Discipline In Prayer

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Discipline In Prayer
James 516 The effectual fervent prayer of a
righteous man availeth much. KJV
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The Sovereign God Works Through PRAYER To His
Glory.
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Sermon Series on Prayer

• An Analysis of Prayer
• Lord, Teach Us To Pray
• Constancy in Prayer (example of Jesus early
  church)
• Prayer For Others
• Prayer in Times of Trouble
• When God Says No or Wait
• Prayer Fasting

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Matthew 65-13 ESV

• Pray then like this Our Father in heaven,
  hallowed be your name.
• Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as
  it is in heaven.
• Give us this day our daily bread.
• And forgive us our debts, as we also have
  forgiven our debtors.
• And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us
  from evil.

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Our FatherHis Goodness and Mercy

• Benefits of this Model in Prayer
• an awareness that we enjoy a very special
  relationship
• an awareness of our Fathers goodness and mercy
  and care
• an awareness that we as brethren have one common
  Father

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In HeavenGods Infinite Spiritual Nature

• The Three Heavens (2 Cor. 122)
• 1st Heaven the atmosphereJob 3511 Who
  makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens?
• 2nd Heaven the luminariesPsalm 191 The
  heavens declare the glory of God, and the
  firmament shows His handiwork.
• 3rd Heaven Gods dwelling placeMatt. 1810
  In heaven their angels do always behold the face
  of my Father which is in heaven

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In HeavenGods Infinite Spiritual Nature

• How Is God In Heaven?
• Not Located There
• 1 Kings 827 the heaven of heavens cannot
  contain him
• Jer. 2324 Do not I fill heaven and earth?
  saith the Lord.

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In HeavenGods Infinite Spiritual Nature

• How Is God In Heaven?
• God is Spirit
• John 424 God is Spirit, and those who
  worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.

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In HeavenGods Infinite Spiritual Nature

• How Is God In Heaven?
• God is Infinite
• In Time SpaceIn Knowledge Power
• Ps. 1392 You know when I sit down and when I
  rise up You understand my thought from afar.
  (see Ps. 1391-12)

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In HeavenGods Infinite Spiritual Nature

• Benefits of this Model in Prayer
• Increases Commitment To Prayer
• Ps. 1153 But our God is in heaven He does
  whatever He pleases.
• 1 John 515 This is the confidence which we
  have before Him, that, if we ask anything
  according to His will, He hears us. And if we
  know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know
  that we have the requests which we have asked
  from Him.

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In HeavenGods Infinite Spiritual Nature

• Benefits of this Model in Prayer
• Promotes Reverence
• Eccl. 52 Thou art upon earth, and God is in
  heaven therefore let thy words be few.
• Gen. 1827 Who am I that I should take upon
  me to speak unto the Lord, who am but dust and
  ashes?

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In HeavenGods Infinite Spiritual Nature

• Benefits of this Model in Prayer
• Removes Fear
• Ps. 7325-26 Whom have I in heaven but You?
  And besides You, I desire nothing on earth. My
  flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the
  strength of my heart and my portion forever.

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In HeavenGods Infinite Spiritual Nature

• Benefits of this Model in Prayer
• Reminds Us of Our Destination
• 2 Cor.51 For we know that if this tent,
  which is our earthly home, is destroyed, we have
  a building from God, a house not made with hands,
  eternal in the heavens. 

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In HeavenGods Infinite Spiritual Nature

• Benefits of this Model in Prayer
• Increases Commitment To Prayer
• Promotes Reverence
• Removes Fear
• Reminds Us of Our Destination

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Hallowed Be Your Name

• To hallow or sanctify is to set apart from
  common use, and so to sanctify the name of God
  is to consider it in a separate manner, with a
  reverence and respect that is not due anyone
  else.

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Hallowed Be Your Name
TO MAGNIFY

• To hallow or sanctify is to set apart from
  common use, and so to sanctify the name of God
  is to consider it in a separate manner, with a
  reverence and respect that is not due anyone
  else.

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Hallowed Be Your NameTo God Be The Glory

• Psalm 1151
• Not unto us, not unto us, O Lord, but unto Your
  name give glory, because of Your mercy, because
  of Your truth. 

