UNLOCKING THE POWER OF PRAYER (2 OF 3)
Scripture: Luke 11:9-10
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Title: Unlocking the Power of Prayer (2 of 3)
Series Name: Prayer and Spiritual Warfare
Author: Dr. David Ireland, Ph.D.
Text: Luke 11:9-10
1.0 Prayer is Making a Request of God.
1.1 Jesus taught much about prayer.
A) Everyone has an opinion about prayer as they do about politics, race relations, marriage, and making money.
Christopher Hichens, a prominent atheist said, "The notion of a selective God who chooses which prayers to answer and which to ignore has led many to abandon the belief in the efficacy of prayer."
1. His observation is not a weakness in the power of prayer. Rather, it means there are rules to prayer that we must learn.
2. Opinions and expertise are different. Prayer is simple to perform but takes effort and learning to obtain mastery.
i. Jesus taught that a proper ambition and motive is a requirement to answered prayer (Mt. 6:6).
ii. Prayer requires alignment to the will of God. For example, Jesus prayed: "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will" (Mt. 26:39).
iii. He reframed His prayer so it's answerable. He grounded it in the will of God and not His emotions, feelings, or the least painful choice.
3. Prayer is simple to perform but complex to master. Mastery involves faith.
i. Mastery involves practicing humility and dependence towards God.
ii. Mastery involves patience and understanding of God's timing.
Philip Yancey, popular Christian author writes, "Many have stopped believing in the power of prayer because they feel their petitions have gone unanswered, leading to a crisis of faith."
iii. Yet, we are not to give up on praying. "Men ought always to pray and never give up" (Luke 18:1).
Luke 11:9-10 (NIV)-9 So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be ...
Series Name: Prayer and Spiritual Warfare
Author: Dr. David Ireland, Ph.D.
Text: Luke 11:9-10
1.0 Prayer is Making a Request of God.
1.1 Jesus taught much about prayer.
A) Everyone has an opinion about prayer as they do about politics, race relations, marriage, and making money.
Christopher Hichens, a prominent atheist said, "The notion of a selective God who chooses which prayers to answer and which to ignore has led many to abandon the belief in the efficacy of prayer."
1. His observation is not a weakness in the power of prayer. Rather, it means there are rules to prayer that we must learn.
2. Opinions and expertise are different. Prayer is simple to perform but takes effort and learning to obtain mastery.
i. Jesus taught that a proper ambition and motive is a requirement to answered prayer (Mt. 6:6).
ii. Prayer requires alignment to the will of God. For example, Jesus prayed: "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will" (Mt. 26:39).
iii. He reframed His prayer so it's answerable. He grounded it in the will of God and not His emotions, feelings, or the least painful choice.
3. Prayer is simple to perform but complex to master. Mastery involves faith.
i. Mastery involves practicing humility and dependence towards God.
ii. Mastery involves patience and understanding of God's timing.
Philip Yancey, popular Christian author writes, "Many have stopped believing in the power of prayer because they feel their petitions have gone unanswered, leading to a crisis of faith."
iii. Yet, we are not to give up on praying. "Men ought always to pray and never give up" (Luke 18:1).
Luke 11:9-10 (NIV)-9 So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be ...
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