SPIRITUAL RHYTHMS

The purpose of prayer :

1. Prayer is with God.

2. Prayer is any word or thought in faith ____________ God.

We don’t pray because we don’t plan the ____________ to pray, because we that anything will happen if we pray, we don’t sense the ____________ of God, or we don’t sense the .

(Donald

Whitney “Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life”)

The priority of prayer:

Jesus made it a to commune with His Father. (Mark 1:35; Matthew 14:3; Luke 5:16; Luke 6:12; Mark 14:42) è When did He pray?

1. He prayed in the morning. (Mark 1:35)

2. He prayed at , sometimes all . (Luke 6:12) è How did He pray?

1. He prayed people and not just ____________ them. (Luke 9:28)

2. He prayed . (Luke 18:1)

3. He prayed: a. Looking up. (John 17:1) b. Kneeling. (Luke 22:41) c. Falling on His face. (Matthew 26:39) d. Before making major decisions. (Luke 6:12) e. After great victories. (Matthew 14:23) f. To overcome temptation. (Luke 22:39-41) g. Praising God the Father. (John 17:1) h. With a right motive. (John 17:3) i. For intimacy with God. (John 17:5) j. Holding nothing back. (John 17:12) k. For protection for His disciples. (John 17:15) l. Based on Scripture. (John 17:17) m. To impact the world. (John 17:15) n. During a crisis. (Mark 15:33-34) o. Fervently, passionately. (Luke 22:44) p. While dying. (Matthew 27:46, 50)

The practice of prayer:

è Some enemies of the Rhythm of prayer:

1. Praying for the wrong . (James 4:3)

2. Praying while holding onto . (Psalm 66:18)

3. Praying from the Word. (Proverbs 28:9)

4. Praying, but not ____________ God will ____________ . (James 1:6-7)

5. Praying while serving other before God. (Ezekiel 14:3)

6. Praying with . (Matthew 6:5)

7. Praying with an spirit. (Mark 11:25; Matthew 5:23-26) è Some good prayer rhythms: è Different forms of prayer:

1. Choose to pray; don’t wait until you like it.

2. Make prayer a part of your , not just a set time.

3. Pray back to God.

4. Decide not to make a major without praying about it first.

5. Pray leaving home in the morning.

6. Confess sin .

7. Try different of prayer.

8. Keep it .

9. Never .

10. Expect .

1. Prayer of . (James 5:15; Mark 9:23)

2. Prayer of . (Acts 1:14, 2:42)

3. Prayer of . (Philippians 4:6; Ephesians 6:18)

4. Prayer of . (Philippians 4:6)

5. Prayer of . (Acts 13:2-3)

6. Prayer of . (Matthew 26:39)

7. Prayer of . (1 Timothy 2:1; John 17)