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Hallowed Be Your NameTo God Be The Glory

• Daniel 919
• O Lord, hear O Lord, forgive O Lord, hearken
  and do defer not, for thine own sake, O my God
  for thy city and thy people are called by thy
  name. 

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Hallowed Be Your NameTo God Be The Glory

• Ephesians 15-6
• having predestined us to adoption as sons by
  Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good
  pleasure of His will, to the praise of the glory
  of His grace 

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Hallowed Be Your NameTo God Be The Glory

• Ephesians 112
• that we who first trusted in Christ should be
  to the praise of His glory. 

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Hallowed Be Your NameTo God Be The Glory

• Ephesians 113-14
• you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of
  promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance
  until the redemption of the purchased possession,
  to the praise of His glory. 

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Hallowed Be Your NameTo God Be The Glory

• Ephesians 320
• Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly
  abundantly above all that we ask or think,
  according to the power that works in us, to
  Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all
  generations, forever and ever. Amen.  

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Hallowed Be Your NameTo God Be The Glory

• Gods Glory Must Be Our True Motive In ALL Our
  Petitions.

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Hallowed Be Your NameTo God Be The Glory

• Your Kingdom Come that at the name of Jesus
  every knee should bow (Phil. 210)
• Your Will Be Done that they may see your good
  works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven
  (Matt. 516)
• Give Us Our Daily Bread Whether then you eat
  or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory
  of God (1 Cor. 1031)

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Hallowed Be Your NameTo God Be The Glory

• Forgive Us Help us, O God of our salvation,
  for the glory of Thy name and deliver us, and
  forgive our sins, for Thy names sake (Psa.
  799)
• Deliver Us Call upon me in the day of trouble
  I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me
  (Psa. 5015)

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Hallowed Be Your NameTo God Be The Glory

• Application 1 To reprove us for how little we
  are concerned for Gods glory.

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Hallowed Be Your NameTo God Be The Glory

• Psalm 119136
• Rivers of tears run down mine eyes, because men
  keep not thy law.

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Hallowed Be Your NameTo God Be The Glory

• Thomas Manton, ca. 1660
• Oh, how little do we aim at and regard it in our
  prayers! Alas! we are wholly poisoned with
  self-love we prefer every base interest and
  trifle before God nay, we prefer carnal self
  before God.
• Some are wholly brutish and so they may wallow
  in ease and pleasure, and eat the fat and drink
  the sweet, never think of God, care not how God
  is dishonoured, both by themselves and others.

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Hallowed Be Your NameTo God Be The Glory

• Manton continued
• And then some are more affected with their own
  honour, and their own loss and reproach, than
  with Gods dishonour or Gods glory. If their own
  reputation be but hazarded a little, oh, how it
  stings them to the heart! A word of disgrace, a
  little contempt cast upon our persons, kindles
  the coals and fills us with rage but we can hear
  Gods name dishonoured, and not be moved with it.

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Hallowed Be Your NameTo God Be The Glory

• Manton continued
• When we pray, if we beg outward blessings, if we
  ask anything, it is for our lusts, not for God
  it is but to feed our pomp and excess, and that
  we may shine in the pomp and splendour of
  external accommodations.
• If we beg daily bread, maintenance, and
  protection, we do not beg it as a talent to be
  improved for our master's use, but as fuel for
  our lusts.

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Hallowed Be Your NameTo God Be The Glory

• Manton continued
• If we beg deliverance, it is because we are in
  pain, and ill at ease not that we may honour and
  glorify God, that mercy and truth may shine
  forth.
• If we beg pardon, it is only to get rid of the
  smart, and be enlarged out of the stocks of
  conscience.
• If we beg grace, it is but a lazy wish after
  sanctification, because we are convinced there is
  no other way to be happy.

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Hallowed Be Your NameTo God Be The Glory

• Manton continued
• If they beg eternal glory, they do not beg it
  for God, it appears plainly, because they can be
  content to dishonour God long, provided they at
  length may be saved.
• Yea, if a mans heart be not duly set as to the
  glory of God, his prayer is turned into sin.

