Sermon: Deeper Prayer (2)
Series: A Change Of Heart
Author: Jeff Strite
Text: Matthew 6:5-15
(Play video of children: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlBK97Q4Ae8 - timestamp .12 thru .39)
Jesus prayed a lot. According to one researcher, there are 17 times in the Gospels tell us He prayed. Among those 17 times, we see that Jesus prayed... Before He chose His 12 disciples. (Luke 6:12-13); He prayed before healing the crowds. (Mark 1:35); before feeding the 5,000. (Mark 6:41); before healing the man who was deaf and mute. (Mark 7:34); before bringing Lazarus back to life. (John 11:41-43); He prayed early in the Morning (Mark 1:35); He prayed late at Night (Luke 6:12); Jesus prayed before the cross. (Luke 22:39-42); And He prayed ON the cross. (Luke 23:34); And now He's in heaven - where Heb 7:25 says that He constantly interceding for us. (Bruce A. Shields DD; with some modification)
His disciples couldn't help but notice how much time Jesus spent in prayer, and so Luke 11:1 we're told that when He finished praying, "one of his disciples said to him, 'Lord, teach us to pray...'" And - of course - He does. And when Jesus taught His disciples this prayer, He wasn't trying to put words in their mouths. He was teaching them what MAKES a prayer a prayer!
When I was a kid, our church repeated this Lord's Prayer every Sunday and I'd like you to repeat it with me now: "Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the Kingdom, and the power, and glory forever. Amen."
As I was working on this sermon a question came into my mind: Why would that disciple ask Jesus to teach him how to pray? Doesn't he know how? You'd think that praying would be as natural as breathing.
(PAUSE) Well... I have a theory about that. My theory is, tha ...
Series: A Change Of Heart
Author: Jeff Strite
Text: Matthew 6:5-15
(Play video of children: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlBK97Q4Ae8 - timestamp .12 thru .39)
Jesus prayed a lot. According to one researcher, there are 17 times in the Gospels tell us He prayed. Among those 17 times, we see that Jesus prayed... Before He chose His 12 disciples. (Luke 6:12-13); He prayed before healing the crowds. (Mark 1:35); before feeding the 5,000. (Mark 6:41); before healing the man who was deaf and mute. (Mark 7:34); before bringing Lazarus back to life. (John 11:41-43); He prayed early in the Morning (Mark 1:35); He prayed late at Night (Luke 6:12); Jesus prayed before the cross. (Luke 22:39-42); And He prayed ON the cross. (Luke 23:34); And now He's in heaven - where Heb 7:25 says that He constantly interceding for us. (Bruce A. Shields DD; with some modification)
His disciples couldn't help but notice how much time Jesus spent in prayer, and so Luke 11:1 we're told that when He finished praying, "one of his disciples said to him, 'Lord, teach us to pray...'" And - of course - He does. And when Jesus taught His disciples this prayer, He wasn't trying to put words in their mouths. He was teaching them what MAKES a prayer a prayer!
When I was a kid, our church repeated this Lord's Prayer every Sunday and I'd like you to repeat it with me now: "Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the Kingdom, and the power, and glory forever. Amen."
As I was working on this sermon a question came into my mind: Why would that disciple ask Jesus to teach him how to pray? Doesn't he know how? You'd think that praying would be as natural as breathing.
(PAUSE) Well... I have a theory about that. My theory is, tha ...
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