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Sunday School Special : Romans - Lesson 45

Text: Romans 8:26-27
19 May 2024

SENIOR SUNDAY SCHOOL 19 May 2024

Text: Romans 8

Subject: “The Spirit also helps us in our weaknesses”

26 Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

27 Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.

Romans 8:26-27

1. Essential Lessons about Prayer

a) From the teachings of the Lord Jesus

i) How not to pray (Matthew 6:5, 7)

ii) How to pray (Matthew 6:6, 8)

iii) The Model Prayer (The Lord’s Prayer) (Matthew 6:9-13)

b) Encouragement to pray

i) ASK

ii) Good things from God the Father (Matthew 7:7-11)

c) We have ample knowledge given

i) Corrective

ii) Directive

iii) Instructive

iv) Inspirational

2. Still, we have difficulties in praying

a) Weaknesses

b) Lack of knowledge

c) Uncertainty

d) Unbelief

e) Presumption

f) Inconsistency

3. The Holy Spirit’s Role in Prayer

a) His Intercession

b) We are unable to fully ascertain how He intercedes

i) He prays with groanings that cannot be uttered

ii) There is a depth of prayer we cannot fully comprehend

c) The Spirit as Deity

i) God knows the mind of the Spirit

ii) He responds to the intercession of the Spirit

iii) He will always pray according to the will of God

4. Prayer

a) A difficult spiritual discipline to master

b) Many mistakes made

c) Many problems encountered

d) But prayer can and must be learned

e) It is always a humbling experience

5. What it takes to cultivate a meaningful prayer life

a) Knowledge of the Scriptures

b) A dynamic faith

c) A life that matches our profession of faith

d) Humility

e) Patience and perseverance