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Hallowed Be Your NameTo God Be The Glory

• Zechariah 75-6
• When ye fasted, did ye at all fast unto me, even
  to me? And when ye did eat, and when ye did
  drink, did you not eat for yourselves, and drink
  for yourselves?

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Hallowed Be Your NameTo God Be The Glory

• James 48-10
• Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.
  Cleanse your hands, you sinners and purify your
  hearts, you double-minded. Be miserable and mourn
  and weep let your laughter be turned into
  mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves
  in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt
  you.

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Hallowed Be Your NameTo God Be The Glory

• Application 1 To reprove us for how little we
  are concerned for Gods glory.
• Application 2 To exhort us to be content with
  our loss so that Gods name may be glorified.

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Hallowed Be Your NameTo God Be The Glory

• Loss In Suffering
• John 1227-28 Now My soul is troubled, and
  what shall I say? Father, save Me from this
  hour? But for this purpose I came to this hour.
  Father, glorify Your name. Then a voice came
  from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it
  and will glorify it again.

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Hallowed Be Your NameTo God Be The Glory

• Loss In Suffering
• Philippians 119-20 For I know that this will
  turn out for my deliverance according to my
  earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I
  shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as
  always, so now also Christ will be magnified in
  my body, whether by life or by death.

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Hallowed Be Your NameTo God Be The Glory

• Manton, ca. 1660
• We need to deal with God that we may have the
  end, and leave the means to his own choosing
  that God may be glorified in our condition,
  whatever it be.
• If he will have us rich and full, that he might
  be glorified in our bounty
• If he will have us poor and low, that he may be
  glorified in our patience
• If he will have us healthy, that he may be
  glorified in our labour

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Hallowed Be Your NameTo God Be The Glory

• Manton (continued)
• If he will have us sick, that he may be
  glorified in our pain
• If he will have us live, that he may be
  glorified in our lives
• If he will have us die, that he may be glorified
  in our deaths
• And therefore, Whether we live or die, we are
  the Lord's Rom. 149.

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Hallowed Be Your NameTo God Be The Glory

• Because of Gods Glory We Trust His Providence In
  ALL Things.

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Hallowed Be Your NameTo God Be The Glory

• Loss In Being Wronged
• 1 Corinthians 67 Now therefore, it is already
  an utter failure for you that you go to law
  against one another. Why do you not rather accept
  wrong? Why do you not rather let yourselves be
  cheated?
• unfair criticismundue irritationunloving
  treatmentunwise choices

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Hallowed Be Your NameTo God Be The Glory

• Application 1 To reprove us for how little we
  are concerned for Gods glory.
• Application 2 To exhort us to be content with
  our loss so that Gods name may be glorified.
• Application 3 To remind us to use our
  blessings, once we have received them, for Gods
  glory.

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Hallowed Be Your NameTo God Be The Glory

• Luke 169
• And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by
  means of the mammon of unrighteousness, so that
  when it fails, they will receive you into the
  eternal dwellings.

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An Exhortation To Pray

• As we progress in our study and consider the
  majestic greatness of God, His love that passes
  understanding, His readiness to hear our
  petitions and His infinite power which enables
  Him to answer them, why should it be necessary to
  urge people to continue steadfastly in prayer?
• Add to this mans weakness and constant need for
  divine help in meeting the problems of life, it
  becomes all the more difficult to understand our
  neglect of this marvelous privilege and power. .
  . .

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An Exhortation To Pray

• Does it not then become a sin if we omit this
  great responsibility and essential to spiritual
  life and growth?
• Let each ask himself, Do I really pray? If the
  answer is no, from this moment make a change in
  this exercise of infinite value. Homer
  Hailey, Prayer and Providence, p. 14

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Have You Obeyed The Gospel?
Hear The Word (Rom. 1017) Believe That Jesus
is the Son of God (Acts 837) Repent of Your
Sins (Acts 238) Confess That Jesus is the Son
of God (Acts 837) Be Baptized for Forgiveness
of Sins (Acts 238) Live Faithfully Until You
Die (Rev. 210)