1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:20,160 But I really want us to really think about prayer. 2 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:24,160 And I want you guys to be able to look at prayer from a biblical perspective. 3 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:33,720 And many times prayer can be taught from these other points of view where it's about your 4 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:39,560 conversation with Jesus or your communion with Christ or these kinds of things. 5 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:42,480 And communion would be more an appropriate thing. 6 00:00:42,480 --> 00:00:50,280 But I want us to really understand how God has called us and has given us a sacrament 7 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:53,840 of prayer. 8 00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:59,240 That we should be praying as Paul states in the scriptures, continually. 9 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:01,600 The question is how do we pray? 10 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:04,280 Can we pray? 11 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:09,640 So before we do anything we need to define prayer. 12 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:15,360 And so I know I'm about to pray again and ask God to guide our conversation through 13 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:16,540 this. 14 00:01:16,540 --> 00:01:19,860 But there is a clear model for prayer. 15 00:01:19,860 --> 00:01:29,440 And so we will, doing some very purposeful expository preaching through this as we expound, 16 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:34,640 as we exegete these truths, I want you to make sure that you're spending time getting 17 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:40,280 what's being said here and not overlooking it because you guys, because we've been taught 18 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:44,200 by some other means that prayer is this or that. 19 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:46,840 I want you to see what Jesus says about it. 20 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:50,840 So Father I want to thank you so much that you are the awesome and mighty God. 21 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:54,720 I'd ask you Lord that you would guide our conversation. 22 00:01:54,720 --> 00:02:00,200 Lord that as we come before you and seek the manna, spiritual manna and the spiritual water, 23 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:05,320 everlasting water, Lord as a deer pants for the water so much so long as after you, that 24 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:12,080 you would please Lord provide for us all that we need for our spiritual health. 25 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:18,440 That we are alive in Christ and that we have a responsibility to continue to walk in holiness 26 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:21,160 and to love you supremely. 27 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:26,160 That we would love others by forgiving them and that we would commit to honoring you in 28 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:32,240 our prayer life and really understand what you have given us here in the Lord's Prayer 29 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:38,320 or as they would, as has been taught that this is the Lord's Prayer. 30 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:46,080 This is really a model for us to live by as we worship and honor you in meeting with you. 31 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:50,840 Lord we thank you and praise you in Jesus name, amen. 32 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:53,800 What is prayer? 33 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:58,480 So the word prayer from the beginning, you know, you're like you got to do one of these 34 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:00,120 Greek words don't you? 35 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:06,760 Yes because it's literally the only word that Jesus uses or that really the New Testament 36 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:10,400 even describes as prayer. 37 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:12,040 What is prayer? 38 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:15,000 And it's pros ukomai. 39 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:18,720 Pros ukomai is the word for prayer. 40 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:22,640 Pros ukomai has two words within it. 41 00:03:22,640 --> 00:03:29,060 First one is pros which means to be near or to come before. 42 00:03:29,060 --> 00:03:36,720 So when you're thinking about prayer, you are coming near or coming before God. 43 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:38,200 That's what it's about. 44 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:43,120 The word ukomai is the word pray, will or wish. 45 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:46,120 You're like God doesn't do wishes. 46 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:50,640 Well God does give us the desires of our heart if there are certain things we do. 47 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:56,720 But the point is I think the most important word here in ukomai is the word will. 48 00:03:56,720 --> 00:04:00,800 Whose will are you seeking in prayer? 49 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:03,880 Have you ever thought about prayer from this perspective? 50 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:11,040 I think we're going to have a very clear distinct understanding of prayer when you look at prayer 51 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:14,640 from this perspective. 