Epic Church Buffalo
"Summer at Epic" Teaching Series
Summer At Epic - Part 5 - Teach Us To Pray
Pastor Mark Rouse
mark@epicchurchbuffalo.com
Luke 11:1 NLT
WHAT’S MISSING?
• I feel ashamed.
• I feel obligated.
• I don’t know what to say.
• I don’t think God is listening.
• I don’t get an answer.
THE DIFFERENCE
1) START WITH __________.
Matthew 6:9 NIV
2) MAKE IT __________ NOT FORMAL.
When you pray, don't be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. I tell you the truth, that is all the reward they will ever get. – Matthew 6:5
7 When you pray, don’t babble on and on as people of other religions do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and again. 8 Don’t be like them, for your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask him! – Matthew 6:7-8
Matthew 6:5, 7-8 NLT
3) PRAY WITH __________.
Hebrews 4:15-16 NLT
James 5:16 NLT
4) FULLY __________.
Matthew 26:39 NLT
Luke 23:46 NLT