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Good afternoon it has been a great day to worship and fellowship with you today.
This morning we talked about the power of the work of Christ in our lives and that we either have or can receive the abundant grace of God because Jesus came to save sinners.
Whenever i hear messages like that though i also want to know what I can do.
I know that God is the first point.
That it is his work in us that changes us but do we have any part in this story.
Challenges for Timothy
This morning we talked about Paul’s testimony to Timothy.
Right after this testimony Paul instructs timothy on the importance of dealing with false teaching in the church of Ephesus.
That was one biggest issues facing the church there that Paul was addressing.
Timothy was sent there to deal with it and Paul was giving some instruction.
It is in these dealings that we See Paul give his instructions and directions to timothy and he guides him through these tough situations.
Let’s pick up the scriptures than again in 1 Timothy
First things First: Prayer
Prayer is the starting point for Paul.
I have to be honest is this really a shock to anyone.
Think about it for a moment.
Is it a surprise that the response to hard times is to hit our knees.
It is to spend time in prayer.
If we really think about it prayer is to always be our go to in all situations.
Prayer is where and how we connect to God. it is through prayer that we gain insight, direction, and focus on what God is trying to speak to us about.
Take a moment and think about the beginnings of most of Paul’s Letters.
They start with Prayer.
You can flip to almost anyone of them and they all begin in the same place.
Prayer and thanksgiving for the people that he writing.
Paul is a firm believer in prayer and the power it holds.
This isn’t a hallmark of only Paul though.
This is the hallmark of Jesus and the early church.
Prayer was the go to practice for the early church.
If we are honest it is a practice that for many have lost along the way.
We don’t go to it first.
When something happens Good or bad do you go to God first?
One of the interesting things about the two verses i shared with you just a moment ago are in two very different times of the lives of the early church.
The first is shortly after when Jesus ascended into heaven.
The Believers were at a point that they were scared.
They did not know what was happening next.
They were waiting for the promise of the Holy Spirit to come to them.
They were in a time of uncertainty.
We look to God in those times.
We look to him in those moments as believers because we know there is comfort and guidance in God.
It is those times that we wait, and expect him to come.
The second passage is a little more interesting.
Peter and John had been arrested and had to face the Sanhedrin to account for their actions.
After everything was done and they were released they went back and reported what had happened to their fellow believers.
They were in a moment of Joy because Peter and John had been returned.
They were also in a moment of realization of the challenges that faced them in the future front he leaders of the area.
They had challenges.
So what did they do.
They Prayed!
They prayed in celebration o the deliverance of Peter and John and they also prayed for the the ability to continue to minister in spite the danger.
Pray in all
We are called to pray in all situations as the first action as Christians.
When something good happens in our lives.
Pray.
Thank God for what has happened.
When life starts getting tough and you aren’t sure what the next step is Pray.
Trust God to provide the guidance and direction you need.
When nothing is happening and there is a moment of peace and rest.
Pray.
Recognizing the given time and see it for what it is and know that you are blessed.
On a personal note I want to share with you something happening in my own life.
For the last month I have been waking in the middle of the night for various reasons.
One of the challenges i have with sleep is if my mind gets going i can’t sleep.
I have to shut my mind off to be able to go to sleep.
My wife is lucky enough she can hit the pillow and be asleep in seconds.
In the past when this would happen it wouldn’t have been uncommon for me to roll over and grab my phone.
Start scrolling facebook or youtube or some other media sight to find something to do so i could shut my mind off and hopefully fall back asleep.
Something changed though in this past month.
I made a choice.
Now when i wake up i Pray.
This is in response to the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
I had woken up one night and i was reaching for my phone when i felt the nudging of the Spirit saying.
“Don’t pick up the Phone, talk to me”
I wish i could say i was perfect in it and i immediately followed it.
I picked up my phone.
I started to open it up and start scrolling and i got the nudging again.
“Put down the phone, talk to me”
Prayer it is than.
I Set down my phone and I just started sharing with God what was on my heart.
What had woken me.
Releasing my mind and my heart to him.
Do you know what happened next?
I fell Asleep.
Now don’t get the wrong idea.
This wasn’t because Prayer is boring and puts us to sleep.
It was because at that moment the Spirit knew what I needed.
I needed to release what was on my heart.
To take it to him and to present it to him and give it to God.
To open up my heart and my mind to his grace and give it to him.
My mind was able to be cleared so i could find rest.
I can’t imagine for a second God was sitting up in heaven saying.
Aww man he fell asleep again how dare he.
I know this because i would never do that to my own child.
As a Father i would never be upset with my kid if they fell asleep sitting there talking.
I know i would smile and let them rest knowing they were tired and they needed it.
Prayer had become my first action.
I Learned to Pray in my situation and be at peace.
Pray for All
Is that All Paul was calling for though in this passage.
Was He just calling us to first pray.
Paul called us to pray for all people.
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