When You Don't Feel Like Praying
When You Don’t Feel Like Praying Sermon Discussion Questions Week of August 28, 2016
Getting Started • The motivation to keep on praying is found in trusting God’s generous heart. • Read Luke 11:5-13 • What does the phrase ‘no pain no gain’ mean? When have you lived this out?
Grow 1. What stood out to you from this week’s sermon? 2. Read Luke 11: 5 – 13. Is this passage saying that we need to be persistent in our prayers and God will give us what we want? Why or why not? 3. What is the person in this parable asking for? When are they asking for it? 4. As we are persistent in our prayers, this will give us more opportunities to yield before God. What impact in our lives and prayer life could this have? 5. At the end of this passage, what does Jesus say we will be given by God? What does this mean? 6. Read Galatians 5:19 – 25. What do we learn about the Holy Spirit? 7. Which of the fruit of the Spirit (see v. 22) do you need more in your life? 8. Talk about how God’s answer to our prayers of giving us the Holy Spirit is good and what we really need.
P.R.A.Y. | Psalm 86:1-12 Hear me, Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy. Guard my life, for I am faithful to you; save your servant who trusts in you. You are my God; have mercy on me, Lord, for I call to you all day long. Bring joy to your servant, Lord, for I put my trust in you. You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you. Hear my prayer, Lord; listen to my cry for mercy. When I am in distress, I call to you, because you answer me. Among the gods there is none like you, Lord; no deeds can compare with yours. All the nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord; they will bring glory to your name. For you are great and do marvelous deeds; you alone are God. Teach me your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever. ’
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Getting Started • The motivation to keep on praying is found in trusting God’s generous heart. • Read Luke 11:5-13 • What does the phrase ‘no pain no gain’ mean? When have you lived this out?
Grow 1. What stood out to you from this week’s sermon? 2. Read Luke 11: 5 – 13. Is this passage saying that we need to be persistent in our prayers and God will give us what we want? Why or why not? 3. What is the person in this parable asking for? When are they asking for it? 4. As we are persistent in our prayers, this will give us more opportunities to yield before God. What impact in our lives and prayer life could this have? 5. At the end of this passage, what does Jesus say we will be given by God? What does this mean? 6. Read Galatians 5:19 – 25. What do we learn about the Holy Spirit? 7. Which of the fruit of the Spirit (see v. 22) do you need more in your life? 8. Talk about how God’s answer to our prayers of giving us the Holy Spirit is good and what we really need.
P.R.A.Y. | Psalm 86:1-12 Hear me, Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy. Guard my life, for I am faithful to you; save your servant who trusts in you. You are my God; have mercy on me, Lord, for I call to you all day long. Bring joy to your servant, Lord, for I put my trust in you. You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you. Hear my prayer, Lord; listen to my cry for mercy. When I am in distress, I call to you, because you answer me. Among the gods there is none like you, Lord; no deeds can compare with yours. All the nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord; they will bring glory to your name. For you are great and do marvelous deeds; you alone are God. Teach me your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever. ’
Other Sermon Resources go to parkchapel.org/worship/sermons
