Life of Jesus-Jesus and Prayer

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Life of Jesus-Jesus and Prayer
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Jesus Practice of Prayer

• Jesus was likely brought up to practice the Shema
• Deuteronomy 64-5 4 "Hear, O Israel! The LORD is
  our God, the LORD is one! 5 "You shall love the
  LORD your God with all your heart and with all
  your soul and with all your might.
• Mark 1228-29 28 One of the scribes came and
  heard them arguing, and recognizing that He had
  answered them well, asked Him, "What commandment
  is the foremost of all?" 29 Jesus answered, "The
  foremost is, 'HEAR, O ISRAEL! THE LORD OUR GOD IS
  ONE LORD

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Jesus Personal Practice

• Jesus is often seen having gone off for prayer
• Mark 135-37 35 In the early morning, while it
  was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and
  went away to a secluded place, and was praying
  there. 36 Simon and his companions searched for
  Him 37 they found Him, and said to Him,
  "Everyone is looking for You."
• Matthew 1423 23 After He had sent the crowds
  away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to
  pray and when it was evening, He was there
  alone.

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Lessons from Jesus Personal Prayer

• 1. Jesus felt the need to be alone during times
  of great stress, difficulty, and temptation
• 2. These times are times when others might have
  thought that the best use of his time was to be
  out doing something with the crowd
• 3. These times of prayer are in addition to the
  morning and evening prayers that all pious Jewish
  people were involved in

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Jesus Public Prayer

• The most famous public prayer is found in the
  sermon on the mount Matthew 69-13/Luke 112-4
• Note that there are differences in the way that
  these two prayers are presented
• First, Luke presents the disciples as asking
  Jesus to teach them to pray
• Luke 111 AU Luke 111 It happened that while
  Jesus was praying in a certain place, after He
  had finished, one of His disciples said to Him,
  "Lord, teach us to pray just as John also taught
  his disciples."

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Jesus Public Prayer

• In Matthew, Jesus gives more specific instruction
  about prayer
• Matthew 65-7 5 "When you pray, you are not to
  be like the hypocrites for they love to stand
  and pray in the synagogues and on the street
  corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I
  say to you, they have their reward in full. 6
  "But you, when you pray, go into your inner room,
  close your door and pray to your Father who is in
  secret, and your Father who sees what is done in
  secret will reward you. 7 "And when you are
  praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the
  Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be
  heard for their many words.

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Jesus Public Prayer

• Matthew 69-13 'Our Father who is in heaven,
  Hallowed be Your name. 10 'Your kingdom come.
  Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.
  11 'Give us this day our daily bread. 12 'And
  forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven
  our debtors. 13 'And do not lead us into
  temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Yours
  is the kingdom and the power and the glory
  forever. Amen.'

• Luke 112-4 2 And He said to them, "When you
  pray, say 'Father, hallowed be Your name. Your
  kingdom come. 3 'Give us each day our daily
  bread. 4 'And forgive us our sins, For we
  ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted
  to us. And lead us not into temptation.'"

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Things to Note

• 1. Jesus teaches us to pray for the coming of the
  Kingdom
• 2. Jesus teaches us to pray for the continued
  holiness of the name of God
• 3. Jesus teaches us to pray for our own
  forgiveness based on the way that we have
  forgiven others
• 4. Jesus teaches us to pray for help against the
  temptations of the evil one

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Things to Note

• For more information on the requests found in the
  Lords prayer see the Westminster Larger
  Catechism questions 186 through 107.
• See also commentaries on the gospel of Matthew
• See dictionaries on early Jewish prayers.

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Main Emphasis of Jesus Teaching

• 1. Trust- Matthew 68 "So do not be like them
  for your Father knows what you need before you
  ask Him. (Mt. 77-11 2121-22)
• 2. Forgiveness-Matthew 1835 35 "My heavenly
  Father will also do the same to you, if each of
  you does not forgive his brother from your
  heart."
• 3. Communal- it is us rather than me Matthew
  1819 19 "Again I say to you, that if two of you
  agree on earth about anything that they may ask,
  it shall be done for them by My Father who is in
  heaven.

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Practical Notes

• 1. Prayer is the most important part of virtually
  every great church comeback church great
  minister great mission ect.
• 2. Prayer is the bottom line answer to any
  churches real needs it is more important than
  finances, personnel, numbers, etc.
• 3. Prayer has been commanded by our Lord and
  therefore every one of us should be involved in
  serious prayer for the church and its members
• 4. Keep a journal, you will never remember it all

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• Stay Small!
• Keep God Big!
• Little is Much if God is In It!

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