Bible Class: Lord Teach us... To Pray1

Lord, Teach Us… To Pray -1 Tell about a time when you asked someone to teach you how to do something. A Rather Curious Request - Luke 11:1 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” Two gospel references._______________________________________________ Early_____________________________________________________________ Certain Place_______________________________________________________ As John Taught_____________________________________________________ Why suggest that this is a curious request?_______________________________ _________________________________________________________________ The Shema - Deuteronomy 6:4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. (or – the Lord alone.) 5 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. _________________________________________________________________ The Psalms________________________________________________________ The request was not about learning how to pray. It was about_______________ __________________This request comes from___________________________ Before Jesus teaches how to pray, he has warnings about how not to pray. There are at least four prayer principles here. What are they? Matthew 6:5 “When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 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 is done in secret, will reward you. 7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.” 1________________________________________________________________ 2________________________________________________________________ 3________________________________________________________________ 4________________________________________________________________ What do you hear new or different in the same passage from The Message? 5 “When you come before God, don’t turn it into a theatrical production. All these people making a regular show out of their prayers, hoping for stardom! Do you think God sits in a box seat? 6 “Here’s what I want you to do: Find a quiet, secluded place so you won’t be tempted to role-play before God. Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage. The focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense his grace.” New or different?___________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ What new insight did you receive from this lesson? What did you need to hear this morning?______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Getting ready for next week – “Lord, Teach Us To Pray - 2.” Matthew 6 ” 9 “This, then, is how you should pray: “‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10 your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us today our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.”