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December 2 - December 11, 2024
(Dan. 9:4–5).
Jer. 32:17–23).
True prayer comes from humble people who express absolute dependence on God.
It Dispels Fear
It Encourages Hope
It Removes Loneliness
It Defeats Selfishness
It Provides Resources
It Demands Obedience
it is your opportunity to glorify Him by acknowledging the greatness and wonder of His character.
means “to make holy.”
Acknowledge God Exists
Know the Truth about God
Be Aware of His Presence
Live in Obedience
Good and noble causes may be worthy of support, but they have no impact in helping to usher in the earthly kingdom of Jesus Christ. At best
To pray “Your kingdom come” is to pray for God’s program to be fulfilled—for Christ to come and
Before we go bursting into His presence with all our petitions, we need to stop long enough to consider His causes and His kingdom.
The Greek word translated “kingdom” (basileia) does not primarily refer to a geographical territory but to sovereignty and dominion.
indicating a sudden, instantaneous coming (cf. Matt. 24:27). It is the coming of His millennial
The Conversion of Unbelievers
The Commitment of Believers
(Luke 18:1).
we tend to perceive prayer as important only for making a difference in our circumstances rather than for the difference it can make in us and for God’s glory.
Our own pride is the major obstacle we must overcome before we can pray for God’s will to be done in our lives.
When we pray in faith and in conformity to God’s will, our prayer is a sanctifying grace that changes our lives dramatically.
Theologian John Stott has observed that to Martin Luther, “everything necessary for the preservation of this life is bread, including food, a healthy body, good weather, house, home, wife, children, good government, and peace.”
Even though God may have already provided the necessity, we ask Him for it in recognition of His past and present provision, as well as in trust for His future supply.
A Characteristic of the Saints
Christ’s Example
Expresses the Highest Virtue of Man
Frees the Conscience of Guilt
Benefits the Body of Believers
Delivers from God’s Discipline
Activates God’s Forgiveness
