray then like this:
“ Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name.
10 Your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread,
(ESV): 12 and forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
14 For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, 15 but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
WHAT IS PRAYER?
So What is prayer?
Very simply put: PRAY IS A CONVERSATION between you and GOD made possible by JESUS CHRIST.
Does God hear the PRAYERS of the UNSAVED?
I suppose, he hears everything.
Does he answer them?
→ I dunno.
I’m not God.
Does he hear the PRAYERS of the SAVED → Absolutely
Does he always ANSWER THEM? → Absolutely
We may not like the answer
“Yes” , “No” , “Later”
My DAUGHTERS → pray like kids.
Persistent
Dependent
Earnest
Honest
Three Kinds of Prayer
There are three basic kinds of prayer to God.
There is “upward” prayer— praise and thanksgiving that focuses on God himself.
We could call this the “prayer of awe.”
Then there is “inward” prayer— self-examination and confession that bring a deeper sense of sin and, in return, a higher experience of grace and assurance of love.
That is the prayer of intimacy.
Finally, there is “outward” prayer— supplication and intercession that focuses on our needs and the needs of others in the world.
This prayer requires perseverance and often entails struggle.
WHY SHOULD WE PRAY?
We should pray because JESUS PRAYED
“23 And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray.”
We should pray because JESUS TOLD US TO PRAY
, “When you pray...Pray then like this”
We should PRAY because WE NEED HELP!
When are you most likely to prayer?
→ In crisis?
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