Pray to Your Father (Luke 11:1-13)

Pray to Your Father (Luke 11:1-13) Pray to Your Sovereign Father (1-4)

Pray to Your Father (Luke 11:1-13) Pray to Your Sovereign Father (1-4) We need a proper view of the Father.

Pray to Your Father (Luke 11:1-13) Pray to Your Sovereign Father (1-4) We need a proper view of the Father. We need the Father’s reign.

Pray to Your Father (Luke 11:1-13) Pray to Your Sovereign Father (1-4) We need a proper view of the Father. We need the Father’s reign. We need the Father’s provision.

Pray to Your Father (Luke 11:1-13) Pray to Your Sovereign Father (1-4) We need a proper view of the Father. We need the Father’s reign. We need the Father’s provision. We need the Father’s protection: from punishment, from bitterness, and from temptation.

Pray to Your Father (Luke 11:1-13) Pray to Your Sovereign Father (1-4) Pray to Your Caring Father (5-13)

Pray to Your Father (Luke 11:1-13) Pray to Your Sovereign Father (1-4) Pray to Your Caring Father Be persistent: He is listening! (5-10)

Pray to Your Father (Luke 11:1-13) Pray to Your Sovereign Father (1-4) Pray to Your Caring Father Be persistent: He is listening! (5-10) Be hopeful: He is good! (11-13)

“Were it not for the work of the Holy Spirit there would be no gospel, no faith, no church, no Christianity in the world at all.” (Packer, p. 69) He bears witness of Christ and glorifies Him (John 15:26; 16:14-15). He is sent by Christ as another counselor/helper/advocate (John 14:16-17). He unifies (Eph 4:3; Phil 2:1-2), guides (Acts 20:28), and builds up (Acts 9:31) the church. Imparts spiritual life to spiritually dead individuals (John 3:3-8). Indwells believers permanently (1 Cor 3:16) and seals them with divine ownership and eternal security (Eph 1:13), being the guarantee of their inheritance in Christ (Eph 1:14). Assures believers of their status as God’s children (Rom 8:16). Sanctifies believers, setting them apart from sin and toward godliness (2 Thess 2:13; 2 Cor 3:18). Illuminates believers’ minds to understand the significance of Scripture (1 Cor 2:14; 1 John 2:27). Fills (controls) believers as they submit to his Word (Eph 5:18; Col 3:16). Intercedes for believers as they pray (Rom 8:26; Eph 2:18). Empowers believers to witness (Acts 1:8). Imparts spiritual gifts to believers (1 Cor 12:11). Leads believers in righteousness (Rom 8:14; 14:17) and produces fruit in their lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control (Gal 5:22-23).

Living It Out: Commit to pray according to Christ’s pattern for the next seven days. Join the church family this Tuesday evening for an hour of prayer (7-8pm). Receive weekly prayer requests from the church family: text Pray to 734.732.4900.