The Divine Journey of Prayer
“In the spring of the divine life, the beautiful blossom-
time of piety, Christians may be able to pray with fluency
and fervor, unembarrassed by want of words, thoughts,
and feelings of a certain kind. But that happy stage soon
passes, and is succeeded by one in which prayer often
becomes a helpless struggle, an inarticulate groan, a
silent, distressed, despondent waiting on God, on the
part of men who are tempted to doubt whether God be
indeed the hearer of prayer, whether prayer be not
altogether idle and useless.”
- Alexander Balmain Bruce
1
) Private
1) Private
Key Point #1
Some are uncomfortable praying in public
because they are unfamiliar with praying in
private.
“If great results are to come they will be accompanied by the
prayers of many; nay, the brightest days of all will never come
except by the unanimous prayer of the entire church.”
-Charles H. Spurgeon
2) Corporate
Key Point #2
Midtown Baptist Temple will die if we fail to
“pray”
that God would help us to continue to
make disciples.
3) Unselfish
Prayer that focuses on others
•
One another - James 5:15
•
Spiritual leaders - Col 4:3
•
The sick - James 5:14-15
•
Political leaders - 1 Tim 2:1-3
•
Our enemies - Mat 5:44
•
Israel - Psalm 122:6
•
All men - 1 Tim 2:1
3) Unselfish
Prayer that focuses on God
Mat 6:9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our
Father which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy
name
. 10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in
earth, as [it is] in heaven.
•
His Glorification
3) Unselfish
Prayer that focuses on God
Mat 6:9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our
Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy
name. 10
Thy kingdom come
. Thy will be done in
earth, as [it is] in heaven.
•
His Glorification
•
His Kingdom
3) Unselfish
Prayer that focuses on God
Mat 6:9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our
Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy
name. 10 Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done in
earth, as [it is] in heaven.
•
His Glorification
•
His Kingdom
•
His Will
3) Unselfish
Key Point #3
Prayer is the displacement
of our agenda for the sake of others
and the will of our Father.
4) Frequent
Eph 6:18
Praying always
with all prayer and
supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto
with all perseverance and supplication for all
saints;
Col 1:3 We give thanks to God and the Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ,
praying always
for you,
4) Frequent
1Th 5:17 Pray without ceasing.
4) Frequent
1Th 5:17 Pray without ceasing.
•
Dependence - Ps 62:88; Lam 2:19
4) Frequent
1Th 5:17 Pray without ceasing.
•
Dependence - Ps 62:88; Lam 2:19
•
Repetition – Rom 1:9
4) Frequent
1Th 5:17 Pray without ceasing.
•
Dependence - Ps 62:88; Lam 2:19
•
Repetition – Rom 1:9
•
Discipline – Luk 18:1-9
4) Frequent
Key Point #4
Prayer is the collision of
our helpless cry,
our busy life,
and our empathetic God.
5) Faithful
Heb 11:6 But without faith [it is] impossible to
please [him]: for he that cometh to God must
believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder
of them that diligently seek him.
5) Faithful
Jas 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask
of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and
upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
6
But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For
he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea
driven with the wind and tossed.
5) Faithful
Key Point #5
Prayer is the belief that
God has the capacity
to do the impossible
and improbable.
Journey through the phases of private and corporate prayer, understanding the importance of unselfish prayers focusing on others and God's will. Explore the challenges and significance of prayer in different contexts.
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1) Private In the spring of the divine life, the beautiful blossom- time of piety, Christians may be able to pray with fluency and fervor, unembarrassed by want of words, thoughts, and feelings of a certain kind. But that happy stage soon passes, and is succeeded by one in which prayer often becomes a helpless struggle, an inarticulate groan, a silent, distressed, despondent waiting on God, on the part of men who are tempted to doubt whether God be indeed the hearer of prayer, whether prayer be not altogether idle and useless.
1) Private Key Point #1 Some are uncomfortable praying in public because they are unfamiliar with praying in private.
2) Corporate If great results are to come they will be accompanied by the prayers of many; nay, the brightest days of all will never come except by the unanimous prayer of the entire church. -Charles H. Spurgeon Key Point #2 Midtown Baptist Temple will die if we fail to
3) Unselfish Prayer that focuses on others One another - James 5:15 Spiritual leaders - Col 4:3 The sick - James 5:14-15 Political leaders - 1 Tim 2:1-3 Our enemies - Mat 5:44 Israel - Psalm 122:6 All men - 1 Tim 2:1
3) Unselfish Prayer that focuses on God Mat 6:9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as [it is] in heaven. His Glorification
3) Unselfish Prayer that focuses on God Mat 6:9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as [it is] in heaven. His Glorification His Kingdom
3) Unselfish Prayer that focuses on God Mat 6:9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as [it is] in heaven. His Glorification His Kingdom His Will
Key Point #3 Prayer is the displacement of our agenda for the sake of others and the will of our Father.
4) Frequent Eph 6:18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; Col 1:3 We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
4) Frequent 1Th 5:17 Pray without ceasing.
4) Frequent 1Th 5:17 Pray without ceasing. Dependence - Ps 62:88; Lam 2:19
4) Frequent 1Th 5:17 Pray without ceasing. Dependence - Ps 62:88; Lam 2:19 Repetition Rom 1:9
4) Frequent 1Th 5:17 Pray without ceasing. Dependence - Ps 62:88; Lam 2:19 Repetition Rom 1:9 Discipline Luk 18:1-9
Key Point #4 Prayer is the collision of our helpless cry, our busy life, and our empathetic God.
5) Faithful Heb 11:6 But without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
5) Faithful Jas 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. 6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
Key Point #5 Prayer is the belief that God has the capacity to do the impossible and improbable.
