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Jesus Teaches Us to Pray. Luke 22:39 And He came out and proceeded as was His custom to the Mount of Olives; and the disciples also followed Him. Jesus Teaches Us to Pray:. Regularly. Luke 22:39 And He came out and proceeded
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Luke 22:39 And He came out and proceeded as was His custom to the Mount of Olives; and the disciples also followed Him.
Jesus Teaches Us to Pray: Regularly
Luke 22:39 And He came out and proceeded as was His custom to the Mount of Olives; and the disciples also followed Him.
Matthew 6:7 NLT “When you pray, don’t babble on and on as people of other religions do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and again.
God wants us to pray to Him with purpose in mind Even if our purpose is to merely share our heart with Him or to fellowship with Him
Jesus Teaches Us to Pray: Purposefully (purpose-fi- ly) Privately
Luke 22:41 And He withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and He knelt down and began to pray,
But, it is time that we spend time alone with God in prayer and in His Word that most radically strengthens our love relationship with Him
Jesus Teaches Us to Pray: Yieldingly
Luke 22:42 saying, “Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but Yours be done.”
Jesus Teaches Us to Pray: Fervently
Luke 22:43-44 43 Now an angel from heaven appeared to Him, strengthening Him.
Luke 22:43-44 And being in agony He was praying very fervently; and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down upon the ground.
Jesus Teaches Us to Pray: Even if we don’t feel like praying
Luke 22:45-46 45 When He rose from prayer, He came to the disciples and found them sleeping from sorrow,
Luke 22:45-46 46 and said to them,“Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you may not enter into temptation.”
Jesus Teaches Us to Pray: • Regulary • Purposefully • Privately • Yieldingly • Fervently • Even if don’t feel like praying