What About Prayer and Fasting

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Matthew 6:9–18 AV
After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

The Right Way to Pray (vv. 9-15)

Basic Training in Prayer
Prayer Focuses on the Father
Prayer Longs for God’s Kingdom and Will
Prayer Expresses Our Needs
Prayer Surrenders Our Will
Prayer Includes Forgiveness

The Right Way to Fast (16-18)

Fasting is Great for all Believers
Fast to be Seen by God

Two Parting Pieces of Advice

When you pray, make the Father the focus, not your requests.
When you fast, make it private, not public.
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