The Reward Of Persistence Of Prayer - 1839 Words

The Reward of Persistence of Prayer: Luke 11:1-9, Matt 6:9-13, Matt 7:9-15 Introduction I want to start my text today with an inspirational story on a man named â€Å"Thomas Alva Edison†, also called the â€Å"Wizard of Menlo Park† and is one of the most often cited personalities in history when it comes to dealing with failure and focusing on goals. It is unclear how many times Thomas Edison failed in his tests before he invented the first practical, long lasting light bulb, but it is widely accepted that he tried thousands of times before he discovered the best filament to use. There were other inventors at the time who were also developing light bulbs, but it was Thomas Edison, who got it to the finish line. His name is forever etched in†¦show more content†¦Praying in a certain place, His disciples came to Him asking him and said, â€Å"teach us how to pray like the Christ (Matt. 6:9-13).† Prayer is defined as personal communication with God. The definition is very broad. What we call â€Å"prayer† includes prayers of request for ourselves or for others (sometime called prayers of partition or intercession), confession of sin, adoration, praise and thanksgiving, and also God communicates to us is an indication of his response. Text Background: The Lord’s Prayer often refers to as â€Å"The Disciple’s Prayer’s.† A timeless masterpiece serves as a model for all prayer and contains all the essential elements of an effective prayer (New Unger’s Handbook. Larson. 369). In Jesus’s prayers there was the incomparable union of simplicity and depth, serenity, and earnestness in comparison to John. The prayer He prescribes was indeed the preface and prelude that the spirit in all ages of His disciples and Church age will give them a right standing; â€Å"as sinners, yet sons; son still, however sinful (Matthew 6:9-13).† The Lord’s Prayer begins with â€Å"Father in heaven† (Matthew 6:19), a common form of reference to God in ancient Jewish prayer. Within the Old Testament, prophets and poets repeatedly used the imagery of father to refer to God. By identifying God as â€Å"Father,† the biblical authors recall the facts that we are all God‘s creation, and as H is children, we have a responsibility to obey Him and follow His