1 Timothy 2:1-8 – “I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. For there is one

God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time. Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity. I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.”

Key Verse: I Timothy 3:15 – “But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.”

I.The Prescription for Prayer – v.1 1.Supplication: This kind of prayer emphasizes personal need 2.Prayer: The term is directed towards God with reverence or worship. 3.Intercession: Approaching with confidence / Free access to God 4.Giving of thanks: Attitude of gratitude, the act of praising God for what He has done

II.The People for Prayer – vs.1b-2 -“For all men” – All are encouraged to come to Him in prayer -The idea of praying for kings has a twofold purpose: 1.It is a specific way to pray for all men. The actions of a king affect society. 2.It reminds believers that He is sovereign. Our prayers affect decisions at the highest level.

III.The Purpose of Prayer – vs.2b-4 -Quiet: Free from outward disturbances -Peaceable: Inward tranquility -v.3 – “For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior” – Praying is always the right thing to do Luke 18:1 – “Men ought always to pray and never to faint”

III.The Purpose of Prayer – vs.2b-4 -v.3 – “For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior” – Praying is always the right thing to do Philippians 4:6 – “Be careful for nothing: but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God”

III.The Purpose of Prayer – vs.2b-4 -v.4 – “Who will have all men to be saved” – We need to pray for the souls of lost men

IV.The Provisions of Prayer – vs.5-7 -“For there is one God” – There is no other God beside Him Isaiah 43:11 – “I, even I, am the Lord: and beside me there is no Savior.”

IV.The Provisions of Prayer – vs.5-7 -“For there is one God” – There is no other God beside Him Isaiah 44:6 – “I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.”

IV.The Provisions of Prayer – vs.5-7 -“For there is one God” – There is no other God beside Him Isaiah 45:5 – “I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God beside me.”

IV.The Provisions of Prayer – vs.5-7 -“For there is one God” – There is no other God beside Him Isaiah 45:22 – “Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.”

IV.The Provisions of Prayer – vs.5-7 -v.5 – “One mediator between God and man” – Jesus Christ is that bridge between God and man John 14:6 – “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”

IV.The Provisions of Prayer – vs.5-7 -v.5 – “One mediator between God and man” – Jesus Christ is that bridge between God and man Acts 4:12 – “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under Heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.”

IV.The Provisions of Prayer – vs.5-7 -v. 6- “Gave Himself” – Calvary was no accident, no failure John 10:17,18 – “I lay down my life, that I might take it again. No man taaketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself, I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again.”

IV.The Provisions of Prayer – vs.5-7 -“A ransom” – He paid for our sin debt in full Romans 5:8 – “But God Commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”

IV.The Provisions of Prayer – vs.5-7 -“A ransom” – He paid for our sin debt in full I John 1:7 – “The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin.”

IV.The Provisions of Prayer – vs.5-7 -v.7 – “Whereunto I am ordained a preacher” – The primary purpose of any preacher is to preach the Gospel Mark 16:15 – “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.”

Acts 6:4 – “But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.”