52 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:22,240 Pros ukomai to come near according to the will of God. 53 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:27,600 Many have said including me that it's communication with God or conversation with God and all 54 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:28,800 that's true. 55 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:32,520 There is some type of communication with God. 56 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:40,240 Now God speaks to us through his word and we speak to him in our hearts as the Holy 57 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:49,120 Spirit prays for us because we pray as we really don't know how to pray well. 58 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:54,080 So it's very important that we understand that there is this idea that prayer is this 59 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:57,200 communication but it's so much more than that. 60 00:04:57,200 --> 00:04:59,640 Prayer is so much more than that. 61 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:02,680 The doctrine of prayer and here's the definition. 62 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:10,960 The doctrine of prayer is a means of grace offered according to the will of God expressed 63 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:14,520 in accordance with his word. 64 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:16,200 Wow. 65 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:22,960 When you think of prayer many think I can come to God and just ask whatever I want. 66 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:28,560 One it's a fast food restaurant just go in give me a Big Mac large fry and a Coke and 67 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:29,880 just leave. 68 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:32,040 That's the way they look at God. 69 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:33,960 But it's more than it's not that at all. 70 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:39,280 This is not a one stop shop to get your stuff to get the stuff you want. 71 00:05:39,280 --> 00:05:46,320 This is a means of grace offered according to the will of God expressed in accordance 72 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:47,320 with his word. 73 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:52,320 If you want your prayers to be answered then you need to do it according to his word. 74 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:56,720 Prayer is the language of the soul. 75 00:05:56,720 --> 00:06:01,760 John Calvin said opening up of our hearts before God. 76 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:03,840 That's prayer. 77 00:06:03,840 --> 00:06:08,040 Prayer is so much more than just having a conversation. 78 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:12,960 Prayer reveals more about your heart than the wallet in your back pocket or in your 79 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:13,960 purse. 80 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:16,640 You're like whoa. 81 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:21,200 When you think about prayer you know when you think about your treasures where your 82 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:23,400 treasure is there your heart will be also. 83 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:27,800 So prayer has a tendency to show even more about the reality of your of the condition 84 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:31,000 of your heart. 85 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:33,440 Many of you may be convicted after this. 86 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:35,280 After this be honest with you. 87 00:06:35,280 --> 00:06:37,240 It's quite revealing. 88 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:41,800 So when we so if I want to sit and pay I listen to you guys pray. 89 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:44,960 I listen to every all of our people pray. 90 00:06:44,960 --> 00:06:47,120 And some people are just way off. 91 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:49,600 They just don't get it. 92 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:53,320 And it may be because it's not being taught from the biblical perspective. 93 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:58,800 It's not a good understanding of prayer that we we've taken prayer and we've modeled prayer 94 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:03,640 and we've replicated prayer in such a way that now people pray in this kind of way and 95 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:08,160 they missed the whole point of prayer. 96 00:07:08,160 --> 00:07:09,160 It's kind of amazing. 97 00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:15,560 We will clarify this in John 17 because we will end this whole series with John 17 the 98 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:17,840 real Lord's Prayer. 99 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:24,640 And you'll see that Jesus uses this model even in that prayer. 100 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:26,520 OK. 101 00:07:26,520 --> 00:07:32,040 During these next few weeks we'll examine what scripture has to say about prayer how 102 00:07:32,040 --> 00:07:36,960 why what and when we should pray. 103 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:43,320 Prayer is about aligning ourselves with God's will not our own. 104 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:52,440 Matthew 26 36 just to give you a clear understanding that this is absolutely true. 105 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:56,000 Turn to Matthew chapter 26. 