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Learning to Pray Like Jesus

Learning to Pray Like Jesus

When Jesus Prayed. . . It was intensely personal Psalm 63: 1 O God, you are my God! I long for you! My soul thirsts for you, my flesh yearns for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.

When Jesus Prayed. . . It was His highest priority John 8: 28 Then Jesus said, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and I do nothing on my own initiative, but I speak just what the Father taught me. ”

When Jesus Prayed. . . It was His highest priority • He began His ministry in prayer • He sustained His ministry through prayer • He concluded His ministry with prayer Mark 1: 35 Then Jesus got up early in the morning when it was still very dark, departed, and went out to a deserted place, and there he spent time in prayer.

When Jesus Prayed. . . It was His highest priority “I can be active and pray; I can work and pray; but I cannot be busy and pray. I cannot be inwardly rushed, distracted, or dispersed…. Usually, for [prayer] to happen there must be a deliberate withdrawal from the noise of the day, a disciplined detachment from the insatiable self. ” Eugene Petersen, The Contemplative Pastor

When Jesus Prayed. . . He didn’t give up

Why don’t we pray like Jesus? ① We don’t understand what prayer is ② We have been disappointed in prayer ③ We have not been taught to pray ④ We don’t realize how much we need it

Learning to Pray ① Find a quiet place ② Give God time ③ Pray specifically and boldly