Christians and Prayer

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Christians and Prayer

• Luke 516

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Christians and Prayer

• Luke 516

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God Expects Us To Pray

• Acts 1726-27
• Romans 109-10,13
• There is a divine ear waiting to hear the
  faintest whisper from you.

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A. God Expects Us To Pray

• Matthew 65 And when you pray
• Matthew 66 But when you pray
• Matthew 67 And when you pray
• Matthew 69 This, then is how you should pray
• Luke 119 So I say to you Askseekknock
• Luke 181 They should always pray

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A. God Expects Us To Pray

• Col. 42
• 1 Thessalonians 517
• These are commands.
• In short, God offers us a royal invitation
  (Hebrews 416).

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Why Do Christians Not Pray?

• Life seems manageable without it.
• We may think we are getting along fine without
  it, but we are not.
• God often allows a storm to blow through our
  lives to show us how weak and shallow we really
  are.

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Why Do Christians Not Pray?

1. We are undisciplined and unfocused.
2. We dont really think anything will happen.
3. We dont feel His presence.

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Why Do Christians Not Pray?

• We havent learned how to pray.
• Jesus gave a broad pattern.
• He was open to teaching them how to pray.
• He gave statements about how we should not pray.

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B. We Can Learn How To Pray

• Start Praying.
• Meditate on Scripture.
• Psalm 51 Psalm 1914
• George Mueller

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B. We Can Learn How To Pray

1. Pray with others.
2. Read about prayer.

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C. God Will Answer Prayer

• Matthew 7 7-8
• God will not mock us in this.
• God has pledged on His own honor and has given
  His word to answer prayer.

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C. God Will Answer Prayer

• Why havent I received?
• He may have answered in a way that is not obvious
  to us.
• He may intend for us to pray a while to teach us.
• He may have said no.

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C. God Will Answer Prayer

• He may have said no.
• We have selfish motives (James 43).
• We have blatant sin (1 Peter 37).
• Dont give up (Luke 181).