106 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:59,800 Now as you guys are turning there and I'm turning there. 107 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:07,880 Matthew 20 we're going to go along the little journey since this is more of a expository 108 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:11,880 topic of specifically prayer. 109 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:17,280 It's going to be a little bit of walking but I will clarify these scriptures very clearly 110 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:20,680 so you understand them. 111 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:27,640 So in chapter 26 Jesus is in the garden of Gethsemane. 112 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:36,560 And he has brought his disciples with him and they are there to to as Jesus goes and 113 00:08:36,560 --> 00:08:43,680 prays to the father verse 36 says chapter 26 verse 36 of Matthew then Jesus went with 114 00:08:43,680 --> 00:08:49,640 them to a place called Gethsemane and he said to it said to his disciples sit here while 115 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:58,400 I go over there and pray and taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee he began 116 00:08:58,400 --> 00:09:01,880 to be sorrowful and trembled. 117 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:11,560 And he said to them my soul is very sorrowful even to death remain here and watch with me. 118 00:09:11,560 --> 00:09:20,880 So Jesus is Jesus knows his time has come to an end and that there is a payment that 119 00:09:20,880 --> 00:09:29,380 must be paid and he realizes this is the moment that he has been talking about. 120 00:09:29,380 --> 00:09:34,240 So he goes to pray and you're going to see why. 121 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:42,520 Verse 39 and going a little further he fell on his face and prayed saying he fell on his 122 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:59,160 face and my father if it be possible let this cup pass from me nevertheless not as I will 123 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:00,920 but as you will. 124 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:03,400 What do you notice that Jesus does immediately? 125 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:07,400 He reorients his will. 126 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:10,400 Prayer reorients your will. 127 00:10:10,400 --> 00:10:15,160 It places your heart in the place it's supposed to be. 128 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:26,160 So when Jesus goes before the father it's to reset his mind to be in communion with 129 00:10:26,160 --> 00:10:29,360 Christ with the father sorry. 130 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:35,440 Now very simple truth there isn't it. 131 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:38,440 Turn to Luke chapter 11. 132 00:10:38,440 --> 00:10:47,480 So Jesus is brought to this moment with his disciples and they've seen him pray several 133 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:51,200 times they've seen him go off and pray and he come back and they've seen him pray before 134 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:52,200 people. 135 00:10:52,200 --> 00:11:00,880 Now I want you to notice this look what it says in Luke chapter 11 verse 1 we're going 136 00:11:00,880 --> 00:11:02,800 to do one through four. 137 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:11,720 Now Jesus was praying in a certain place when he finished one of his disciples said to him 138 00:11:11,720 --> 00:11:12,720 do you see that? 139 00:11:12,720 --> 00:11:16,920 How many times have we watched Hollywood? 140 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:22,680 Jesus goes off and he comes back and his disciples say hey teach us to pray. 141 00:11:22,680 --> 00:11:24,880 No it's more than that. 142 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:30,240 He's literally they literally just got done watching him pray. 143 00:11:30,240 --> 00:11:37,120 They've heard him pray and they're like I want to pray like that. 144 00:11:37,120 --> 00:11:43,240 How do we do that? 145 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:55,460 And so they ask him the question Lord teach us to pray as John taught his disciples. 146 00:11:55,460 --> 00:11:57,780 How do we pray like that? 147 00:11:57,780 --> 00:12:02,080 We have to assume that that might be exactly why they're thinking will you teach us to 148 00:12:02,080 --> 00:12:05,640 pray? 149 00:12:05,640 --> 00:12:14,240 When he said to them when you pray say Father hallowed be your name. 150 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:17,720 That word hallowed is the word holy. 151 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:20,360 Father holy is your name. 152 00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:28,400 This is what he's saying Abba holy is your name Yahweh. 153 00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:31,760 The name of Yahweh is holy. 154 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:42,840 For Abba holy your kingdom come give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our sins 155 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:51,400 for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us and lead us not into temptation. 156 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:55,960 What do you see about this particular prayer that the disciples are wondering how do we 157 00:12:55,960 --> 00:12:57,540 pray like that? 158 00:12:57,540 --> 00:13:00,900 Teach us to pray. 159 00:13:00,900 --> 00:13:08,200 And what you notice here is this is a reorientation of their heart. 160 00:13:08,200 --> 00:13:11,960 I will clarify this in Matthew. 161 00:13:11,960 --> 00:13:16,020 Principle number one God knows the intent of the heart. 