Bible Text: Luke 11:1-4 | Preacher: Rev. Dr. Louis Saldiveri | Series: Sunday Morning Worship | Intro: There is a very simple question I would like to ask this morning. Do you and I believe in the power of prayer? Let me clarify the question even more. Do you and I believe in the power of personal prayer and corporate prayer? Please answer this question honestly. I believe that prayer is one of the most misunderstood privileges we have.
First of all. let me say that there are many different styles of praying. Second, let me say that prayer should never be taken for granted or taken lightly. Third, I believe too many professing Christ followers choose to neglect prayer.
In this passage, Dr. Luke record’s Jesus teaching on prayer. If you look at the beginning of the passage, the disciples decided to come to the best teacher and practitioner of pray and asked Him to teach them how to pray.
Over the years, I have profited from Martin Lloyd Jones’ and Dr. Haddon Robinson’s work on this passage. So, let us together explore this passage to see what Jesus would teach us about pray today.
Illus: “I’d rather be able to pray than be a great preacher; Jesus Christ never taught His disciples how to preach, but only how to pray.”—D. L. Moody
1. Speak to the Father about the Father
1. Creator/creature relationship
2. All powerful, all knowing, and all present
2. Speak to the Father about His Name
1. His holiness
2. Our unholiness
3. Speak to the Father About His Kingdom
1. His kingdom
2. Breaking our personal kingdoms
4. Speak to the Father About His Provision
1. Give us enough for today
2. Helps us to share blessings with those in need
5. Speak to the Father About Forgiveness
1. Remember the tremendous debt from which we have been forgiven
2. Forgive those who sin against us
6. Speak to the Father About Temptation
1. Where there is opportunity to sin, take away our desire
2. Where there a desire for sin, please help me run for the opportunity
1. Illus: “There is more that you can do after you pray, but there is nothing you can do until you pray.”—Dr. Curtis Hutson

Closing: I believe that individual and corporate prayer is the most powerful when we pray in faith. Allow me to give you an a tool that might provide a good format for prayer. This is not original with me. I believe it is a tool that was developed by Bill Bright.
A-adoration
C- confession
T- thanksgiving
S- supplication/intercessory prayer
Communion