1. Why Do Christians Kneel When They Pray?
And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the LORD, he arose from before the altar of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven.
I Kings 8:54
February 13, 2011
Rev. David B. Hanson
Deaf Liberty Baptist Church
Overland Park, Kansas
Why Do Christians Kneel When They Pray?

2. Kneel – The Hebrew Word: Kara
It means kneel in reverence.
Reverence means to stand in awe of, be awed, to fear, honor, respect.
Kneeling can be a sign that we are in awe of, fear, honor, and respect God.
Kneeling in prayer shows a humbleness of spirit.
Kneeling helps us to remember He who is greater.
We can kneel in awe of God.
We can kneel to express our honor and respect.
We can kneel before God to implore his aid.
We can kneel before God being humble ourselves.

3. Solomon Kneeled Down to Pray.

4. Solomon Kneeled Down to Pray.
I Kings 8:54
 54And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the LORD, he arose from before the altar of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven.
 55And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying,
 56Blessed be the LORD, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant.
 57The LORD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us:

5. Jesus Christ Kneeled Down to Pray.

6. Jesus Christ Kneeled Down to Pray.
Luke 22:40-41
40And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation.
 41And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,

7. Shall We Sit, Stand, or Kneel to Pray?

8. Shall We Sit, Stand, or Kneel to Pray
1. Standing with hands uplifted and open, head up, and eyes open.
2. Standing with hands clasped at the waist, head bowed, and eyes averted or closed.
3. Kneeling, either with the head up, eyes open, hands open, or with head down, eyes closed, and hands clasped.
4. Lying on one’s belly, hands up, either with the head up and eyes open or with the head down and the eyes averted or closed.
5. Sitting, head down, eyes averted or closed, and hands clasped.

9. President Lincoln Kneeled Down to Pray.

10. President Lincoln Kneeled Down to Pray.
President Lincoln said, "When I went to Springfield I wasn't a Christian... When I went to Gettysburg I wasn't a Christian. But there at Gettysburg I consecrated my life to Christ.“
President Lincoln came to know Christ was November 19, 1863 (probably the same day Houck's grandfather found him kneeling in the leaves of the fields of Gettysburg).
President Lincoln’s last words were "We could go up to Jeru..." He never got to finish the word "Jerusalem."