162 00:13:16,020 --> 00:13:18,660 God knows the intent of the heart. 163 00:13:18,660 --> 00:13:22,940 A person always does what's in the heart. 164 00:13:22,940 --> 00:13:24,240 You are what you are. 165 00:13:24,240 --> 00:13:28,700 If you are flesh you're flesh and if you're spirit you're spirit. 166 00:13:28,700 --> 00:13:30,240 How do we know that? 167 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:32,400 Because Jesus even tells you. 168 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:35,520 It's not what goes into a man's mouth and into his stomach that makes a man unclean 169 00:13:35,520 --> 00:13:38,720 it's what comes from his heart and out of his mouth that makes a man unclean. 170 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:43,600 What makes you think if we have conversations with each other in a way that is dishonoring 171 00:13:43,600 --> 00:13:46,920 the Lord what makes you think that you're honestly going to be able to go to God in 172 00:13:46,920 --> 00:13:51,760 prayer and you're not going to say something foolish? 173 00:13:51,760 --> 00:13:59,360 Here you go you ready? 174 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:02,560 Matthew chapter six turn there. 175 00:14:02,560 --> 00:14:14,520 Just to clarify this truth Matthew chapter six verse five through six. 176 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:22,000 Notice what he says and when you pray you must not be like the hypocrites for they love 177 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:28,060 to stand and pray in the synagogue and at the street corners that they may be seen by 178 00:14:28,060 --> 00:14:30,040 others. 179 00:14:30,040 --> 00:14:35,600 Truly I say to you they have received their reward. 180 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:41,160 How many of you guys would like look at certain individuals on TV or particular preachers 181 00:14:41,160 --> 00:14:48,880 or whatever and you go yo they're prayer warriors man they know how to pray. 182 00:14:48,880 --> 00:14:53,400 I could probably pick out a couple but I have a tendency to throw those people onto the 183 00:14:53,400 --> 00:14:56,000 bus quite a bit. 184 00:14:56,000 --> 00:15:01,980 You already know see I don't even got to talk I just did but you guys know who they are. 185 00:15:01,980 --> 00:15:04,760 You would say that's a prayer they know how to pray. 186 00:15:04,760 --> 00:15:07,840 Man they're calling out demons. 187 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:13,100 Yeah they have no idea what prayer is. 188 00:15:13,100 --> 00:15:18,220 No idea why because they pray according to the flesh. 189 00:15:18,220 --> 00:15:24,860 They pray for what they can get not praying that they will reorient themselves before 190 00:15:24,860 --> 00:15:29,440 living in holy God. 191 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:36,640 But notice what Jesus says in verse six but when you pray go into your room shut the door 192 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:42,680 and pray to your father who is in secret and your father who sees in secret will reward 193 00:15:42,680 --> 00:15:43,680 you. 194 00:15:43,680 --> 00:15:48,240 In other words don't be like the hypocrites who pray for everyone to see so that they 195 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:57,560 can be told hey you look you pray amazing. 196 00:15:57,560 --> 00:16:03,360 Your words are amazing I wish I could pray like you. 197 00:16:03,360 --> 00:16:05,720 No Jesus says the opposite. 198 00:16:05,720 --> 00:16:13,400 Why don't you close the door and pray and when your father who sees in secret what you've 199 00:16:13,400 --> 00:16:18,160 done he will reward you in secret. 200 00:16:18,160 --> 00:16:24,520 There are many men and women who are in jail in other countries because of their faith. 201 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:29,800 They can't go to a secret room but they can go into the secret room of their heart. 202 00:16:29,800 --> 00:16:36,280 Have you ever thought about that? 203 00:16:36,280 --> 00:16:41,160 That the secret room is the secret room of your heart. 204 00:16:41,160 --> 00:16:44,480 What reward do we get? 205 00:16:44,480 --> 00:16:47,060 The conformity of Jesus. 206 00:16:47,060 --> 00:16:49,280 What more of a reward do you want? 207 00:16:49,280 --> 00:16:54,080 You think that the reward that you get because you prayed a certain prayer is going to be 208 00:16:54,080 --> 00:17:00,240 money in your pocket or your bills paid. 209 00:17:00,240 --> 00:17:05,080 Or is it conforming me into the image of a son? 210 00:17:05,080 --> 00:17:14,000 What more of a reward do you desire? 211 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:21,080 God's will for you is to pray knowing God knows your need. 212 00:17:21,080 --> 00:17:22,400 That's the principle. 213 00:17:22,400 --> 00:17:29,720 Many professing believers pray like the idolaters begging for an answer as if God is a lifeless 214 00:17:29,720 --> 00:17:30,720 idol. 215 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:41,960 It's one of the things that drives me nuts. 216 00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:49,720 They think that they will be heard for their many words. 217 00:17:49,720 --> 00:17:53,320 They think that they will be heard for their many words. 218 00:17:53,320 --> 00:17:58,720 They think that they will be heard for their many words. 219 00:17:58,720 --> 00:18:07,360 When you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do. 220 00:18:07,360 --> 00:18:12,620 For they think that they will be heard for their many words. 221 00:18:12,620 --> 00:18:17,480 Do not be like them for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. 222 00:18:17,480 --> 00:18:18,480 I want you to notice something. 223 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:25,080 Go to 1 Kings chapter 18. 