Sermon Notes January 26, 2014

“My heart has heard you say, ‘Come and talk with me.’
And my heart responds, ‘Lord, I am coming.’”
(Psalm 27:8, New Living Translation)
I. Pray with _______________.
A. One significant ____________ to prayer is discipline.
B. There is no better ____________ of discipline in prayer than Jesus. (Luke 22:39-41; Hebrews 10:25)
C. Discipline ____________ …
1. A regular ____________. (Psalm 17:15)
2. A regular ____________. (Matthew 6:6)
D. Make a ____________ to pray. (James 4:8)
II. Pray with _______________.
A. The mark of deep ____________ is time spent together. (John 15:15)
B. Both Moses and Abraham are called God’s ____________. (Isaiah 41:8; James 2:23; Exodus 33:11)
C. God ____________ us to that kind of relationship. (1 Thessalonians 5:17; Proverbs 3:5-6; Psalm 25:14)
Prayer Resources …
Prayer Begins with Relationship … by Cynthia Bezek.
Too Busy Not to Pray … by Bill Hybels.
Prayer … by Philip Yancey.
Listening and Inner-Healing Prayer … by Rusty Rustenbach.

Next Sunday’s Message … Steve will begin a new sermon series from the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) … “The Heart God Blesses” (Matthew 5:1-6)