How and Why do I Pray?

Jesus said… (Matthew 6:6)

How and Why do I Pray? Jesus said… (Matthew 6:6) “But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what's done in secret, will reward you.”

How and Why do I Pray? Jesus said… (Matthew 6:6) “But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what's done in secret, will reward you.”

How and Why do I Pray? Jesus said… (Matthew 6:6) “But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what's done in secret, will reward you.”

How and Why do I Pray? Ephesians 2, verse 18, ‘through him [through Jesus] we both [Jews and Gentiles] have access to the Father by one Spirit’.

How and Why do I Pray? Jesus said… (Matthew 6:6) “But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what's done in secret, will reward you.”

How and Why do I Pray? Psalm 139:1-3 You have searched me and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.

How and Why do I Pray? Jesus said… (Matthew 6:6): “But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what's done in secret, will reward you.”

Why Pray?

Jesus prayed

Why Pray? Jesus prayed We are developing a relationship

Why Pray? Jesus prayed We are developing a relationship There are Rewards & Results

Why Pray? Jesus prayed We are developing a relationship There are Rewards & Results ‘Don’t be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God, and the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.’ Philippians 4:6

Does God Always Answer Prayer?

Matthew 7:7-8

Does God Always Answer Prayer? Matthew 7:7-8 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.”

Does God Always Answer Prayer? Matthew 7:7-8 Blockage “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.”

Does God Always Answer Prayer? Matthew 7:7-8 Blockage He always answers “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.”

Does God Always Answer Prayer? Matthew 7:7-8 Blockage He always answers “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.”

Does God Always Answer Prayer? Matthew 7:7-8 BlockageNo He always answersWait Yes “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.”

When Should We Pray?

Always

When Should We Pray? Always Alone

When Should We Pray? Always Alone With Others

How Do We Pray?

Model – The Lord’s Prayer

How Do We Pray? Model – The Lord’s Prayer Matthew 6:10-14 Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

How Do We Pray? Model – The Lord’s Prayer Matthew 6:10-14 Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

How Do We Pray? Model – The Lord’s Prayer Matthew 6:10-14 Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

How Do We Pray? Model – The Lord’s Prayer Matthew 6:10-14 Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

How Do We Pray? Model – The Lord’s Prayer Matthew 6:10-14 Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

How Do We Pray? Model – The Lord’s Prayer Matthew 6:10-14 Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

How Do We Pray? Model – The Lord’s Prayer Matthew 6:10-14 Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.