224 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:29,400 Many of you probably know this little scripture. 225 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:43,480 Chapter 18, verse 18, verse 22. 226 00:18:43,480 --> 00:18:49,520 It's about Elijah. 227 00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:56,480 Interesting, because this is exactly what Jesus is talking about. 228 00:18:56,480 --> 00:19:07,040 He says, then Elijah said to the people, I, even I only am left a prophet of the Lord. 229 00:19:07,040 --> 00:19:11,840 But Baal's prophets are 450 men. 230 00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:17,200 Let two bulls be given to us and let them choose one bull for themselves and cut it 231 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:21,360 into pieces and lay it on the wood and put no fire to it. 232 00:19:21,360 --> 00:19:26,640 And I will prepare the other bull and lay it on the wood and put no fire to it. 233 00:19:26,640 --> 00:19:32,920 And you call on the name of your God and I will call upon the name of the Lord, Yahweh. 234 00:19:32,920 --> 00:19:40,360 And Elohim who answers by fire, he is Elohim. 235 00:19:40,360 --> 00:19:43,720 And all the people answered, it is well spoken. 236 00:19:43,720 --> 00:19:49,440 Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, choose for yourselves one bull and prepare 237 00:19:49,440 --> 00:19:56,800 it first, for you are many, and call upon the name of your God and put no fire to it. 238 00:19:56,800 --> 00:20:02,480 And they took the bull that was given to them and they prepared it and called upon the name 239 00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:10,760 of Baal from morning until noon saying, oh Baal, answer us. 240 00:20:10,760 --> 00:20:15,920 All day, oh Baal. 241 00:20:15,920 --> 00:20:22,560 Oh Lord, take it away. 242 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:25,840 Oh Lord, answer our prayer. 243 00:20:25,840 --> 00:20:35,760 As if the God of all creation is a lifeless idol like Baal. 244 00:20:35,760 --> 00:20:40,520 When the scripture clearly says that God already knows what your need is before you ask him, 245 00:20:40,520 --> 00:20:45,400 why don't you come before me and reorient your heart? 246 00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:48,160 Because I want something. 247 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:58,960 See, God is a God like an idol to them, to get what they want. 248 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:01,400 Now you see why Jesus gives this model. 249 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:10,520 It's going to shock you, hopefully. 250 00:21:10,520 --> 00:21:17,200 Christ gives us principle, Christ gives us a clear model for prayer. 251 00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:18,200 Here's a statement. 252 00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:24,720 Why do you think we can do it better or come up with a more effective way to pray? 253 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:31,320 Oh, because we have an issue of idolatry. 254 00:21:31,320 --> 00:21:33,080 We worship idols. 255 00:21:33,080 --> 00:21:36,840 We worship ourselves because we think we could do it better. 256 00:21:36,840 --> 00:21:42,000 And the Holy Spirit clearly states that we can't pray because we pray as we ought not 257 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:47,160 to pray. 258 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:51,400 Matthew 9, Matthew 6, 9 through 13. 259 00:21:51,400 --> 00:21:52,400 Here it is. 260 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:54,760 You guys ready for the model? 261 00:21:54,760 --> 00:21:58,360 Love how Jesus teaches them to pray. 262 00:21:58,360 --> 00:22:02,240 This is what it says. 263 00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:05,520 Pray then like this. 264 00:22:05,520 --> 00:22:11,200 Our Father in heaven, hallowed, holy be your name. 265 00:22:11,200 --> 00:22:16,060 Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 266 00:22:16,060 --> 00:22:21,800 Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our 267 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:31,120 debtors and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. 268 00:22:31,120 --> 00:22:40,520 Evil translation from evil, not evil one. 269 00:22:40,520 --> 00:22:49,720 I don't know about you, but I like to be delivered from all evil, not just the evil one. 270 00:22:49,720 --> 00:22:53,080 Just saying. 271 00:22:53,080 --> 00:22:54,920 What's the model here? 272 00:22:54,920 --> 00:22:57,720 Why does Jesus teach them to pray like this? 273 00:22:57,720 --> 00:22:59,360 Are you guys ready? 274 00:22:59,360 --> 00:23:02,040 Just exalt or praise. 275 00:23:02,040 --> 00:23:03,280 Here it is. 276 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:04,800 Start with God. 277 00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:06,680 Exalt or praise. 278 00:23:06,680 --> 00:23:08,760 Exalt Him or praise Him. 279 00:23:08,760 --> 00:23:12,040 Our Father in heaven, holy be your name. 280 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:18,520 If there's anything the elders know and people that pray with me know, I start with God, 281 00:23:18,520 --> 00:23:21,240 I end with God. 282 00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:29,000 I purpose to think through following the model because it reorients my heart, my mind, my 283 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:33,960 will, the things I desire, I want to be what He desires. 284 00:23:33,960 --> 00:23:40,440 That's the whole point of prayer. 285 00:23:40,440 --> 00:23:41,840 Start with Him. 286 00:23:41,840 --> 00:23:42,840 Exalt or praise. 287 00:23:42,840 --> 00:23:48,040 Our Father in heaven, holy or how would be your name. 288 00:23:48,040 --> 00:23:50,560 Second, surrender. 289 00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:51,560 Surrender. 