New Heights Church
“Prayer catapults us onto the frontier of the spiritual life. Of all the Spiritual Disciplines, prayer is the most central because it ushers us into perpetual communion with the Father. . . Real prayer is life creating and life changing.” – Richard Foster
I. An Example of Prayer: Jesus
II. Some Practical Thoughts on Prayer
III. 2 Prayer stories
I. An Example of Prayer: Jesus
Luke 11:1 NIV
1. Pray concisely – boil it down – be brief and to the point
2. Pray humbly
3. Pray with persistence
4. Pray for those who sin against us
5. Pray for our needs
6. Pray against temptation
7. Pray for Workers
8. Pray for our enemies.
9. Pray for children
Matthew 6:7 NIV
1. Pray concisely – boil it down – be brief and to the point
2. Pray humbly
Luke 18:14 NIV
1. Pray concisely – boil it down – be brief and to the point
2. Pray humbly
3. Pray with persistence
Luke 18:1 NIV
“You must be patient…until your hands are completely open.”
2 Peter 3:9 NIV
1. Pray concisely – boil it down – be brief and to the point
2. Pray humbly
3. Pray with persistence
4. Pray for those who've offended us
Mark 11:25 NIV
1. Pray concisely – boil it down – be brief and to the point.
2. Pray humbly
3. Pray with persistence
4. Pray for those who've offended us
5. Pray for our needs
Luke 11:9-10 NIV
1. Pray concisely – boil it down – be brief and to the point
2. Pray humbly
3. Pray with persistence
4. Pray for those who've offended us
5. Pray for our needs
6. Pray against temptation
Matthew 26:41 NIV
1. Pray concisely – boil it down – be brief and to the point
2. Pray humbly
3. Pray with persistence
4. Pray for those who've offended us
5. Pray for our needs
6. Pray against temptation
7. Pray for Workers
Matthew 9:37-38 NIV
1. Pray concisely – boil it down – be brief and to the point
2. Pray humbly
3. Pray with persistence
4. Pray for those who have offended us
5. Pray for our needs
6. Pray against temptation
7. Pray for Workers
8. Pray for our enemies.
Matthew 5:43-44 NIV
1. Pray concisely – boil it down – be brief and to the point
2. Pray humbly
3. Pray with persistence
4. Pray for those who've offended us
5. Pray for our needs
6. Pray against temptation
7. Pray for Workers
8. Pray for our enemies.
9. Pray for children
Matthew 19:13 NIV
I. An Example of Prayer: Jesus
II. Some Practical Thoughts on Prayer
1. Pick a Place: When and where should we pray?
“We bring ourselves before God just as we are, warts and all . . .We do not try to sort out the good from the bad . . .We tell God, for example, how frustrated we are with the coworker at the office or the neighbor down the street. We ask for food, favorable weather, and good health.”
- Richard Foster
1. Pick a Place: When and where should we pray?
2. How long should we pray?
1. Pick a Place: When and where should we pray?
2. How long should we pray?
3. Simple prayers
“The way to get to the meaningful prayer for those good things is to start by praying for what we are truly interested in.”
– Dallas Willard
1. Pick a Place: When and where should we pray?
2. How long should we pray?
3. Simple prayers
4. Pray for others
1. Pick a Place: When and where should we pray?
2. How long should we pray?
3. Simple prayers
4. Pray for others
5. Prayer as relationship
“Prayer is talking with God about what we are doing together.”
– Dallas Willard
1. Pick a Place: When and where should we pray?
2. How long should we pray?
3. Simple prayers
4. Pray for others
5. Prayer as relationship
6. Prayer as listening
1. Pick a Place: When and where should we pray?
2. How long should we pray?
3. Simple prayers
4. Pray for others
5. Prayer as relationship
6. Prayer as listening
7. Pray the Scriptures
1. Pick a Place: When and where should we pray?
2. How long should we pray?
3. Simple prayers
4. Pray for others
5. Prayer as relationship
6. Prayer as listening
7. Pray the Scriptures
8. Make a Prayer List
I. An Example of Prayer: Jesus
II. Some Practical Thoughts on Prayer
III. 2 Prayer stories