Message Notes

The Practice of Prayer

1. Jesus

a) The forty-day fast Matthew 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13

i) Preparation

ii) Testing

iii) Leading of the Spirit

iv) Empowering

v) Filling

b) Morning Prayer                         Mark 1:35

i) Personal discipline

ii) Prophetic inspiration Isaiah 50:4

iii) Personal desire

iv) Closeness of Father-Son Relationship

c) Evening Prayer Luke 6:12

i) Personal discipline

ii) Review

iii) Communion

d) Praying alone Luke 9:18

i) Ultimately

ii) High Priestly prayer

iii) Disciples not ready

e) Spontaneous prayer

i) Closeness of relationship

ii) Heartfelt need/ desire

iii) The Father’s spontaneous response

f) Special times of prayer

i) Selection of the apostles Luke 6:12

ii) Before trial and crucifixion Matthew 26:36-46

g) The High Priestly Prayer             John 17

2. The Early Church

   a) Prayer Meeting Acts 1:14

i) Continued

ii) In one accord

b) In the election of an Apostle Acts 1:24

c) Prayer as one of the activities Acts 2:42

d) Praying as a church Acts 4:23-31

e) Prayer as a ministry Acts 6:4

3. The Apostle Paul

a) Thanksgiving                                     Romans 1:8; 1 Corinthians 1:4;

                                                                     Ephesians 1:16; Philippians 1:3;

                                                                     Colossians 1:3; 1 Thessalonians 1:2;

                                                                     2 Thessalonians 1:3; 2:13

                                                                     2 Timothy 1:3; Philemon 4

b) Personal Request                            Romans 1:10

i) Paul’s desire to visit Rome

ii) A prayer to the Lord

c) Two Prayers for the Ephesian Church

i) Specific requests I Ephesians 1:15-19

ii) Specific Requests II Ephesians 3:14-21

d) On bended knees             Ephesians 3:14

e) Prayers for the Philippian Church

Specific requests                                        Philippians 1:9-11

f) Prayer for the Colossian Church

Specific requests                            Colossians 1:9-12

g) Prayer for the Thessalonian Church

Specific requests                            2 Thessalonians 1:11-12

h) Exhortation to pray 1 Timothy 2:1, 8

i) Request for prayer support 2 Thessalonians 3:1

i) Prayer for Paul and fellow-workers

ii) Prayer for the ministry of the Word of God