290 00:23:51,560 --> 00:23:54,900 Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 291 00:23:54,900 --> 00:23:56,920 Not my will, your will. 292 00:23:56,920 --> 00:23:59,520 Your kingdom come, your will be done. 293 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:04,200 Do you see the difference here? 294 00:24:04,200 --> 00:24:08,320 When we praise Him and start with Him, then we're going to be able to really understand 295 00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:11,680 the point of surrendering to Him because He's the King. 296 00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:13,060 He's the masterful one. 297 00:24:13,060 --> 00:24:14,120 He's amazing. 298 00:24:14,120 --> 00:24:15,200 He's majestic. 299 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:16,600 He's beautiful. 300 00:24:16,600 --> 00:24:21,840 It's easy when you realize that I am nothing to surrender my will and desires to Him and 301 00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:22,840 Him alone. 302 00:24:22,840 --> 00:24:30,600 As a result, you then can go before Him and ask Him for your needs. 303 00:24:30,600 --> 00:24:32,320 Why? 304 00:24:32,320 --> 00:24:34,160 Because you've given praise to the King. 305 00:24:34,160 --> 00:24:39,800 You've surrendered your will, which means your will has now become His will because 306 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:45,080 you've surrendered your will to His will and you say, give us this day our daily bread. 307 00:24:45,080 --> 00:24:46,080 Why does He use this term? 308 00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:55,280 In other words, He's saying to you this, God, you are the source of my existence. 309 00:24:55,280 --> 00:24:58,480 Give us this day our daily bread. 310 00:24:58,480 --> 00:25:03,960 You notice He doesn't say, hey, I really want them brand new sneakers. 311 00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:09,120 I want that nice car. 312 00:25:09,120 --> 00:25:12,320 You're the source of all life for me. 313 00:25:12,320 --> 00:25:16,800 You care my daily, my physical needs, spiritual needs. 314 00:25:16,800 --> 00:25:17,800 Here we go. 315 00:25:17,800 --> 00:25:18,800 You ready? 316 00:25:18,800 --> 00:25:19,800 So, fourth. 317 00:25:19,800 --> 00:25:21,880 So, first is exalt and praise. 318 00:25:21,880 --> 00:25:22,880 Second, surrender. 319 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:26,440 Third, ask according to His will. 320 00:25:26,440 --> 00:25:29,400 Fourth, repent. 321 00:25:29,400 --> 00:25:30,400 Spiritual need. 322 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:33,080 What's your most important spiritual need? 323 00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:35,540 To get right with God. 324 00:25:35,540 --> 00:25:36,540 What does John say? 325 00:25:36,540 --> 00:25:42,000 1 John 1, 9, that if we confess that we have sinned, He is faithful and just to forgive 326 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:45,080 us of all our sin and purify us from all unrighteousness. 327 00:25:45,080 --> 00:25:52,480 Repent and forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors. 328 00:25:52,480 --> 00:25:54,240 Forgive us. 329 00:25:54,240 --> 00:25:56,520 Help us to forgive. 330 00:25:56,520 --> 00:26:04,360 Jesus says, if you do not forgive your brother, I will not forgive you. 331 00:26:04,360 --> 00:26:07,840 Repent. 332 00:26:07,840 --> 00:26:08,840 Number four. 333 00:26:08,840 --> 00:26:12,960 Number five, because we've exalted God and glorified Him, because we've surrendered our 334 00:26:12,960 --> 00:26:18,100 will to His will, because we have asked according to His will and we've repented and gotten 335 00:26:18,100 --> 00:26:27,520 ourselves in right mind for Him, we then can petition Him, a petition, and lead us not 336 00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:30,320 into temptation but deliver us from evil. 337 00:26:30,320 --> 00:26:31,720 Notice what the petition is. 338 00:26:31,720 --> 00:26:36,240 The petition is not, hey, I would really like. 339 00:26:36,240 --> 00:26:37,240 No. 340 00:26:37,240 --> 00:26:41,480 The petition is make me more like Jesus. 341 00:26:41,480 --> 00:26:49,640 Keep me from sin and keep evil from me that I may walk in the holiness of your presence. 342 00:26:49,640 --> 00:26:52,760 What's the one thing that keeps us from being able to talk? 343 00:26:52,760 --> 00:26:59,000 I know men, you guys know this, fathers, if things aren't right with our wives, what happens 344 00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:02,280 to your prayer? 345 00:27:02,280 --> 00:27:04,760 Sometimes it feels like it hits the ceiling. 346 00:27:04,760 --> 00:27:05,760 Right? 347 00:27:05,760 --> 00:27:08,200 I'm looking at all the men. 348 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:16,320 You're like, why are you pointing at me? 349 00:27:16,320 --> 00:27:19,400 Everybody gets a little bit, including me. 350 00:27:19,400 --> 00:27:20,400 Right? 351 00:27:20,400 --> 00:27:21,400 Petition. 352 00:27:21,400 --> 00:27:23,360 Lead us not into temptation. 353 00:27:23,360 --> 00:27:25,040 Make me right. 354 00:27:25,040 --> 00:27:27,200 Make me like Christ. 355 00:27:27,200 --> 00:27:30,680 Keep me from failure and keep me from evil. 356 00:27:30,680 --> 00:27:38,640 Lastly, not all, not, this particular phrase is not found in the earliest manuscripts nor 357 00:27:38,640 --> 00:27:45,520 in the modern manuscripts, though it is placed in there as a footnote because the earliest 358 00:27:45,520 --> 00:27:47,400 manuscripts don't have this in there. 359 00:27:47,400 --> 00:27:49,560 I will share this with you, though. 360 00:27:49,560 --> 00:27:52,480 It does fit amazingly. 361 00:27:52,480 --> 00:27:57,480 There's really nothing in here at all that would make us think that Jesus would not have 362 00:27:57,480 --> 00:27:58,960 said this. 363 00:27:58,960 --> 00:28:00,080 Okay? 364 00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:01,360 Just making it clear. 