“BIBLICAL PRAYER”
Notes
Transcript
INTRO:
“We focus more on our next meal than we do hearing from our creator.”
Fasting breaks habits (Food, Entertainment, Sinful, Business) that detour us from knowing God the way He wants us to know Him.
You wont miss the things you desire now, once God’s priorities are established
Right now you think that you can’t live without…
You think that this is the most important thing in your life… (Ex. Ken with Baseball)
You will have a new level of understanding and your will, will begin to line up with God’s Will.
“When you pray, don’t be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. I tell you the truth, that is all the reward they will ever get.
Expressive in private, expressive in public; reserved in private, reserved in public.
Avoid doing something publically that you don’t do privately, just so you look good
After telling everyone good-bye, he went up into the hills by himself to pray.
Jesus was a man that prayed (Sometimes He prayed all night, He prayed before He walked on water, before He cast out demons, before He healed the sick)
Prayer Preceded Miracles
Like the disciples, Prayer is not something we do until we need the miracle.
Many don’t truly run after God until life is going bad?
Many don’t seek God until the miracle is necessary?
But Jesus often withdrew to the wilderness for prayer.
What does “withdraw for prayer” look like to you?
Jesus replied, “This kind can be cast out only by prayer.”
These come out only by prayer and fasting (included in original Greek)
There is an expectation that disciples should be able to cast out evil spirits that are afflicting people.
Once Jesus was in a certain place praying. As he finished, one of his disciples came to him and said, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
Jesus said, “This is how you should pray: “Father, may your name be kept holy. May your Kingdom come soon.
Give us each day the food we need,
and forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. And don’t let us yield to temptation.”
The disciples noticed that miracles followed Jesus’ isolated times of prayer and asked Him to teach them how to pray…
Instruction on how to pray
One day Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up.
“I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message.
Jesus prayed for those in His inner-circle
Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak!”
27 Verses later in this chapter Peter is denying his association with Jesus.
vs 44 Jesus goes away a third time and prays again. Jesus was successful in standing firm because of prayer.
Do you see the contrast???
Prayer is the sustainer of our soul
MESSAGE:
Dick Eastman - The Hour that Changes the World
1. Praise and Worship is an expression of admiration and
devotion to God.
Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name goes all the glory for your unfailing love and faithfulness.
2. Waiting on the Lord is an act of surrender to, and of love and
admiration for God, (often wordless worship).
The Lord of Heaven’s Armies is here among us; the God of Israel is our fortress. Interlude
3. Confession of sin and humiliation is an act of admitting my
sinfulness to God and of cleansing me as the Temple of God,
allowing me entrance into His presence.
Listen! The Lord’s arm is not too weak to save you, nor is his ear too deaf to hear you call.
It’s your sins that have cut you off from God. Because of your sins, he has turned away and will not listen anymore.
But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.
4. Praying Scripture is to feed myself spiritually and to pray
according to God's agenda and revelation.
5. Watching is a time of spiritual observation (perception), to be
on the look-out, to be spiritually aware of matters to pray for.
Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart.
6. Intercession is to pray for others, to concentrate on the needs
and distress of other people, to stand in the gap for someone
else.
I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them.
Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we can live peaceful and quiet lives marked by godliness and dignity.
7. Petition for your personal needs.
Give us today the food we need,
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.
8. Thanksgiving is a time to acknowledge our appreciation to the Lord
for His care and protection and for who He is.
Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.
9. Song is melodious praise and worship.
A psalm of thanksgiving.
Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth!
Worship the Lord with gladness. Come before him, singing with joy.
Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He made us, and we are his. We are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and praise his name.
For the Lord is good. His unfailing love continues forever, and his faithfulness continues to each generation.
• This is an act of worship and praise to God with spiritual songs.
• You can use existing songs or you can sing your own new
songs. You can start by taking parts of Scripture and change it
into songs.
• This is to express admiration, worship and glorification to God
through song.
10. Meditation means to reflect upon or examine a matter more
closely and to evaluate it spiritually.
Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers.
But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night.
Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do.
That is what leads to ultimate success. (Holistically, not $ or family, etc)
In what way is Christian meditation different from Eastern
meditation? In Eastern Meditation the focus is on a passive state
of mind and the aim is to "empty" your mind. To the Christian
meditation is an active process of evaluating, investigating,
(enquiry) and pondering, involving your whole mind and being,
while allowing the Holy Spirit and Scriptures to lead you.
Beware that Satan does not plant his thoughts in your mind. Also beware
of negative thoughts during this time.
11.Listening is a period in which you receive instruction from the
Lord and ask Him to reveal to you the things that He wants
you to notice and pay attention to.
Don’t make rash promises, and don’t be hasty in bringing matters before God. After all, God is in heaven, and you are here on earth. So let your words be few.
12. Worship is to exalt and glorify God. To tell Him that you know
who He is and to whom you are praying and that you trust Him
with your supplications.
Matthew 6:13 (NKJV)
“…For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
CONCLUSION:
Maybe your new to NLF and this is weird to you… The fact that your here tells me you are hungry to know more about God and His word.
This is in God’s word. We are obey by doing this. We have to overcome our natural senses that say this is silly and believe supernaturally that God exists and desires to hear us.
So let’s pray big because God is big
Inauguration of President Trump
Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land.
We have humbles ourselves LORD
Let’s approach these altars standing up and praying!
Begin to pray over one another.
Husbands and Wives.
