Sermon on
the mount
Prayer
what, when and Why??
So lets take a look at point one! The how, when,
where and why’s of it!
What not to do!
Its not about you!!
Matthew 6:5
(ESV)
5“And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they
love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly,
I say to you, they have received their reward.
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This
is me centered
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This
is the kind of inward thinking that drives folks from church and church folks
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We
do this for attention to say “look at me” “I am so holy”
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But
what it really says is I love me, and pushes Jesus to the side!
Don’t ramble!!
Matthew 6:7
(ESV)
7“And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for
they think that they will be heard for their
many words.
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You
know these folks
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I
have been in prayer with folks as they are praying, I’m prayin for them to lose
their voice!
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I
love this!!
Matthew 6:7
(The Message)
7“The world is full of so-called prayer warriors who
are prayer-ignorant. They’re full of formulas and programs and advice, peddling
techniques for getting what you want from God.
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Don’t
just throw words around
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Use
big words
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Try
to impress folks
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Pray
in public is not wrong
o It needs to be to honor Jesus
o It needs to come from a heart of repentance
o A heart of Grace
o A heart of humility
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And
that all starts in private!
It comes down to when do you want to be
rewarded?? It comes down to why are you doing it?? It comes down to your heart
and whom it belongs to. Is your prayer to talk to your dad and work on issues
that need worked on?? Or to show the world how good you are?? Folks this is a
heart issue, this a humility issue, we need to make it all about us being
unworthy and needing intervention! It needs to be about us giving God the glory
and us needing his son’s saving grace!
What to do!
Matthew 6:6
(ESV)
6But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to
your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
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So
why close yourself off??
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Why
not pray in front of folks??
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This
says it all!!
Matthew 6:6
(The Message)
6“Here’s what I want you to do: Find a quiet,
secluded place so you won’t be tempted to role-play before God. Just be there as simply and honestly as you
can manage. The focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense
his grace.
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When
you want to be honest with someone
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Raw
with someone
·
You
do it in private, not public
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You
cant shift the attention to god if you are wondering what people here
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I
am not the best public prayer, I don’t know how to publicly pray, I pray like I
do when I am alone
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You
want to feel the presence of god go to him real, emotional raw
Tell the
story of calling Pops from basic!
You have to go to him real, humble,
vulnerable, honest, and then you will feel the presence of a loving and graces
father who knows every thing you need, but just wants to talk to you about it!
So know lets talk about the “how” we pray and use
the example Jesus gave us.
And remember this is a guide, not a prayer to be
uttered over and over. But a good example for us to follow!
Matthew
6:9–13 (ESV)
9Pray then like this: “Our Father in
heaven, hallowed be your name.
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Father, abba, daddy, pops
o This is to remind us that our relationship with God
is to be intimate
o Its to be special, like a kids looks at his dad
o If you don’t know what that looks like look at a
little girl that adores her daddy!
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Hallowed, holy, reverent
o So we wont forget who God is and what he has done
o To remind us he hates sin
o He is perfect, all knowing, all loving
o That we don’t ever forget we serve him, not that he
serves us
10Your kingdom come, your will be done, on
earth as it is in heaven.
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Kingdom
o We are to never forget its Gods kingdom
o And that we are to lovingly, and graciously display
Gods kingdom here on earth
o To preach the gospel of the Son of God to the world
o To love each other and be a light in a dark world
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Your Will be done!
o 
Until Jesus returns we have to do Gods will
Until Jesus returns we have to do Gods will
o The revealed will of God is found in his word!
o So that means we need to stay prayed up
o We need to stay studied up
o To do that we pray and study gods word, not just
read it, study it
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On earth as it is in heaven
o Are you Jesus with skin on?!?
o The only way is to have a personal relationship
o To truly know and feel Gods presence, you must have
a private prayer life!
11Give us this day our daily bread,
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We have to pray
for our NEEDS, not our wants
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We have to ask
God to provide for today, and not worry about tomorrow
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When we worry, we take our eyes of the prize
When we worry, we take our eyes of the prize
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So pray for
your daily needs to be met
12and forgive us our debts, as we also have
forgiven our debtors.
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Forgive us
o We grieve the spirit daily
o So we should get in the habit of saying SORRY!
o We are covered by Jesus for all our sin but if sin
is left unchecked can get out of control!
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We must forgive
o We can’t ask forgiveness if we don’t forgive it’s a
heart issues!!
o No one can ever sin against you like you sinned
against jesus
o He died for yours!
13And lead us not into temptation, but
deliver us from evil.
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Temptation
o We are all tempted
o We have to ask the holy spirit for help
o Jesus prayed through his temptation
o And we should to!
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Deliver us from evil!
o Who better to run to when the devil is chasen you
o I don’t know about you, but I always ran to my dad
when I was
§ Scared
§ Frustrated
§ Mad
§ Tempted
o So run to God and seek his wisdom
o Seek his advice
o It’s always perfect!!
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