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2. The Proper Pattern of Prayer, Part 3 Matthew 6:11-15
God has given plenty of instructions about prayer, yet it is still the most misunderstood Christian discipline
Some approach prayer as “name it, claim it” - demanding of God and expecting

3. The Proper Pattern of Prayer, Part 3 Matthew 6:11-15
Many have no confidence in prayer and so follow religious rituals befitting pagan incantations
The characteristics of true righteousness are described in the Beatitudes - Matthew 5:3-16

4. The Proper Pattern of Prayer, Part 3 Matthew 6:11-15
Jesus corrected the self-righteous teaching of the religious hypocrites in Matthew 5:21-48
Jesus warns and instructs concerning acts of righteousness in Matthew 6:1-18

5. Proper Purpose & Practice of Prayer Matthew 6:5-8
The proper purpose of prayer is to communicate with God without concern for what people may think
The proper practice of prayer in based on believing God is real, He knows your needs and He cares for you

6. Proper Purpose & Practice of Prayer Matthew 6:5-8
Answers to Prayer:
No, not yet
No, I love you too much
Yes, I am glad you asked
Yes, here’s more

7. Proper Pattern of Prayer Matthew 6:9-15
Jesus teaches His disciples to pray using a model that is in sharp contrast to the Gentiles and Pharisees
God is the Creator to all, but the Father of only those redeemed and forgiven through Jesus Christ

8. Proper Pattern of Prayer Matthew 6:9-15
Our Heavenly Father is infinite in all His attributes and so never fails - He can be trusted completely
God is deity, we are His worshipers & so we give Him the highest reverence & honor in speech & actions

9. Proper Pattern of Prayer Matthew 6:9-15
True Christians long for that future day when Jesus will establish His kingdom on earth in its fullness
A Christian’s allegiance is to God for we are even now citizens of heaven and ambassadors of Christ

10. Proper Pattern of Prayer Matthew 6:9-15
The central focus and occupation of prayer is that God’s will be done on earth as it is in heaven
The righteous wants God’s will done completely, perfectly and without hesitation - pledging themselves to it

11. Praying for Your Needs Matthew 6:11-13
A change of focus in the prayer to the needs we have as humans and how to have those needs met

12. The Need for Sustenance Matthew 6:11
We seek from God the provisions necessary for daily life.
God is the source of every good thing we need - James 1:17; Psalm 65:9-14
God provides what we really need - not what we may want

13. The Need for Sustenance Matthew 6:11
God provides for the righteous, but He is not bound to provide for the unrighteous - Psalm 37
God wants you to be preoccupied with Him, not with the material things needed to live - Matthew 6:25-34

14. The Need for Sustenance Matthew 6:11
God meets needs through:
Your labor (Gen. 3:19; 1 Tim. 5:8),
His people (Eph. 4:8),
His sovereignty
Place your trust in God to provide and give Him thanks for what He gives Timothy 4:3-5

15. The Need for Forgiveness Matthew 6:12, 14-15
Man tries to remove his guilt by classing it as a psychological disease and by blaming others
Sin is serious having ramifications to yourself and others - and you cannot escape it on your own

16. The Need for Forgiveness Matthew 6:12, 14-15
Only in true Christianity is there forgiveness of sin - God can wipe it away and remember it no more
Forgiveness begins by humbly repenting of your sins and accepting Jesus’ redemption payment for you

17. The Need for Forgiveness Matthew 6:12, 14-15
Christians confess their sins to remain in a close relationship with God (1 John 1:9; Psalm 66:18)
Those who have been forgiven by God should respond with forgiveness to others - Matt. 6:14-15; 18:21-35

18. The Need for Forgiveness Matthew 6:12, 14-15
God will hold accountable those who are unwilling to forgive - James 2:13
Feelings of bitterness or resentment are good indicators there is an issue of unforgiveness

19. The Need for Deliverance Matthew 6:13
“Temptation” (peirasmovV) is neutral and can mean either a solicitation to evil or a testing.
God has no part in solicitation to evil - James 1:13
James 1:2-4 & Romans 5:3-8 state that trials and testing are causes for rejoicing because they bring maturity

20. The Need for Deliverance Matthew 6:13
The sense here is in agreement with Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane (Matt. 26) and 1 Cor. 10:13
We are to pray for what God has promised - provision, forgiveness, deliverance

21. The Need for Deliverance Matthew 6:13
Prayer is a safeguard against our own presumption and false sense of security
We ask to be spared the trial, but if God has us go through it, we pray deliverance to endure & grow in it

22. Doxology Matthew 6:13
This is a reflection of 1 Chronicles 29:11
Prayer is centered on God, not on us.
The righteous know that God is the source for our ever present needs for food, forgiveness and deliverance

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