Pray Without Ceasing - 3/29/09pm

I Thessalonians 5:17

Manner of Prayer
Luke 18:9-14 -An attitude of humility
Colossians 4:2 -An attitude of thanksgiving
Philippians 1:1-3 -Prayer with joy
James 5:13-18 -Prayer in suffering, joy, sickness. Effectiveness of prayer

Audience of Prayer
Matthew 6:5-13 -Pray to the Father
II Corinthians 13:7 -Pray to God

Types of Prayer

Prayer of Praise
Hebrews 13:15 -Praise to God, the fruit of our lips
Psalm 150:1-6 -A psalm of praise

Prayer of Thanksgiving
Philippians 4:6-7 -Pray with thanksgiving
Psalm 100:1-5 -A psalm of thanksgiving

Prayer of Request and Petition
Matthew 7:7-12 -Ask and it shall be given to you
Psalm 70:1-5 -A psalm asking for relief

Prayer for Forgiveness
Acts 8:14-24 -Simon the Sorcerer told to pray for forgiveness
Psalm 51:1-19 -A psalm of repentance and forgiveness

**This sermon is arranged so that a prayer of each type named here may be given after reading the appropriate passages. Not as a way of teaching prayer as much as a way of putting immediately into practice what we have just studied.**