The Privilege of Prayer


LIBERTY CHURCH of CHRIST

09/27/20 Lk 11:1-4

Family Memory verse for week beginning 09/27/20


John 14:2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

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The Privilege of Prayer

1) Prayers need to be PRECISE (L.J.).

1Jo 5:14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he hears us:
15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

Jas 5:16 Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.

Php 4:6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;

2) Prayers need to be PERSONAL (L.J.).

Mt 6:9 in this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.
10 Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven.

Joh 14:3 "And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

14 If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.

Mt 6:5 And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.

6 "But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

1 Samuel 1:9 So Hannah arose after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat by the doorpost of the tabernacle of the LORD.
10 And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the LORD and wept in anguish.
11 Then she made a vow and said, "O LORD of hosts, if You will indeed look on the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, and not forget Your maidservant, but will give Your maidservant a male child, then I will give him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall come upon his head."

Mt 26:39 He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, "O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will."

3) Prayers need to be POSITIVE (L.J.).

Jeremiah 29:12 Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.

2Chronicles 7:14 if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

Proverbs 15:29 The LORD is far from the wicked, But He hears the prayer of the righteous.

1Ti 2:8 I desire therefore that the men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting;

4) Prayers need to be POWERFUL (L.J.).

Eph 3:20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ASK or think, according to the power that works in us,
21 to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

5) Prayers need to be PERSISTENT (L.J.).

Luke 18:1 Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart,

2 saying: "There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God nor regard man.

3 "Now there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, 'Get justice for me from my adversary.'

Lu 18:4 "And he would not for a while; but afterward he said within himself, 'Though I do not fear God nor regard man,
5 'yet because this widow troubles me I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.'"
6 Then the Lord said, "Hear what the unjust judge said.
7 "And shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them?

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The PRIVILEGE of prAYER

• PRECISE
• PERSONAL
• POSITIVE
• POWERFUL
• PERSISTENT

BECOME A CHRISTIAN

Hear Him (Romans 10:17)
Believe Him (Mark 16:16)
Repent Of Sins Against Him (Acts 2:38)
Confess Him (Acts 8:37)
Be Baptized Into Him (Romans 6:3)

After baptism, Live For Him
(Galatians 2:20)

OR confess public sin

OR seek prayers of the church

BECOME A CHRISTIAN

Hear Him (Romans 10:17)
Believe Him (Mark 16:16)
Repent Of Sins Against Him (Acts 2:38)
Confess Him (Acts 8:37)
Be Baptized Into Him (Romans 6:3)
After baptism, Live For Him (Galatians 2:20)

OR confess public sin
OR seek prayers of the church

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