Week 3Week 3 Receiving God’s Love Receiving God’s Love

with My Spirit with My Spirit

The Habit of The Habit of

PrayerPrayer

Answers for page 26Answers for page 26

• Psalm 38:18Psalm 38:18– ConfessionConfession

• Hebrews 13:15Hebrews 13:15– PraisePraise

• Luke 11:3Luke 11:3– SupplicationSupplication

• Ephesians 5:20Ephesians 5:20– ThanksgivingThanksgiving

• James 5:16James 5:16– IntercessionIntercession

•Share your answers Share your answers from pp. 26-27from pp. 26-27

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MY GROWTH PLANMY GROWTH PLANThe Habit of PrayerThe Habit of Prayer

Why Pray?Why Pray?Two Views from each end of the Two Views from each end of the spectrumspectrum

• God is in God is in controlcontrol

• Everything is Everything is planned outplanned out

• Problem:Problem: Prayer seems Prayer seems pointlesspointless

• Resulting Resulting Attitude:Attitude: Stoic “grin-Stoic “grin-and-bear-it”and-bear-it”

• God needs God needs our our prayersprayers

• The future is The future is dependent dependent upon usupon us

• Problem:Problem: Prayer seems Prayer seems too powerfultoo powerful

• Resulting Resulting Attitude:Attitude: Flashy “name-Flashy “name-it-and-claim-it”it-and-claim-it”

Problem:Problem:Based on the

idea that prayer is about

ASKING FOR THINGS

Solution:Solution:Prayer is about

RELATIONSHIP

Four Types of Relationships Four Types of Relationships that we have with Godthat we have with God

Parent/Child

Mentor/Apprentice

Friend/Friend

Lover/Lover

Small Group Discussion:Small Group Discussion: Compare and Compare and Contrast the nature of conversation in each of Contrast the nature of conversation in each of these relationshipsthese relationships

How to PrayHow to Pray

Matthew 6:5-15Matthew 6:5-15

You can take notes on page You can take notes on page 2222

Two Skewed Attitudes Two Skewed Attitudes (vv. 5-8)(vv. 5-8)

•Will People Look at me? (vv. Will People Look at me? (vv. 5-6)5-6)

•Will God Look at me? (vv. 7-Will God Look at me? (vv. 7-8)8)

Four P’s in the Lord’s Four P’s in the Lord’s PrayerPrayer• PrioritiesPriorities (vv. 9-10) (vv. 9-10)

– Question: Question: When do people usually When do people usually pray, and what do they ask?pray, and what do they ask?

– YourYour Name Name– YourYour Kingdom Kingdom– YourYour Will Will

• ProvisionProvision (v. 11) (v. 11)– Daily Bread (Proverbs 30:8-9)Daily Bread (Proverbs 30:8-9)

Four P’s in the Lord’s Four P’s in the Lord’s PrayerPrayer• Pardon Pardon (v. 12)(v. 12)

– Forgiveness from GodForgiveness from God– Based onBased on our forgiveness toward others our forgiveness toward others– Question:Question: if we are under Grace, then if we are under Grace, then

why do we need to ask for God’s why do we need to ask for God’s forgiveness?forgiveness?

• Protection Protection (v. 13)(v. 13)– From temptationFrom temptation– evil evil = spoiled or worthless= spoiled or worthless

The Key to RelationshipsThe Key to Relationships (vv. (vv.

14-15)14-15)

ForgivenessForgiveness An unforgiving heart blocks your An unforgiving heart blocks your

ability to receive God’s love and ability to receive God’s love and overflow it to others.overflow it to others.

A simple plan for A simple plan for ACTSACTS of of prayerprayer

AAdorationdorationGod, you’re awesomeGod, you’re awesome

CConfessiononfessionplease forgive me and clean my heartplease forgive me and clean my heart

TThanksgivinghanksgivingthanks for all you have donethanks for all you have done

SSupplicationupplicationhelp othershelp othersgive me daily breadgive me daily bread

•Discuss question #3 on Discuss question #3 on p. 32p. 32

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Homework for Next Homework for Next WeekWeek

• Take the Take the Sacred Pathways TestSacred Pathways Test online. online.

• Find a link on the SPIRIT page at Find a link on the SPIRIT page at vibblespace.comvibblespace.com

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