When You Pray
When You Pray Sermon Discussion Questions Week of August 14, 2016
Getting Started • Prayer is more about having the right heart than saying the right words. Read Matthew 6:5-8 • Why do politicians sometimes get a bad reputation?
Grow 1. What stood out to you from this week’s sermon? 2. Read Matthew 6: 5 - 6. What do we learn from these verses about prayer? 3. In these verses, why are we encouraged to pray in a place not seen by others? 4. Read Matthew 6: 7 - 8. What do we learn from these verses about prayer? 5. If God knows what we need before we even ask Him, then why do we need to pray? 6. What does God desire from us in prayer? 7. Read Matthew 5:3, the first of the Beatitudes. Being poor in spirit means to acknowledge your need for God. He is God and you are not. How can this beatitude create the proper foundation needed for our prayer lives? 8. If you have time left, please set aside the remainder of your time for prayer.
Prayer | 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
Getting Started • Prayer is more about having the right heart than saying the right words. Read Matthew 6:5-8 • Why do politicians sometimes get a bad reputation?
Grow 1. What stood out to you from this week’s sermon? 2. Read Matthew 6: 5 - 6. What do we learn from these verses about prayer? 3. In these verses, why are we encouraged to pray in a place not seen by others? 4. Read Matthew 6: 7 - 8. What do we learn from these verses about prayer? 5. If God knows what we need before we even ask Him, then why do we need to pray? 6. What does God desire from us in prayer? 7. Read Matthew 5:3, the first of the Beatitudes. Being poor in spirit means to acknowledge your need for God. He is God and you are not. How can this beatitude create the proper foundation needed for our prayer lives? 8. If you have time left, please set aside the remainder of your time for prayer.
Prayer | 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
