Sermons from Good News: a call for prayer.

Church 3/16/2024

Offertory scripture:

Giving, like praise and worship, is ministering to the Lord. It’s a pleasure to honor God.

2 Corinthians 9:8

And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.

Sermon message:

Thesis: a call for prayer.

Fourteen days of prayer leading up to resurrection Sunday.

John the Baptist prayed. Jesus called John the most powerful man born of a woman. (Aside from Jesus)

Luke 11:1

Now it came to pass, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, that one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.”

Jesus prayed too.

He taught us what we call the Lord’s Prayer. The point is to pay attention to the structure of the prayer.

Some pointers:

Point #1: God wants me to call Him Father.

Refer to and address Him as “My Father“ and “our Father“.

Matthew 6:9

In this manner, therefore, pray:

Our Father in heaven,

Hallowed be Your name.

Point #2: God’s Name tells me who He is to me.

God is my righteousness. God is my Peace. God is my Provider. And so on.

God says “I AM.”

Point #3: God knows what is best for me.

Matthew 6:10

Your kingdom come.

Your will be done

On earth as it is in heaven.

Point #4: God is able to meet my daily needs.

Matthew 6:11

Give us this day our daily bread.

Point #5: God enables me to forgive others and forgive myself.

Matthew 6:12

And forgive us our debts,

As we forgive our debtors.

Point #6: God leads me and protects me.

Matthew 6:13A

And do not lead us into temptation,

But deliver us from the evil one.

The statement “lead me not into temptation” is a statement of faith.

Point #7: God’s kingdom, power, and glory are forever.

Matthew 6:13B

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

Some kingdoms will rise, and others will fall; but God’s kingdom is forever.