365 00:28:01,360 --> 00:28:05,560 King James would have it in some of the other translations, but this is what it says. 366 00:28:05,560 --> 00:28:11,080 So if we start with God, we surrender our will, we ask according to his will, we repent 367 00:28:11,080 --> 00:28:15,580 and get ourselves right, we then petition him to make us more like Jesus, we then go 368 00:28:15,580 --> 00:28:20,320 back to him and give him all the praise and glory. 369 00:28:20,320 --> 00:28:24,520 For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. 370 00:28:24,520 --> 00:28:25,520 Amen. 371 00:28:25,520 --> 00:28:32,040 Now, when you think about a model prayer and the disciples go, teach us to pray, and he 372 00:28:32,040 --> 00:28:37,000 says, this is how you should pray, then how should you pray? 373 00:28:37,000 --> 00:28:45,160 I mean, should we pray like Joel's team? 374 00:28:45,160 --> 00:28:48,720 Nope. 375 00:28:48,720 --> 00:28:50,600 There's a way to pray. 376 00:28:50,600 --> 00:28:51,600 He's given us the model. 377 00:28:51,600 --> 00:28:58,400 Now, what's interesting about this model is, it doesn't, as long as you are really following 378 00:28:58,400 --> 00:29:06,000 the model, then everything gets reoriented and your prayers get heard and answered. 379 00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:08,200 How do we know? 380 00:29:08,200 --> 00:29:12,160 Because to be honest with you, God answers the prayer of Mount Eaton Church. 381 00:29:12,160 --> 00:29:17,640 It's amazing. 382 00:29:17,640 --> 00:29:20,520 You guys are praying, most of you guys are probably praying like this and don't even 383 00:29:20,520 --> 00:29:21,520 realize it. 384 00:29:21,520 --> 00:29:25,520 That's a spirit of God thing. 385 00:29:25,520 --> 00:29:29,520 I mean, how many times have we seen people healed and we haven't come over and like smacked 386 00:29:29,520 --> 00:29:36,800 them in the forehead and threw a jacket? 387 00:29:36,800 --> 00:29:39,080 I mean, think about it. 388 00:29:39,080 --> 00:29:40,080 Why? 389 00:29:40,080 --> 00:29:42,960 Because our hearts are right with him. 390 00:29:42,960 --> 00:29:45,560 The whole point of prayer is to reorient. 391 00:29:45,560 --> 00:29:54,840 Prayer is not a means to get something nor a way to seem more spiritual nor a duty. 392 00:29:54,840 --> 00:29:58,600 It's an act of worship and love. 393 00:29:58,600 --> 00:30:02,200 It's not a time to brag or give advice. 394 00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:09,680 Drives me nuts when I listen to people pray and they go, Lord, help this man, Lord Jesus, 395 00:30:09,680 --> 00:30:14,880 because I'm about to kick him. 396 00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:16,640 My kids are driving me crazy, Lord. 397 00:30:16,640 --> 00:30:19,640 I don't know what to do. 398 00:30:19,640 --> 00:30:24,440 You know, kids sitting next to you and just put your hand on them and just cast them out, 399 00:30:24,440 --> 00:30:25,440 Lord. 400 00:30:25,440 --> 00:30:27,440 Just Lord. 401 00:30:27,440 --> 00:30:29,240 Exactly. 402 00:30:29,240 --> 00:30:33,280 And so what ends up happening is that we end up giving advice to people during our prayer 403 00:30:33,280 --> 00:30:35,160 time. 404 00:30:35,160 --> 00:30:37,560 How irreverent is that? 405 00:30:37,560 --> 00:30:45,480 It's not time for you to say to somebody, get your act together. 406 00:30:45,480 --> 00:30:49,920 It's not a time to point out others' faults or issues nor a time to remind God to fix 407 00:30:49,920 --> 00:30:52,960 others so that my life can be better. 408 00:30:52,960 --> 00:31:01,120 It is a time to reorient your heart, a time to position yourself properly before a holy 409 00:31:01,120 --> 00:31:07,440 God, a time to present yourself in humility, a time to come to daddy in faith and assurance 410 00:31:07,440 --> 00:31:12,000 that Father God hears you. 411 00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:14,160 That's what prayer is all about. 412 00:31:14,160 --> 00:31:20,520 A time to truly rely on Him because we do not pray as we should. 413 00:31:20,520 --> 00:31:24,280 Romans chapter 8, verse 26 through 27, you can write that down. 414 00:31:24,280 --> 00:31:28,960 Likewise, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. 415 00:31:28,960 --> 00:31:33,080 What's implied here is we are weak in our flesh. 416 00:31:33,080 --> 00:31:34,900 We don't pray as we should. 417 00:31:34,900 --> 00:31:41,000 You can't pray as you should because you live in a fallen, broken body that has not been 418 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:47,320 redeemed yet. 419 00:31:47,320 --> 00:31:53,960 For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for 420 00:31:53,960 --> 00:31:58,080 us with groanings too deep for words. 421 00:31:58,080 --> 00:32:03,840 And He who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit because the Spirit intercedes 422 00:32:03,840 --> 00:32:07,240 for the saints according to the will of God. 423 00:32:07,240 --> 00:32:09,680 Why do you think Jesus gives us a model? 424 00:32:09,680 --> 00:32:14,320 He gives us a model because left to our own demise, we'll come up with all kinds of ways 425 00:32:14,320 --> 00:32:23,000 to pray and go, that's awesome prayer time. 426 00:32:23,000 --> 00:32:25,160 Why are you so adamant about this? 427 00:32:25,160 --> 00:32:40,520 Because remember, your prayer tells me more about your heart than your wallet. 428 00:32:40,520 --> 00:32:43,080 It's a time to love and worship Him. 429 00:32:43,080 --> 00:32:46,280 It's a time of refreshing and strengthening. 430 00:32:46,280 --> 00:32:54,280 It's a personal, private time with Him to enjoy Him with no distractions. 431 00:32:54,280 --> 00:33:00,720 It's our time together as God's people with Him, a time alone with Him. 432 00:33:00,720 --> 00:33:04,800 When we gather together, let's praise Him. 433 00:33:04,800 --> 00:33:08,280 Let's follow the model together. 