1. Pray Through Pastor Dave Jansen August 25, 2019
Series: ASK: Ask Seek Knock

3. 1 Once Jesus was in a certain place praying
1 Once Jesus was in a certain place praying. As he finished, one of his disciples came to him and said, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
2 Jesus said, “This is how you should pray: “Father, may your name be kept holy. May your Kingdom come soon.
3 Give us each day… (cont’d)
--Luke 11:1-13 (NLT)

4. …the food we need, 4 and forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. And don’t let us yield to temptation.”
5 Then, teaching them more about prayer, he used this story: “Suppose you went to a friend’s house at midnight, wanting to borrow three loaves of bread. (cont’d)
--Luke 11:1-13 (NLT)

5. --Luke 11:1-13 (NLT) You say to him, 6 ‘A friend of mine
has just arrived for a visit, and I have nothing for him to eat.’ 7 And suppose he calls out from his bedroom, ‘Don’t bother me. The door is locked for the night, and my family and I are all in bed. I can’t help you.’ 8 But I tell you this—though he won’t do it for friendship’s sake… (cont’d)
--Luke 11:1-13 (NLT)

6. …if you keep knocking long enough, he will get up and give you whatever you need because of your shameless persistence.
9 “And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. (cont’d)
--Luke 11:1-13 (NLT)

7. 10 For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds
10 For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.
11 “You fathers—if your children ask
for a fish, do you give them a snake instead? 12 Or if they ask for an egg,
do you give them a scorpion? Of course not! (cont’d)
--Luke 11:1-13 (NLT)

8. 13 So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him.”
--Luke 11:1-13 (NLT)

10. 1. Pray through the need

12. 5 Then, teaching them more about prayer, he used this story: “Suppose you went to a friend’s house at midnight, wanting to borrow three loaves of bread. You say to him,
6 ‘A friend of mine has just arrived
for a visit, and I have nothing for
him to eat.’
--Luke 11:5-6 (NLT)

14. You do not have because you do not ask God
You do not have because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.
--James 4:2-3 (NIV)

16. 2. Pray through the No

18. And suppose he calls out from his bedroom, ‘Don’t bother me
And suppose he calls out from his bedroom, ‘Don’t bother me. The door is locked for the night, and my family and I are all in bed. I can’t help you.’
--Luke 11:7 (NLT)

20. “Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask.”
--John 11:21-22 (NIV)

22. “Why did you beat your donkey those three times
“Why did you beat your donkey those three times?” the angel of the Lord demanded. “Look, I have come to block your way because you are stubbornly resisting me. Three times the donkey saw me and shied away; otherwise, I would certainly have killed you by now and spared the donkey.”
--Numbers 22:32-33 (NLT)

24. 3. Pray through the night

26. And suppose he calls out from his bedroom, ‘Don’t bother me
And suppose he calls out from his bedroom, ‘Don’t bother me. The door is locked for the night, and my family and I are all in bed. I can’t help you.’ But I tell you this—though he won’t do it for friendship’s sake, if you keep knocking long enough, he will get up and give you whatever you need because of your shameless persistence.
--Luke 11:7-8 (NLT)

28. 32 They went to the olive grove called Gethsemane, and Jesus said, “Sit here while I go and pray.” 33 He took Peter, James, and John with him,
and he became deeply troubled and distressed. 34 He told them, “My soul is crushed with grief to the point
of death. Stay here and keep watch
with me.” (cont’d)
--Mark 13:32-42 (NLT)

29. 35 He went on a little farther and fell to the ground
35 He went on a little farther and fell to the ground. He prayed that, if it were possible, the awful hour awaiting him might pass him by. 36 “Abba, Father,” he cried out, “everything is possible for you. Please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.” 37 Then he returned and found the… (cont’d)
--Mark 13:32-42 (NLT)

30. …disciples asleep. He said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep
…disciples asleep. He said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Couldn’t you watch with me even one hour? 38 Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
39 Then Jesus left again and prayed the same prayer as before. 40 When he returned to them again… (cont’d)
--Mark 13:32-42 (NLT)

31. …he found them sleeping, for they couldn’t keep their eyes open
…he found them sleeping, for they couldn’t keep their eyes open. And they didn’t know what to say.
41 When he returned to them the third time, he said, “Go ahead and sleep. Have your rest. But no—the time has come. The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 42 Up, let’s be going. Look, my betrayer is here!”
--Mark 13:32-42 (NLT)

33. Pray Through Pastor Dave Jansen August 25, 2019
Series: ASK: Ask Seek Knock