My sermon notes for Sunday morning, November 26th, these are my personal study notes and not a manuscript of the sermon. They are provided as an outline each week for our Tabernacle Church family. The church provides a live stream of the service each Sunday at 10:30 on Facebook. We also provide the services through YouTube by Sunday afternoon. You can find Sermon Notes, Family Devotional Guides, Prayer List, and other resources at our Church Website.
Luke 11:1–13
INTRO
- Jesus prays throughout the book of Luke. From Galilee to the cross.
- Disciples should:
- Love their neighbors -10:5-37Listen to the Word – 10:38-42
- Learn to Pray – 11:1-13
- TEACH US TO PRAY
Pray with Perspective – vv. 2-4
God
- Father, hallowed be your name
- Personal. (John 1:12 – Children of God)
- His Holiness
- Your kingdom come
- God’s Glory, Sovereignty, Goodness, Care
- His rule and reign over HIS CREATION
- His Kingdom. His Glory
The Needs of His people
- First person plural. (Us and others… the church)
- Daily bread
- Needs. Daily. (dependent upon Him)
- Work hard and trust Him
- Forgiving others
- Receive forgiveness. Offer forgiveness.
- Lead us not into temptation
- Taken away by our own desires
- Keep us close and clean (PERSONAL HOLINESS)
- Desire, Devotion, Discipline
- 1 Corinthians 10:13; James 1:2-3
Pray with Persistence – vv. 5-10
Hospitality in biblical times was important (sacred duty)
- Could not or would not answer
- Eventually the man gave in.
The friend’s impudence
- Shameless persistence
- Boldness
- Pray with passion and purpose… till we get God’s answer
James 4:2-3 – Asking with pure motives
- Motive of our heart
- Seeking His will, not presenting our agenda.
- God does not need more information, nor is He surprised by the circumstances
- Our heart should change the more we pray
Our requesting (Our responsibility in prayer)
- Ask, seek, Knock
- Progression. Continuous
God’s will revealed
- Receive, Find, Opened
Jeremiah 29:11-14
Pray awaiting His provision – vv. 11 – 13
The love of Our Father
- From a friend to a father
- How much more will a Father give to his son what is best?
If you, being evil
- Not doing evil…being evil. Depravity
How much more…heavenly Father
- Perfect love, Infinite wisdom
WHY PRAY? BECAUSE OF OUR FATHER’S LOVE