Go Series Part 5 - Pray as You're Going

Go Series Part 5: Pray as You’re Going Spencer Rogers, Jr. The sphere of prayer is both private and public. Jesus taught His disciples how to pray privately and he modeled how to pray publicly, as he was going and doing the Father’s will. Big Idea: We can use the Lord’s prayer as a model for how to pray each day, as we are going, and doing the will of our Lord. 1. Do not make prayer a self-serving show. (5-6) Matthew 6:5-15 NIV 5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 2. Do not try to manipulate God through your prayers. (7-8) 7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. 3. Honor God for who He is and what His name stands for. (9) 9 “This, then, is how you should pray: “ ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 4. Pray for heaven’s influence and the kingdom to be manifested on earth as it is in heaven. (10) 10 your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 5. Pray for your needs and the needs of others. (11) 11 Give us today our daily bread. 6. Pray for spiritual & financial restoration. (12) 12 Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 6. Pray for spiritual & financial restoration. (12) cont. Psalm 103:10–13 10 He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities. 11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; 6. Pray for spiritual & financial restoration. (12) cont. 12 as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us. 13 As a father shows compassion to his children, so the LORD shows compassion to those who fear him. 7. Pray for God’s power and authority to keep us from surrendering to temptation and to protect us from the evil one. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’ Some translations NKJV & ESV include, “For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen 8. Pray for spiritual and relational restoration. (14-15) 14 For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. Oh…One Final Thought… When you pray, God will reveal his heart and truth to you. This week while praying with, and for Mae Owen, the Holy Spirit showed me, just as the Apostle Paul said, the gospel of the kingdom is not bound, so too, our prayers are not bound by time and distance. We literally can send our prayers locally, regionally, and around the world. Oh…One Final Thought… So, as you are Going, be sure you are praying for what you see, What you hear, What you discern, Oh…One Final Thought… and through prayer, take territory, create breakthroughs and depend on God to make you victorious!