Wednesday, October 20, 2010

EP13: Keep Praying

The question this week is, when we pray, should we pray once and have faith that God will provide or keep praying? The team answered not only this question, but also talked about the importance of prayer and the power at your reach through prayer.

Before we get into it. As promised in the show, below are the two videos from a camping trip where a small prayer was asked.

Jesus’ actions before His death displayed how our response should be to prayer.

Matthew 26:42 He went away a second time and prayed, “My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may your will be done.”

Jesus also spoke to us on how we should approach prayer. It is about your relationship with the Creator. God doesn’t want to be talked at, he wants to be in relationship with you.
“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.7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Matthew 6:5-7

Jesus modeled prayer for us.
“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. 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. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. “This, then, is how you should pray: “ ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’ For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. Matthew 6:5-15

Episode: 13 - EP13: Keep Praying | Date Released: October 20, 2010