Worship Service 05/16/2021

Preacher: Jeremy Herbert

Text:

• Colossians 4:2,
• 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Theme: Prayer

Thesis: A vibrant prayer life needs both discipline and delight

Notes:

Prayer and the word of God are both necessary to know God properly.

• The word informs our prayers
• Prayer empowers the word in our life

Maintenance Schedules: Regular habits necessary for staying close to God

1. Plan your prayer time
   • “People don’t plan to fail, they fail to plan”
   • “He who runs from God in the morning will scarcely find Him the rest of the day.” –Bunyan
2. Prepare for your prayer time
   • Prepare your Heart
     • “Prayer doesn’t offer you a less busy life, it offers you a less busy heart.” –Miller
     • Don’t multitask–focus on God
     • Intimacy requires focus
     • Luke 5:16, “…Jesus often withdrew into the wilderness to pray.”
     • John 15:5, “…without me you can do nothing.”
   • Prepare your Hands: tools to help
     • Journal
     • Index cards
     • Apps: OneNote, PrayerMate
     • Prayer plan: offers balance to prayer life
       • Adoration
       • Confession
       • Thanksgiving
       • Supplication

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