Post on 22-Dec-2015
How & whyshould I pray?
How and Why do I Pray?
How and Why do I Pray?Jesus said… (Matthew 6:6)
How and Why do I Pray?Jesus said… (Matthew 6:6)
“But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what's done in secret, will reward you.”
How and Why do I Pray?Jesus said… (Matthew 6:6)
“But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what's done in secret, will reward you.”
How and Why do I Pray?Jesus said… (Matthew 6:6)
“But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what's done in secret, will reward you.”
How and Why do I Pray?Ephesians 2, verse 18,
‘through him [through Jesus] we both [Jews and Gentiles] have access to the Father by one Spirit’.
How and Why do I Pray?Jesus said… (Matthew 6:6)
“But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what's done in secret, will reward you.”
How and Why do I Pray?Psalm 139:1-3You have searched me and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.
How and Why do I Pray?Jesus said… (Matthew 6:6):
“But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what's done in secret, will reward you.”
Why Pray?
Why Pray?
• Jesus prayed
Why Pray?
• Jesus prayed• We are developing a relationship
Why Pray?
• Jesus prayed• We are developing a relationship• There are Rewards & Results
Why Pray?
• Jesus prayed• We are developing a relationship• There are Rewards & Results‘Don’t be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God, and the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.’ Philippians 4:6
Does God Always Answer Prayer?
Does God Always Answer Prayer?
Matthew 7:7-8
Does God Always Answer Prayer?
Matthew 7:7-8“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.”
Does God Always Answer Prayer?
Matthew 7:7-8
• Blockage
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.”
Does God Always Answer Prayer?
Matthew 7:7-8
• Blockage• He always answers
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.”
Does God Always Answer Prayer?
Matthew 7:7-8
• Blockage• He always answers
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.”
Does God Always Answer Prayer?
Matthew 7:7-8
• Blockage No• He always answers Wait
Yes
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.”
When Should We Pray?
When Should We Pray?
• Always
When Should We Pray?
• Always• Alone
When Should We Pray?
• Always• Alone• With Others
How Do We Pray?
How Do We Pray?
• Model – The Lord’s Prayer
How Do We Pray?
• Model – The Lord’s PrayerMatthew 6:10-14
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
How Do We Pray?
• Model – The Lord’s PrayerMatthew 6:10-14
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
How Do We Pray?
• Model – The Lord’s PrayerMatthew 6:10-14
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
How Do We Pray?
• Model – The Lord’s PrayerMatthew 6:10-14
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
How Do We Pray?
• Model – The Lord’s PrayerMatthew 6:10-14
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
How Do We Pray?
• Model – The Lord’s PrayerMatthew 6:10-14
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
How Do We Pray?
• Model – The Lord’s PrayerMatthew 6:10-14
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
How & whyshould I pray?