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Say ‘Amen’ to Jesus our Great High Priest prayer is ‘the Christian’s vital breath’ talking to and with Jesus the Lord Jesus practised what he preached Jesus never prayed it ‘ … the pulse of life’
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TWR Kenya Retreat ... 2014
Say ‘Amen’ to Jesus (1) Matthew 6:5-13
Say ‘Amen’ to Jesus What a friend we have in Jesus,all our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carryeverything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,O what needless pain we bear,
all because we do not carryeverything to God in prayer.
Say ‘Amen’ to Jesus • our Great High Priest• prayer is ‘the Christian’s
vital breath’• talking to and with Jesus• the Lord Jesus practised
what he preached • Jesus never prayed it• ‘ … the pulse of life’
Say ‘Amen’ to Jesus • Isaac Newton’s testimony• a can-do God • for some, prayer is about
as exciting as changing a flat tyre on the road to Mombasa
• Corrie ten Boom: ‘When a Christian stops praying, the devil shouts for joy.’
Say ‘Amen’ to Jesus • we’re too busy if we
don’t have time to wait on God
• some people pray just to pray, and some pray to know God
• don’t follow hypocrites• don’t be like the heathen• the Lord answers prayer
Say ‘Amen’ to Jesus • amazing things really
happen when people pray
• we tap into God’s power• God of the secret place• an insider’s view on who
God is and who we are• ‘Lord, teach us to pray.’• a model prayer
Say ‘Amen’ to Jesus • less than 70 words• God – man – God • he has everything … we
have nothing• God’s answers are wiser
than our prayers• comparable to a road
map• covers every relationship
Say ‘Amen’ to Jesus • a family prayer with an
international feel to it• praying the Jesus way• it answers the question:
does Jesus care?• we walk through the
vale of tears as we wend our way to the throne of God
Say ‘Amen’ to Jesus • the Nike philosophy …
just do it
life is complicated enough …
let’s keep prayer simple
Say ‘Amen’ to Jesus