Luke 11:1-13
(page 1042)
PRAYER
POINTERS FROM JESUS
“Lord, teach us to pray”
(v1)
(1) A PATTERN: ‘When you pray, say, “Father…”’ (vv1-4)
(i) The priority of the
kingdom of God (v2)
(ii) Provision of daily
necessities, physical and spiritual (v3)
(iii) Pardon of sin (v4)
(iv) Protection from
temptation (v4)
(2) A PARABLE: God is a better friend, who is able and
willing to help, so pray with bold persistence (vv5-8)
(3) A PROMISE: God is a better father, who knows how
to give good gifts to his children, so pray with expectant confidence (vv9-13)
1 comment:
It strikes me that we could possibly add that prayer is personal and paternal, but perhaps we have excessive ps already!
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