How to Pray/Order of Prayer

 

I want to introduce to or reintroduce some of you what we call the Lords Prayer. But is was a Prayer given to the Disciples and shared with others on how to pray. Its deeper than early morning Sunday School because it is also an Illustration and covers all areas in a few passages. Jesus gave us this prayer because it is all encompassing. Christ instructs us not to pray in circles. Saying and repeating things because it sounds Good or we have heard others say it. But to know and understand what we are praying for and about which is why he gave us the El names and Jehovah names of God. To accurately pin point  what we stand in need of, asking and believing God for or praising him for. If we know he is God the provider then call him by his name as the provider then it says we believe with more conviction. Such as if I called you the beautiful one or the brave or strong one. We have a tendency to become what we are called. You are smart, you are talented, you are holy, you can sing. It triggers us to explore the area more because I praised you. God works much the same way as we are made in his image. Praise makes us perform better and praise in prayer edifies God and simply put he performs that which he promised because we know his word better. David had a praise, Job had a praise... list goes on and on. Praise en-tells faith and from faith a cycle is born, a relationship of love and praise. Praise is a Key.

 

The Lord's Prayer

 

Our Father, which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come. 
Thy will be done in earth, 
As it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive them that trespass against us. 
And lead us not into temptation, 
But deliver us from evil. 
For thine is the kingdom,

The power, and the glory,

For ever and ever.

Amen.

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This prayer gives us an order. It is not just to be recited, but a prototype of sorts. It has nothing to do with the elegance in which we speak but it is a matter of the heart. Mat.6:9-13 lets us know that God does already know why we petition him. To break it down. Our Father, which means we know and acknowledge who he is and unto whom we pray. This also gives our relationship with him. He is our father and we are his children so we have an established a bond. Because he is our father we have the right to ask anything according to his word of promise from him to us. Which art in Heaven, Heaven is his thrown and earth is his foot stool. This offers praise and acknowledgement. He is God on the thrown and He is above all things and nothing is above him, all is under his authority. This position identifies his judgement ability and his sovereignty and relays the fact that he can do all things. He does not have to try to do anything he has already done all things. Hallowed Be thy Name acknowledges that the power of his Name. Holy is just the Name alone. The Name alone carries weight and the devil and his fallen bow and tremble at the mere mention of his name. We lift God up in this acknowledgement. Thy Kingdom come, this refers to the power and authority of God. To invite Gods Kingdom is to invite the Power of God. Also similar to a nation of 20,000 Waring with a kingdom of 200,000. Their is no competition. Gods kingdom shakes the foundation of any situation. Nothing can stand in its wake.  Thy will be done in earth As it is in Heaven, Have Gods will/purpose be manifested. Knowing that nothing is truly about us. This statement tells God we trust him totally. This means giving up our will for his.    Give us this day our daily bread, this expresses Gods ability knowing he has all we need. We must draw upon what God has for us in order to receive. This also means that what he has for us is fresh for us daily. God provides the need when we ask as we also give to each other. When we give all we have God gives more for us to give. He is a provider. Don't worry about tomorrow, know that God has new mercies everyday. God is about relationship so as we need he provides. He will not step beyond your faith but as our faith and understanding increases he adds more to us.  Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespass against us, simply put God forgives us as we forgive others. I personally believe that the saying do unto others as you should have them do unto you is what this passage covers. If someone hurts you, you don't hurt them because they hurt you. When you forgive, forgive totally. Not holding debt against this person. For we all  need mercy and you cannot receive mercy unless you give it. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, For we have fault and weakness, we need God to Deliver us from situations that are over our heads. We are tempted out of our own lust and thoughts to do evil and we need God to continuously deliver us from these things that we might not sin before him. And with out him we will keep falling. So all situations that touch our weakness. Deliver us from them that we may not fall. Though the spirit is saved the flesh is not redeemed yet and this is the tug of war that daily pulls on mankind. We make the choice to allow God to have Dominion or not. For thine is the kingdom,The power and the glory for ever and ever   We give acknowledgement and praise back to God for who he is. This is us trusting him totally. Without him we can nothing. We have to be selfless giving all back to God because only of his own can we give unto him. Establishing relationship and being an instrument of praise.  Amen Let it be so!

 

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Order of Prayer

 

 

This Is not a Hard thing and we make it more Difficult then it Really is.

Once we know how to address God.

Much like when we come into Room it is Customary to Speak "Hello" we 

should approach God in a similar manor just as the sample prayer God Gave us.

This covers every prayer. Use the prayers he placed in your heart not to be vain or repetitious.

 

We begin with praise (This is our thanks, our praise),

​Affirmation (speaking the things that we are believing God for) such as " I am faithful, Our family is Blessed, Our family is Holy, (what ever touches your family that you need to see changed is what we speak here) 

Then comes your actual prayer, (your request or petitions to God for wants and needs,just talk to him as your father that you can tell anything)

Next you give the Scriptures you have searched that cover all the situations you prayed over. ( This is Gods promise to you and that which he says he will perform.) 

Then we end with Worship.

(This is from your heart to Gods Heart. The El names of God and The Jehovah names of God are what we use here. Worship is personal so Make it very personal. Let God know how much you love a appreciate him. Acknowledge who he is and whom you serve)

 

Have a prayer journal so you can see your growth and how God has answered you. God is faithful and able to perform above and beyond our thoughts. Get in his word and stay in his word let him water you and see him become all he promises.