The Prayer of Jesus

Date: 10.02.21 Speaker: Kris Martens Texts: Luke 11:1-13 Title: The Prayer of Jesus One of the greatest gifts given to the Christ-follower is that of prayer: communicating with God in a real & personal way. Luke's Gospel is filled with accounts of Jesus praying & teaching on prayer. Tragically, prayer has become a subject of much guilt & avoidance in the Christian church today. Frankly, many Christians remain in a state of spiritual immaturity because they have an undeveloped prayer life - only talking with God when in crisis or when busted. Some feel intimidated by those who pray with great eloquence & skill - not realizing that Jesus taught repeatedly on the folly of such a spectacle. In this sermon we'll look at the WHAT - WHEN - WHERE of prayer and then unpack the HOW using the pattern of prayer Jesus taught his disciples. Commonly known as