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    Aug 07, 2022

    Lord, Teach Us to Pray

    Passage: Acts 2:42-47

    Preacher: Bill Warner

    Series:Essential Elements

    Detail:

    Observation #1: Jesus' priority of prayer
       •  Jesus' childhood (Luke 2:40–52)
       •  Jesus' baptism (Matthew 3:13–17; Mark 1:9–11; Luke 3:21–23)
       •  Wilderness temptation (Matthew 4:1–11; Mark 1:12–13; Luke 4:1–13)
       •  Jesus at the temple (Matthew 21:12–13; Mark 11:15–17; Luke 19:45–46)
       •  Prayer on the cross (Matthew 27:45–46; Mark 15:34; Luke 23:46–47; John 19:30)
       •  A way of life: Luke 5:15–16

    Observation #2: Jesus was prayerfully dependent upon the Father
           •  Dependence for choosing leaders (Luke 6:12; Mark 3:13–19)
       •  Dependence for humility (John 6:1–15)
       •  Dependence for discernment (Matthew 16:13–17; Luke 9:18–21)
       •  Dependence for ministry direction: Mark 1:29–39

    Observation #3: Jesus Drew Strength through Prayer
       •  Upper room teaching (John 14:1–31)
       •  Garden of Gethsemane (Matthew 26:30–46/Mark 14:26–42/Luke 22:39–46)
       •  The crowds: Mark 6:31–34, 45–46

    Observation #4: Jesus, prayer, spiritual warfare, and the miraculous
       •  Raising Lazarus (John 11:38–44)
       •  Potential power of prayer (Matthew 26:52–54)
       •  Dealing with the demon possessed: Mark 9:14–29