The document discusses the importance of prayer, emphasizing the teachings of Jesus about how to pray. It highlights the responsibilities of believers to instruct and learn from one another, and it outlines the do's and don'ts of prayer based on scripture. Key themes include seeking a personal relationship with God, the necessity of forgiveness, and the need for persistent and heartfelt prayer.

2. A teachable moment
Luke 11:1…It happened that while
Jesus was praying in a certain
place, after He had finished, one
of His disciples said to Him, “Lord,
teach us to pray just as John also
taught his disciples.”

3. Your responsibility
Proverbs 1:8…Hear,
my son, your father’s
instruction And do
not forsake your
mother’s teaching

4. Our
responsibility
Titus 2:3…Older women likewise
are to be reverent in their
behavior…teaching what is good,
2 Timothy 2:2…The things which
you have heard from me in the
presence of many witnesses,
entrust these to faithful men who
will be able to teach others also.

5. The Do’s and Don'ts
Matthew 6:5–8…When you pray, you are not to be like
the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the
synagogues and on the street corners so that they may
be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their
reward in full. But you, when you pray, go into your
inner room, close your door and pray to your Father
who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done
in secret will reward you. And when you are praying, do
not use meaningless repetition as the

6. Do’s
&
Don'ts
Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard
for their many words. So do not be like them; for your
Father knows what you need before you ask Him.

7. Don’t
Pray to be seen or heard
Pray rote prayers
Ramble on
Be hypocritical
Be pagan

8. Do
Pray to your Father
Pray to be heard by God
Your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.

9. A friend at
midnight
Luke 11:9–10…So I say to you,
ask, and it will be given to you;
seek, and you will find; knock,
and it will be opened to you.
For everyone who asks,
receives; and he who seeks,
finds; and to him who knocks,
it will be opened.

10. Persistent Prayer
The Greek tense is important
Ask and keep on asking
Seek and keep on seeking
Knock and keep on knocking

11. Follow God’s Pattern
Ask and receive
Seek and find
Knock and opened

12. Fish and snakes…
Luke 11:13…If you then,
being evil, 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?

13. What to ask
for?
Your heavenly Father will
give the Holy Spirit to those
who ask.

14. Almost everyone knows
Matthew 6:9b–13…Our Father which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be
done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our
daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our
debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us
from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and
the glory, for ever. Amen.

15. Our Father which art in heaven
God first
Relational
Reverence
Galatians 4:6…Because
you are sons, God has sent
forth the Spirit of His Son
into our hearts, crying,
“Abba! Father!”

16. Hallowed be thy name
Holy
Don’t be casual
Isaiah 6:3…“Holy, Holy,
Holy, is the LORD of hosts,
The whole earth is full of
His glory.”

17. Thy kingdom come
Now
Future
Luke 17:21b…for, behold,
the kingdom of God is
within you.
Revelation 21:2…I saw the
holy city, new Jerusalem,
coming down from God
out of heaven…

18. Thy will be
done
Earth
Heaven
The kingdom of God and
the will of God are always
linked!

19. Give us this day our daily bread
Provision day by day

20. God cares
Matthew 6:25–26…For this reason I say to you, do not
be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or
what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you
will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body
more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, that
they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and
yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not
worth much more than they?

21. And forgive us
Our debts-our sins
Our debtors-those who sin
against us
Ephesians 4:32…Be
kind to one
another, tender-
hearted, forgiving
each other, just as
God in Christ also
has forgiven you.

22. And forgive us
Our debts
1 John 1:9…If we confess our sins, He is faithful and
righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from
all unrighteousness.

23. And forgive us
Our debts
James 5:16…Therefore, confess your sins to one
another, and pray for one another so that you may be
healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can
accomplish much.

24. And forgive us
Our debtors
Matthew 6:15…But if you do not forgive others, then
your Father will not forgive your transgressions.

25. lead us not into
temptation
What about this?
God does not test us to destruction
but for strengthening
“keep us from failing under trial”
To learn the nature or character of
someone/something

26. Allowed by God
1 Corinthians 10:13…No temptation has overtaken you
but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who
will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are
able, but with the temptation will provide the way of
escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.

27. God allows
James 1:13–14…Let no one say when he is tempted, “I
am being tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted
by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone. But
each one is tempted when he is carried away and
enticed by his own lust.

28. deliver us
from evil
The Evil One
1 Peter 5:8…Be of sober spirit, be
on the alert. Your adversary, the
devil, prowls around like a
roaring lion, seeking someone to
devour.

29. Our part
James 4:7…Submit
therefore to God. Resist
the devil and he will flee
from you.

30. Our Take Away
Prayer is essential
Daily prayer is a must
Heart felt prayer
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