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A Time To Pray

A Time To Pray. Jon Wright 2 nd July 2006. A prayer template: Matt 6:9-13 (NIV). Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name, Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

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A Time To Pray

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  1. A Time To Pray Jon Wright 2nd July 2006

  2. A prayer template: Matt 6:9-13 (NIV) • Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name, • Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. • Give us today our daily bread. • Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. • And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

  3. The Lords Prayer is a Model • The Lords prayer is often now elevated beyond its function as a model • It starts by addressing God as Father, other titles used for prayer have been Lord, Master, Daddy • It then sets Gods order as highest priority and recognizes that the physical and spiritual realms are linked • It considers our physical & spiritual needs • It considers others spiritual needs • It asks for guidance

  4. How can we pray? • Alone (Matt 6-5-6) • In a group (Matt 18:19-20 - where 2 or 3 come in My name) Acts has lots of examples • Sitting (1 Chron 17:16-27 David sat and prayed) • Standing (Neh 9:5) • Kneeling (1 Kings 8:54 Solomon kneeled) • With uplifted arms (1 Tim 2:8) • While bowing (Exo 34:8 Moses bowed) • Face down (Joshua 7:6)

  5. How often should we pray? • At set times (Daniel 6:10) - 3x a day • All night (Lk 6:12 - Jesus prayed all night) • When facing trying times (Acts 16:25 - Paul/Silas), Neh 2:4-5 • Unceasingly 1 Th 5:17 (pray continually) • We can pray for Nation, nonbelievers, the sick, the poor and oppressed, self, family, church, community • And don’t forget to spend time listening for Gods’ reply - it’s bidirectional communication

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