2. We love to Communicate Twitter 140 million active users
340 million tweets per day

3. We love to Communicate
Twitter
Facebook
800 million users

4. We love to Communicate Twitter Facebook Text messages
7 trillion sent in 2011
Teens send ~80 per day

5. We love to Communicate How do we communicate with God? Prayer
Do we need training on this?
Luke 11- Disciples asked, Lord teach us to pray
Matt 6- Jesus corrects the religious practices he saw, including prayer

6. We love to Communicate
How do we communicate with God? Prayer
Do we need training on this?
Luke 11- Disciples asked, Lord teach us to pray
Matt 6- Jesus corrects the religious practices he saw, including prayer
John Stott “The entire formula is less concerned with the proper protocol in approaching (God) than…to establish within the believer the right frame of mind”

7. The Lord’s Prayer- Matthew 6.5-5-13
Think about God
Perspective of God- v5-9
Don’t make it a show- v5
Don’t try to twist God’s arm into action- v7

8. The Lord’s Prayer- Matthew 6.5-5-13
Think about God
Perspective of God- v5-9
See Him as a loving Father- v6, 8, 9

9. The Lord’s Prayer- Matthew 6.5-5-13
Think about God
Perspective of God- v5-9
Priorities of God- v9-10
King, Kingdom, Rule

10. The Lord’s Prayer- Matthew 6.5-5-13
Think about God
Perspective of God- v5-9
Priorities of God- v9-10
What are we asking for?
His Kingdom to Come Physically… soon
His Kingdom to Rule Spiritually… now

11. The Lord’s Prayer- Matthew 6.5-5-13
Think about God
Align yourself with Him
Bring Him our Needs- v11
Bring Him our Sin- v12
Bring Him our Struggles- v13

12. C.S. Lewis: Mere Christianity
One of the things that surprised me when I first read the New Testament seriously was that it talked so much bout a Dark Power in the Universe—a mighty evil spirit who held the Power behind death and disease, and sin….Christianity thinks this Dark Power was created by God, and was good when he was created, and went wrong.

13. C.S. Lewis- Enemy occupied territory
Enemy-occupied territory—that is what this world is. Christianity is the story of how the rightful King has landed, you might say landed in disguise, and is calling us all to take part in a great campaign of sabotage.
When you go to church you are really listening-in to the secret wireless from our friends: that is why the enemy is so anxious to prevent us from going…

14. The Lord’s Prayer- Matthew 6.5-5-13
Application: Practice Prayer
Pick a Place
Pick a Time
Be Consistent