Worship Based Prayer

Worship Based Prayer “But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.” Matthew 6:7 Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself – Leo Tolstoy • Think of a skill or talent that you have (doesn’t really matter how good you are at it). Where did you learn that skill? • How did you learn to pray? • What steps have you taken since you have been saved to enhance your prayer life or develop it as a skill? • Consider Jesus’ words in Matt. 6:7. What is Jesus saying here? • How do our prayers often resemble this problem? Worship Based Prayer [Worship is] the loving ascription of praise to God for what He is, both in Himself and in His ways. It is the bowing of the innermost spirit in deep humility and reverence before Him. – J. Oswald Sanders • Worship-based prayer seeks God’s • What does it mean to seek God’s face? • What detrimental effect can be seen in our prayers lives if we seek God’s hand first? before His ➢ Consider these prayers from the Bible: o Ps. 42:1; Ps. 63:1-2; Ps. 84:2; Ps. 143:6; Isa. 26:8-9; Neh. 1:5-6; Eph. 1:17-18 Ph: 0415 226 452 wbbc@iinet.net.au What Worship-based Prayer is not ➢ It’s not a ➢ It’s not prayer ➢ Doesn’t eliminate ➢ Not ➢ God’s call – Ps. 27:8a – ➢ Our response – Ps. 27:8b – Powerful Potential Fruit of Transforming Prayer ➢ God is ➢ We are ➢ Church is ➢ World is ➢ Enemy is Questions for later: • What negative patterns have you learned in your efforts to pray? How have these patterns limited your growth? What can you do to embrace more biblical ideas in your prayer life? • Review what worship-based prayer is. What aspects of this approach seem to be most intriguing to you? How might this approach encourage a greater level of personal transformation in your life? • Review the five fruits of transforming prayer listed. Which two would you most like to see reflected in your life in the coming months? Why?