The Lord's Model Prayer - Part 1 - CrossCulture Inductive Bible Study Series

Reflections: How did Christ structure his model prayer?

What are basic elements?

Matthew 6:5-15  (Luke 11:1-4)

·         Adoration – Praise and Worship v.9
·         Submission to God and His Lordship v.10
·         Dependence upon God ***** v.11
·         Confession and cleansing as a reward for Repentance and Action v.12
·         Supplication for Guidance v.13a
·         Supplication for Deliverance  v.13b
Emphasis: Physical or Spiritual?

Prayers that God answered:

·         Hezekiah: Isaiah 38:3
·         Peter: Matthew 14:30
·         Elijah: James 5:17-18
·         The Church: Acts 12:5
·         Canaanite Woman: Matthew 15:21-28
·         Daniel: Daniel 2:17-19
·         Caveat: 1 Samuel 8
·         David: Psalm 27:4 “ONE thing…”
·         King Solomon: 2 Chronicles 1:7-12

  

The Lord’s Model Prayer: Matthew 6:5-15

Quotes from or by Philip De Courcy

·         Luke 11:2 - There is value in praying back to God His own Word. Start by praying the Psalms as your own.
·         We make prayer an oxygen mask instead of our breath of life
·         The Lord’s prayer is becoming the Hail Mary of Protestants
·         The Spiritual level of a church is determined by the attendance of Prayer meetings
·         Luke 11:2 – There is a place for praying Scripture back to God
·         In Matthew – Christ says “in this manner, pray”
·         Victory is accomplished behind closed doors, after that it’s just mopping up operations
·         Prayerless churches are powerless churches
·         Prayerless Christians are powerless Christians
·         Prayer is work. Prayer is THE work.
·         We can do more once we’ve prayed but we cannot do more until we’ve prayed
·         “What we do  for the Lord is entirely dependent on what we receive from the Lord
·         What we receive from the Lord is dependent on what we are in the Lord
·         What we are in the Lord is dependent on the time we spend with the Lord.”
·         “God does nothing but by prayer and everything with it” John Wesley
·         “Every movement of God can be traced to a kneeling figure” – D. L. Moody
·         Saying Prayers is like talking. Praying to God is communication. All Christians pray but not all Christians are good at prayer.

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