434 00:33:08,280 --> 00:33:10,400 Lift Him high. 435 00:33:10,400 --> 00:33:15,680 Make the world know Him by our proclamation of the goodness of our God. 436 00:33:15,680 --> 00:33:20,840 And that in the midst of all that, that we are sinful and Lord that You would forgive 437 00:33:20,840 --> 00:33:28,800 us of our sin so that we can willingly and openly come before You and have the right 438 00:33:28,800 --> 00:33:37,600 attitude of mind to know what to ask for. 439 00:33:37,600 --> 00:33:44,520 When you come together, pray with intent. 440 00:33:44,520 --> 00:33:51,240 It is a time for comfort and peace, a time to know Him more deeply as we pray through 441 00:33:51,240 --> 00:33:53,040 His Word. 442 00:33:53,040 --> 00:34:02,920 So meet with Him continually in prayer and you will absolutely be changed. 443 00:34:02,920 --> 00:34:10,080 Make sure that your prayer time is purposeful. 444 00:34:10,080 --> 00:34:15,480 That you go before God to reorient your heart with Him. 445 00:34:15,480 --> 00:34:21,360 That doesn't mean that you can't go and petition for your spouse or petition for your kids. 446 00:34:21,360 --> 00:34:24,800 But make sure that you've done everything you have to do to make sure your heart and 447 00:34:24,800 --> 00:34:31,320 your mind, your will, your desires are all reoriented in His will according to His Word. 448 00:34:31,320 --> 00:34:35,000 And then when you pray for them, you pray for them according to their Word. 449 00:34:35,000 --> 00:34:38,020 Lord that You would save them if they do not know You. 450 00:34:38,020 --> 00:34:42,840 Lord that You would conform them into the image of Your Son as You have promised because 451 00:34:42,840 --> 00:34:44,880 they belong to You. 452 00:34:44,880 --> 00:34:51,680 And Lord that You would draw out of them and that they would commit according to Your Word 453 00:34:51,680 --> 00:34:56,100 of Romans 2 that they would not be conformed to the pattern of this world but be transformed 454 00:34:56,100 --> 00:34:57,880 by the renewing of their mind, Lord. 455 00:34:57,880 --> 00:35:02,160 Renew their mind. 456 00:35:02,160 --> 00:35:07,300 Don't conform that person into my image but Lord conform them into Yours. 457 00:35:07,300 --> 00:35:10,320 You see the difference when you're reoriented? 458 00:35:10,320 --> 00:35:16,480 When you start with Him and you go through the process and you end with Him, how much 459 00:35:16,480 --> 00:35:21,360 more, yes I said much more, it's bad English, I don't care. 460 00:35:21,360 --> 00:35:23,000 How much much? 461 00:35:23,000 --> 00:35:25,440 How much more much? 462 00:35:25,440 --> 00:35:29,680 Your prayer life is with the Holy, amazing God. 463 00:35:29,680 --> 00:35:37,880 Have you ever thought about prayer from that perspective? 464 00:35:37,880 --> 00:35:40,880 So let me give these to you one more time. 465 00:35:40,880 --> 00:35:44,040 Exalt or praise. 466 00:35:44,040 --> 00:35:48,480 Surrender your will to His will. 467 00:35:48,480 --> 00:35:51,280 Ask according to His will. 468 00:35:51,280 --> 00:35:54,520 Repent of your sin. 469 00:35:54,520 --> 00:35:58,720 Ask Him to help you forgive others. 470 00:35:58,720 --> 00:36:13,240 In Him for your conformity into Christ and help others to be more like Jesus and exalt 471 00:36:13,240 --> 00:36:16,080 and praise. 472 00:36:16,080 --> 00:36:18,420 Give all the glory to Him when it's all done. 473 00:36:18,420 --> 00:36:19,420 Very simple. 474 00:36:19,420 --> 00:36:20,420 Isn't that a nice model? 475 00:36:20,420 --> 00:36:22,420 That's an amazing model. 476 00:36:22,420 --> 00:36:30,800 To be honest with you, a couple of times I'm praying with the guys Wednesday night and 477 00:36:30,800 --> 00:36:36,520 they're like, man, it's a model, it's not mine. 478 00:36:36,520 --> 00:36:41,240 I just follow it. 479 00:36:41,240 --> 00:36:45,880 Your prayer life will be so refreshing. 480 00:36:45,880 --> 00:36:51,440 If you follow Christ's model, you don't need to change it. 481 00:36:51,440 --> 00:37:02,560 That being said, we're going to pick up next week in the doctrine of prayer as we start 482 00:37:02,560 --> 00:37:09,720 looking through why we gave you the how and the why. 483 00:37:09,720 --> 00:37:10,720 What should you pray? 484 00:37:10,720 --> 00:37:12,640 I gave you the model and when. 485 00:37:12,640 --> 00:37:16,880 We're going to deal with the issue of when next week. 486 00:37:16,880 --> 00:37:21,880 Then we'll start going through some examples of prayer, Old Testament, New Testament. 487 00:37:21,880 --> 00:37:24,640 I will tell you we're going to go through Hannah's prayer. 488 00:37:24,640 --> 00:37:28,920 An amazing prayer. 489 00:37:28,920 --> 00:37:32,400 Prayer of a woman who loves her God. 490 00:37:32,400 --> 00:37:35,040 Then we'll go through the prayer of Jesus. 491 00:37:35,040 --> 00:37:37,120 We got a lot to go through over the next several weeks. 492 00:37:37,120 --> 00:37:40,280 Father, I want to thank you so much for your faithfulness and goodness. 493 00:37:40,280 --> 00:37:42,480 To you be honor and glory. 494 00:37:42,480 --> 00:37:45,640 Thank you, Lord, for your word. 495 00:37:45,640 --> 00:37:52,320 Thank you again for all the spiritual manna, the reality of the truth that prayer is a 496 00:37:52,320 --> 00:37:58,560 reorientation of our heart and our mind, our will, our desires. 497 00:37:58,560 --> 00:38:02,860 That our needs are fully found and met in you. 498 00:38:02,860 --> 00:38:05,920 Help us to forgive as you have forgiven us. 499 00:38:05,920 --> 00:38:09,360 And to love others as you have loved us. 500 00:38:09,360 --> 00:38:13,200 To honor and lift you high in all things. 501 00:38:13,200 --> 00:38:20,200 To proclaim your wonderful name, the name of Yeshua, the God who saves. 502 00:38:20,200 --> 00:38:23,200 For we thank you and praise you. 503 00:38:23,200 --> 00:38:43,200 In Jesus' name, amen.