Prayer?
Luke 11:1-13
11 And it came to pass, that, as
he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his
disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as
John also taught his disciples. 2 And he said unto them, When
ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom
come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. 3 Give us
day by day our daily bread. 4 And forgive us our sins; for we
also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation;
but deliver us from evil.
5 And
he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at
midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves; 6 For
a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before
him? 7 And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not:
the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and
give thee. 8 I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give
him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity (Incessant insistence and persistence) he
will rise and give him as many as he needeth. 9 And I say unto
you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it
shall be opened unto you. 10 For every one that asketh
receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be
opened. 11 If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a
father, will he give him a stone? or if he
ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? 12 Or if
he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? 13 If ye
then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more
shall your heavenly Father give the
Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
I.
THE MODEL OF
PRAYER
1.
Focus
On Him First “Hallowed Be Thy Name”
2.
Think
About His Kingdom “Thy Kingdom Come”
3.
Think About His Will “Thy Will Be Done…”
4.
Focus On Your Needs “Give Us This Day
Our Daily Bread”
5.
Appeal For Mercy “Forgive Us Our Debts”
6.
Release Mercy To Others “As We Forgive
Those Who Trespass Against Us”
7.
Deal With Temptation “Lead Us Not Into
Temptation”
8.
Don’t Forget About Evil (The Evil One)
“Deliver Us From Evil”
9.
Ascribe Worth To Him “For Thine Is The Kingdom, Power And Glory”
II.
THE METHOD OF
PRAYER
1.
Intercession
For Others Is Essential. V 5-6
2.
There
Is Usually Some Resistance. V 7
3.
Insistence
And Persistence Is Required. V 8
4.
Answers
Are _______________________________To Those Who Persist. V 10-12
III. THE FAITH TO KEEP PRAYING
Luke 18:1-8
1.
A
Fainting Spirit Will Try To Attack Those Who Pray. V 1
2.
Opposition
Shows Up Again V.4
3.
Consistence
And Persistence Is Required. V 5
4.
God
Promises Answers To The Persistent. V 7-8
IV. WHY IMPORTUNATE PRAYER?
1. Because of Your _______________________________
Gen. 1:28 - 28 And
God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and
replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea,
and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the
earth
Psalm 115:16 - 16 The heaven, even
the heavens, are the LORD’S: but the
earth hath he given to the children of men.
2. Because of ________________________ ___________________________
Dan. 10:12-13 - 12 Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the
first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself
before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words. 13 But
the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo,
Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with
the kings of Persia
3. Because of Your Spiritual __________________________
Matthew 26:40 - 40 And
he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter,
What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
