First Things First – Teach Us To Pray
16 Always be joyful. 17 Never stop praying. 18 Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.
– 1 Thessalonians 5:16–18 (NLT)
Prayer should be our __________________, not our ______________.
13 At times I might shut up the heavens so that no rain falls, or command grasshoppers to devour your crops, or send plagues among you. 14 Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land.
– 2 Chronicles 7:13–14 (NLT)
Teach Us to Pray
1 Once Jesus was in a certain place praying. As he finished, one of his disciples came to him and said, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
– Luke 11:1 (NLT)
9 Pray like this: Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. 10 May your Kingdom come soon. May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. 11 Give us today the food we need, 12 and forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who sin against us. 13 And don’t let us yield to temptation, but rescue us from the evil one.
– Matthew 6:9–13 (NLT)
1. Connect with God _______________.
“Our Father in heaven”
15 So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, “Abba, Father.”
– Romans 8:15 (NLT)
2. Worship _____________.
“Hallowed be Your Name”
10 God’s name is a place of protection— good people can run there and be safe.
– Proverbs 18:10 (The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language)
3. Pray _______________ first.
“Your Kingdom come Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven”
33 Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.
– Matthew 6:33 (NLT)
4. Depend on Him for ______________.
“Give us this day our daily bread”
1 I look up to the mountains— does my help come from there? 2 My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth!
– Psalm 121:1–2 (NLT)
5. Get your _______________ with God and people.
“Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors”
9 But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.
– 1 John 1:9 (NLT)
6. Engage in _______________________.
“And do not lead us into temptation but deliver us from the evil one”
12 For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.
– Ephesians 6:12 (NLT)
7. Express faith in _________________.
“For yours is the Kingdom and the Power and the Glory forever.”
17 “O Sovereign Lord! You made the heavens and earth by your strong hand and powerful arm. Nothing is too hard for you!
– Jeremiah 32:17 (NLT)
13 And then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea. They sang: “Blessing and honor and glory and power belong to the one sitting on the throne and to the Lamb forever and ever.”
– Revelation 5:13 (NLT)