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"Praying in the Holy Spirit."

Text: Jude 20

THE PART OF PRAYER

It is vital that every believer seeks to deepen his prayer-life. Jude underscores this need when he wrote,

“Praying in the Holy Spirit.”

Jude 20

1. “Praying”

a) The example of the Lord Jesus Christ.

i) He was the most wonderful example of One who devoted time to pray.

ii) Each morning, He would get up early to commune with the Father in prayer (Mark 1:35).

iii) In the evening, He would set aside time to pray too; sometimes He would pray all night (Luke 6:12).

iv) He taught His disciples to pray (Matthew 6:9-13).

v) Prayer was never taken for granted. Sometimes He had to agonise in prayer
(Matthew 26:36-46).

b) The Apostles were great examples of people who prayed.

i) They prayed for their congregations.

ii) They knew the importance of maintaining a strong prayer-life.

2. “In the Holy Spirit”

a) What does it mean to “pray in the Holy Spirit?”

b) The following features may be noted: –

i) The indwelling of the Spirit must first be acknowledged (Romans 8:9).

ii) He gives us life through His power to regenerate (Romans 8:11).

iii) He will enable us to live as true children of God (Romans 8:14).

iv) He will bear witness with our spirit that we are the Lord’s children (Romans 8:16).

v) He will teach us how we may pray to God as our Father in heaven (Romans 8:15).

c) We will appreciate the involvement of the Holy Spirit in our life: –

i) He will move our hearts to pray.

ii) He will pray alongside us when we do not know how to pray (Romans 8:26).

iii) He will enter into intercession for us when we are stumped (Romans 8:26).

iv) He will intercede for us according to the will of God (Romans 8:27).

v) We will find ourselves becoming more prayerful in our daily life.