Prayer Notes (Only)

PrayerPrayer

• How we talk to GodHow we talk to God

• Many different ways to prayMany different ways to pray– FormalFormal– InformalInformal

Getting Good at PrayerGetting Good at Prayer

• The only way to get good at praying, is to The only way to get good at praying, is to pray. pray.

Basic Form of PrayerBasic Form of Prayer

1.1. Prayer of BlessingPrayer of Blessing

2.2. Prayer of PetitionPrayer of Petition

3.3. Prayer of IntercessionPrayer of Intercession

4.4. Prayer of ThanksgivingPrayer of Thanksgiving

5.5. Prayer of PraisePrayer of Praise

Prayer of BlessingPrayer of Blessing

• Prayer of Blessing Prayer of Blessing –God Blesses Us God Blesses Us –We Bless God  We Bless God  –Our prayer ascends in the Holy Our prayer ascends in the Holy

Spirit through Christ to the Father Spirit through Christ to the Father

Prayer of PetitionPrayer of Petition

• Prayer of Petition Prayer of Petition – express our awareness of God.  (trinity)express our awareness of God.  (trinity)

– We are sinners We are sinners • turned away from God  turned away from God 

– Our petitionOur petition• asking for forgivenessasking for forgiveness

• Then repentingThen repenting

Prayer of Petition (con’t)

–Christian petition isChristian petition is centered on the desire and centered on the desire and search for the kingdom search for the kingdom • Welcome it Welcome it • Co-operate with its coming.Co-operate with its coming.

Prayer of IntercessionPrayer of Intercession

• Prayer of Intercession Prayer of Intercession – Prayer asking on behalf of another.  Prayer asking on behalf of another. 

– Not only to our own interestNot only to our own interest• but also to the interest of othersbut also to the interest of others

– Imitating ChristImitating Christ

–early Christian communities early Christian communities   

Prayer of Intercession (con’t)

–Intercession recognizes no Intercession recognizes no boundaries: boundaries: • We Pray for AllWe Pray for All• Highest to LowestHighest to Lowest• Friends and Family Friends and Family • Enemies and Persecutors.Enemies and Persecutors.

Prayer of Thanksgiving

• Prayer of Thanksgiving Prayer of Thanksgiving – as in the prayer of petition, an as in the prayer of petition, an

offering of thanksgiving which offering of thanksgiving which share in the love of Christshare in the love of Christ• joy and sufferingjoy and suffering• event and needevent and need

Prayer of PraisePrayer of Praise

• Prayer of Praise Prayer of Praise • Praise is the form of prayer which Praise is the form of prayer which

recognizes most immediately that God is recognizes most immediately that God is God.  God. 

• Gives him gloryGives him glory– Simply because HE IS.  Simply because HE IS. 

• Pure in heart who love God Pure in heart who love God – shares in the blessed happiness shares in the blessed happiness – in faith before seeing him in gloryin faith before seeing him in glory. 

Prayer of Praise (con’t)

– By praise, the Spirit is joined to By praise, the Spirit is joined to our spirits to bear witness our spirits to bear witness • Praise embraces the other forms of Praise embraces the other forms of

prayer prayer • "one God, the Father, from whom "one God, the Father, from whom

are all things and for whom we are all things and for whom we exist". exist".

Make a Prayer• Make a Prayer for each of the 5 Basic forms

of Prayer

• Should include– A pray of no less than 3 Sentences – Scripture

• Be sure to include each part of the prayer as we talked about in class.