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Christian Prayer From the Inside Out

Christian Prayer From the Inside Out. Pastor Timothy Chan Chinese Grace Bible Church Sunday, November 20, 2011. Introduction. Luke 18:9-14 (NIV1984) 9 To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everybody else, Jesus told this parable:. Luke 18:9-14 (NIV1984)

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Christian Prayer From the Inside Out

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  1. Christian Prayer From the Inside Out Pastor Timothy Chan Chinese Grace Bible Church Sunday, November 20, 2011

  2. Introduction

  3. Luke 18:9-14(NIV1984) 9 To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everybody else, Jesus told this parable:

  4. Luke 18:9-14(NIV1984) 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

  5. Luke 18:9-14(NIV1984) 11 The Pharisee stood up and prayed about himself: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.

  6. Luke 18:9-14(NIV1984) 12 I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’

  7. Luke 18:9-14(NIV1984) 13 “But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’

  8. Luke 18:9-14(NIV1984) 14 “I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

  9. Matthew 6:7-8(NIV1984) 7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.

  10. Matthew 6:7-8(NIV1984) 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

  11. self-righteousness • Test #1: Check on this area of blockage: _________________ (the Pharisee’s prayer).

  12. self-righteousness • Test #1: Check on this area of blockage: _________________ (the Pharisee’s prayer). A. Check on this dangerous _____________ assumption

  13. self-righteousness • Test #1: Check on this area of blockage: _________________ (the Pharisee’s prayer). trend B. Examine this________

  14. self-righteousness • Test #1: Check on this area of blockage: _________________ (the Pharisee’s prayer). development C. Trace this______________

  15. self-righteousness • Test #1: Check on this area of blockage: _________________ (the Pharisee’s prayer). D. Check out this downward ________ cycle

  16. self-worth • Habit builds ___________

  17. superstition magician • Humanizing habit can be the first step to ____________. It is easy to see God as a _________ and ignore proper __________. theology

  18. self-identity • Self-worth often reinforces __________

  19. self-justification • Self-identity can lead to ________________

  20. idols • We become our own ________

  21. authenticity and humility • Test #2: Do an X-ray and look for ________________________ (the Publican’s prayer).

  22. The Publican’s prayer was heard. Why? _______________ Openness The Pharisee’s prayer was denied. Why? ____________________ Self-Righteousness

  23. A. Understand this… real I • Prayer is about the “__________.” Prayer is _______, __________, ________, and ______________. simple natural common unobstructed

  24. A. Understand this… Unmask • ________ and articulate what is truly in us!

  25. B. How do we reach this level of authenticity? • Deep awareness of _____ in our lives sins

  26. Galatians 5:17(NIV1984) 17 For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want.

  27. B. How do we reach this level of authenticity? • Agony turns to true __________ admission

  28. B. How do we reach this level of authenticity? • Admission yields to ____________ repentance

  29. Exodus 25:21(NIV1984) 21 Place the cover on top of the ark and put in the ark the Testimony, which I will give you.

  30. Leviticus 16:15(NIV1984) 15 “He shall then slaughter the goat for the sin offering for the people and take its blood behind the curtain and do with it as he did with the bull’s blood: He shall sprinkle it on the atonement cover and in front of it.

  31. B. How do we reach this level of authenticity? • Repentance leads to _________ petition

  32. assurance trust • Test #3: Take a pulse and feel for the presence of ____________ and ______(the Gentile’s prayer).

  33. A.. The greatest character of the Christian prayer is: _______________________ His promise and assurance

  34. Matthew 6:7-8(NIV1984) 7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.

  35. Matthew 6:7-8(NIV1984) 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

  36. B. Our greatest challenges: self-will • Abandon __________ and ___________ self-love

  37. B. Our greatest challenges: fuzzy language • Abandon the ____________: repetition, bribery, negotiation, and manipulation

  38. C. The Great Physician’s ________: remedy assessment • Turn away from __________ to _______ trust

  39. C. The Great Physician’s ________: remedy Build • _______ upon a healthy ____________ with the Abba Father relationship

  40. Luke 19:8(NIV1984) 8 But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount.”

  41. C. The Great Physician’s ________: remedy Live out • _________ the great assurance from the Word of God

  42. Isaiah 41:10(NIV1984) 10 So do not fear, for I am with you;    do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you;    I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

  43. Romans 8:37-39(NIV1984) 37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

  44. Romans 8:37-39(NIV1984) 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,

  45. Romans 8:37-39(NIV1984) 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

  46. C. The Great Physician’s ________: remedy center • You are in the _______ of His care, the apple of His eye

  47. Deuteronomy 32:10(NIV1984) 10 In a desert land he found him,    in a barren and howling waste. He shielded him and cared for him;    he guarded him as the apple of his eye,

  48. Psalm 17:8(NIV1984) 8 Keep me as the apple of your eye;    hide me in the shadow of your wings

  49. Conclusion Lost struggle • ______ people _________ to understand the love of God. • Rediscover a healthy path. • ______ one’s self-imposed identity and find the _______ in trusting Him. Deny real I

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