Fundamentals of the Faith Lesson 10 Avenues of Worship: Prayer Acts 2:41-42

Prayers must be sincere. You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures. James 4:3 Prayers must be sincere.

Prayers can be petitions & supplications A petition can be defined as “an earnest request” Yet you do not have because you do not ask. James 4:2b Prayers can be petitions & supplications

Prayers should can be pleading & intercessions. Intercessory – prayer, petition, or entreaty in favor of another Prayers should can be pleading & intercessions.

Prayers should can be pleading & intercessions. For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; Colossians 1:9 Prayers should can be pleading & intercessions.

Prayers can be gratitude & thanksgiving. Gratitude & thanksgiving should be a daily part of the Christian life. And He took the seven loaves and the fish and gave thanks, broke them and gave them to His disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitude. Matthew 15:36 Prayers can be gratitude & thanksgiving.

Pray with understanding Understanding what we are praying for, is it important? Why? What is the conclusion then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will also pray with the understanding. I will sing with the spirit, and I will also sing with the understanding. 1 Corinthians 14:15 Pray with understanding

Content of prayers in Worship Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you. 23 For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and bound by iniquity.” 24 Then Simon answered and said, “Pray to the Lord for me, that none of the things which you have spoken may come upon me.” Acts 8:22-24 Content of prayers in Worship

Content of prayers in Worship 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. James 5:16 Content of prayers in Worship

Content of prayers in Worship Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. James 5:14 Content of prayers in Worship

Content of prayers in Worship And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. Matthew 6:13 Content of prayers in Worship

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

Content of prayers in Worship Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:10b Content of prayers in Worship

Content of prayers in Worship 1. In our prayers in worship we pray with God’s people not for God’s people. 2. We should remember we are “leading” the prayer. Thus, we say “we pray” not “I pray” Content of prayers in Worship

Conclusion God will answer our prayers if we pray in faith. And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.” Matthew 21:22 Conclusion

We should pray intensely, that is we pray with purpose. Conclusion

“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. 9 Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Conclusion

10 Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent? 11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him! Matthew 7:7-11 Conclusion