Introduction:
1. The Necessity of Prayer
2. The Amount of Prayer- 1 Th 5:17, Ro 12:12
3. The Act of Prayer - PRAY
4. The Effect of Prayer
I. We can come Boldly - vs. 9
A. We have Access - Eph 2:18, Eph 3:12
B. We have Affiliation - we are family, Rom 8:15- 17, Heb 4:16
II. We must come Blessing - worship - vs. 9 Hallowed be Thy name
A. Celebrate His Name Ps 99:3, Ps 111:9, Ps 8:1, Jas 2:7, Isa
12:4, Mal 1:14,Ne 9:5
B. Consecrate His Name - the word Hallowed means to make holy
III. We must come Bowing - submissive - vs. 10
A. Bowing of the Will - Mt. 6:33
B. A Bowing of the Heart - Jas 4:7
IV. We can come Beckoning - Give us this day - vs. 11
A. Call upon His Name - Jer 33:3
B. Cry unto Him - Ps 18:6
C. Be Content before Him - Adaily bread
V. We must come Broken - vs. 12 contrite, unworthy - Forgive us
A. A Prayer for Cleansing
1. We must first SEE the need for Cleansing - Psalm 51:7
2. We then must SEEK the Lord for Cleansing - Psalm 19:11- 14
3. We will then find SATISFACTION after Cleansing - Psalm 32:5
B. A Condition - God,forgive as I forgive others! Mark 11:25-26
VI. We must come Beckoning - vs. 13, lead us, but deliver us from evil.
A. Spiritual Detour -Lead us not - James 1:13
B. Spiritual Deliverance - Evil, some believe it means the Evil
One 2Ti 4:18
VII. We must come Believing - vs. 13, for thine is the Kingdom - it is YOU Lord
A. Prayer is not Flippant - Mark 11:24
B. Prayer is an act of Faith - Jas 1:5-6
Conclusion: We must approach God in the right manner, because of who He is.
Kingdom - He is the Messiah that will Reign Triumphantly
Power - His Mightiness will Conquer all
Glory - His Majesty cannot be compared to any other.
Disclaimer: A man once told me that if it is true, it is not new. If it is new, it is not true. We all know there is nothing new under the sun. With that said, I glean ideas for my sermons from God’s Word, my own thoughts and work, and many other sources. Any similarity to my sermons and others, where credit is not given, is either coincidental, or an unintentional mistake on my part. As none of us have a corner on the wisdom and teaching of God’s Word, it is my desire that any of my outlines be an encouragement, a help, and hopefully a motivation for others to preach God’s Word clearly. Please feel free to use any portion of my sermons if they can be of help to you and your ministry. I purposely include a skeleton outline, and not my full text, for this purpose. It is all for His Glory.
