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Prayer, simply put, is talking to God.
It is irreducibly relational.
- David Mathis
Mathis, David.
Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines (p.
58).
Crossway.
Kindle Edition.
Jesus’ View of Prayer
What do these verses teach about Jesus’ view of prayer?
(Matthew 6:5–7, 9; Luke 11:9, 18:1)
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The Expectation of Prayer
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How might you apply Colossians 4:2 and 1 Thessalonians 5:17 in the midst of your busy schedule?
Prayer is Expected
How might you apply Colossians 4:2 and 1 Thessalonians 5:17 in the midst of your busy schedule?
Prayer is Learned
There is a sense in which prayer needs to be taught to a child of God no more than a baby needs to be taught to cry.
But crying for basic needs is minimal communication, and we must soon grow beyond that infancy.
The Bible says we must pray for the glory of God, in His will, in faith, in the name of Jesus, with persistence, and more.
A child of God gradually learns to pray like this in the same way that a growing child learns to talk.
To pray as expected, to pray as a maturing Christian, and to pray effectively, we must say with the disciples in Luke 11:1, “Lord, teach us to pray.”
By Praying
By Meditating on Scripture
By Praying with Others
By Reading about Prayer
What role, according to John 16:13, does the Holy Spirit play in your prayer life?
Prayer is Answered
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Read Matthew 7:7–8 again.
Discuss the following phrases:
• Ask—and it will be given to you.
• Seek—and you will find.
• Knock—and the door will be opened to you.
• Everyone who asks—receives.
• He who seeks—finds.
• To him who knocks—the door will be opened.
The great fault of the children of God is, they do not continue in prayer; they do not go on praying; they do not persevere.
If they desire anything for God’s glory, they should pray until they get it.
Oh, how good, and kind, and gracious, and condescending is the One with Whom we have to do!
He has given me, unworthy as I am, immeasurably above all I had asked or thought!
George Muller
Describe a time when God answered your specific prayer
Have a Plan
Pick a time and place
Start with your Bible
Use a Guide
ACTS
Adoration
Confession
Thanksgiving
Supplication (aSk)
Resources
Chapter 4 in Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life by Donald Whitney
Part 2 in Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines by David Mathis
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