Message Notes

A QUICK REVIEW

1. The wrong practice of prayer (Matthew 6:5-8)

a) Hypocrisy                              (Matthew 6:5)

b) To be seen by men              (Matthew 6:5)

c) Repetitive                               (Matthew 6:7)

2. The correct practice of prayer     (Matthew 6:6)

a) In secret                                  (Matthew 6:6)

b) God’s reward (approval)  (Matthew 6:6)

c) Not repetitive                        (Matthew 6:7)

d) Faith in God as Father       (Matthew 6:8)

3. The Lord’s Prayer       ()Matthew 6:9-13

a) As a model

b) Corrective

c) Instructive

d) Inspiration

e) Beginning well

f) Ending well

ENCOURAGEMENT TO PRAY                         (Matthew 7:7-11)

1. The challenge is to actually pray

2. How is our prayer life?

A SPECIAL WORD OF EXHORTATION TO PRAY

1. Ask

It will be given

2. Seek

It will be found

3. Knock

It will be opened

4. Analogy of an earthly father   Matthew 7:9-10

a) Bread

b) Fish

5. God as Father will give good things to those who ask Matthew 7:11

6. Luke’s recording on this subject

 “How much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him”    Luke 11:13

 a) The gift of the Holy Spirit

b) A truly profound gift from God