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BASIC TRUTHS ABOUT
PRAYER
by brother bob
Mat 6:5-15
(TLB) EXAMINE YOUR MOTIVES WHEN YOU
PRAYER
{5}"And now about prayer.
When you pray, don't be
like the hypocrites
who pretend piety by
praying publicly on street corners
and in the
synagogues where everyone can see them.
Truly, that is all the
reward they will ever get.
EFFECTIVE PRAYER REQUIRES SOLITUDE
AND SUFFICIENT TIME
{6} But when
you pray, go away by yourself, all alone,
and shut the door behind
you and pray to your Father secretly,
and your Father, who knows
your secrets, will reward you.
GOD IS NOT IMPRESSED BY REPITITOUS
PRAYER
{7} "Don't
recite the same prayer over and over as the heathen do,
who think prayers are
answered only by repeating them again and again.
REMEMBER THAT GOD KNOWS YOUR THOUGHTS AND
NEEDS
{8} "Remember, your Father
knows exactly what you need
even before you ask him!
IT'S O.K. TO USE A PRAYER
LIST
{9a} "Pray along these
lines:
RECOGNIZE GOD'S HOLINESS AND
TRANSCENDANCE
{9b} 'Our Father in
heaven, we honor your holy name.
SEEK THE FULFILLMENT OF GOD'S MASTER PLAN
FIRST
{10a} We ask that your
kingdom will come now.
SEEK HIS WILL FOR YOUR
LIFE
{10b} May your will be
done here on earth, just as it is in heaven.
ACKNOWLEDGE GOD AS THE SOURCE OF YOUR
PROVISION
{11} Give us our food
again today, as usual,
CLEAR UP ANY UN-CONFESSED
SINS
{12a} and forgive us our
sins,
FORGIVE OTHERS SO YOU MAY BE
FORGIVEN
{12b} just as we have
forgiven those who have sinned against us.
ASK GOD TO KEEP YOU AWAY FROM TEMPTING
CIRCUMSTANCES
{13a} Don't bring us
into temptation,
ASK GOD FOR POWER TO RESIST SATAN'S
TRICKERY
{13b} but deliver us
from the Evil One.
REST IN THE ASSURANCE OF GOD'S
ANSWER
{13c} Amen.'
YOUR FORGIVENESS DEPENDS ON YOUR WILLINGNESS TO
FORGIVE OTHERS
{14} Your heavenly Father
will forgive you
if you forgive those who
sin against you;
{15} but if you refuse to
forgive them, he will not forgive you.
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ANSWERS TO PRAYER MAY
INVOLVE SUFFERING, TRUST AND OBEDIENCE
Heb 5:7-8 (TLB)
{7} Yet while Christ was here on
earth he pleaded with God,
praying with tears and agony of
soul
to the only one who would save
him from (premature) death.
And God heard his
prayers
because of his strong
desire to obey God at all times.
{8} And even
though Jesus was God's Son,
he had to learn from experience
what it was like
to obey when obeying meant
suffering.
PRAY AND REJOICE AT ALL TIMES
1 Th 5:16-18 (KJV) {16} Rejoice evermore.
{17} Pray without ceasing.
{18} In every thing give thanks:
for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning
you.
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