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Pastor/TeacherPastor/Teacher Jim Rickard Jim Rickard

Sunday, June 19, 2011Sunday, June 19, 2011

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John 16:23-26John 16:23-26

Power and Power and Effectiveness of Effectiveness of

Prayer!Prayer!Luke 11:1-13Luke 11:1-13

General principles regarding General principles regarding our prayer life.our prayer life.

Mat 6:5-8Mat 6:5-8

Template for our PrayersTemplate for our PrayersMat 6 cf. Luke 11Mat 6 cf. Luke 11

9 Our Father who is in heaven, 9 Our Father who is in heaven, hallowed be Your name. hallowed be Your name.

10 Your kingdom come. 10 Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily 11 Give us this day our daily bread. bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, 12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our as we also have forgiven our debtors. debtors.

13 And do not lead us into 13 And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us temptation, but deliver us from evil. from evil.

2 Father, 2 Father, hallowed be Your name. hallowed be Your name.

Your kingdom come.Your kingdom come.

3 Give us each day our daily 3 Give us each day our daily bread.bread.

44 And forgive us our sins, And forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. everyone who is indebted to us.

And lead us not into temptation.And lead us not into temptation.

““FatherFather””

Direct your prayers to God the Direct your prayers to God the Father only. Father only.

““Hallowed be Your nameHallowed be Your name” ” We express vehemently that We express vehemently that

the name of God the Father is the name of God the Father is Holy and Sanctified.Holy and Sanctified.

We glorify Him!We glorify Him!

““Your kingdom come”Your kingdom come”Our expression of confident Our expression of confident

expectation of our own eternal expectation of our own eternal life and security in His life and security in His

Kingdom. Kingdom. Plus subjection to His will!Plus subjection to His will!

““Give us each day Give us each day our daily bread”our daily bread”

Petition for our daily needs, Petition for our daily needs, both physical and spiritual. both physical and spiritual.

““And forgive us our sins”And forgive us our sins”

Confession of your sins to Confession of your sins to God the Father; God the Father;

the Rebound technique, the Rebound technique, 1 John 1:9.1 John 1:9.

““For we ourselves also For we ourselves also forgive everyone who is forgive everyone who is

indebted to us”indebted to us”

Forgiving others is a Forgiving others is a condition without which God condition without which God will not forgive us, because will not forgive us, because

having a heart of having a heart of unforgiveness means we are unforgiveness means we are

operating in sin and are under operating in sin and are under the control of our Sin Nature. the control of our Sin Nature.

Mat 18:21-22, Mat 18:21-22, “Then Peter came and said to “Then Peter came and said to

Him, “Lord, how often shall my Him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I brother sin against me and I

forgive him? Up to seven times?” forgive him? Up to seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to you, up to seven times, but up to

seventy times seven.”seventy times seven.”

““And do not lead us into And do not lead us into temptation”temptation”

God does not and can not God does not and can not tempt us, James 1:13.tempt us, James 1:13.

James 1:13, James 1:13, “Let no one say when he is “Let no one say when he is

tempted, “I am being tempted tempted, “I am being tempted by God”; for God cannot be by God”; for God cannot be

tempted by evil, and He tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt Himself does not tempt

anyone.”anyone.”

Temptation is a trial or period Temptation is a trial or period of enticement, being in a of enticement, being in a

proving ground: “will you be proving ground: “will you be overcome by the thought or overcome by the thought or

situation?” or “will you situation?” or “will you overcome it?” overcome it?”

This is a prayer for God to This is a prayer for God to give you the strength and give you the strength and

fortitude necessary, through fortitude necessary, through His Word and Spirit, to not His Word and Spirit, to not

give in to temptations and to give in to temptations and to remain inside GPS.remain inside GPS.

Principles of PrayerPrinciples of Prayer::Directed toward the FatherDirected toward the FatherOpen with Glorification Open with Glorification Recognize God's Kingdom and Divine viewpointRecognize God's Kingdom and Divine viewpointHave HumilityHave HumilityHave Confident ExpectationHave Confident ExpectationPetitions:Petitions:

Logistical grace blessings both physical and Logistical grace blessings both physical and spiritual daily sustenance.spiritual daily sustenance.

Repentance and forgiveness of sins Repentance and forgiveness of sins recognizing the debt incurred paid by Christ.recognizing the debt incurred paid by Christ.

Remaining inside God’s Power System.Remaining inside God’s Power System.

Grace OfferingGrace Offering

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Tape # 11-072Tape # 11-072

Protocol for Prayer During the Church AgeProtocol for Prayer During the Church AgeOur Lord’s Template for PrayersOur Lord’s Template for PrayersUpper Room Discourse, Part 521Upper Room Discourse, Part 521

      John 16:23-26; Luke 11:1-13; Mat 6:5-13 John 16:23-26; Luke 11:1-13; Mat 6:5-13 

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