The Journey Church
Lifeline - May 8
Discussion & Reflection from our current series
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The Journey Church: Northside
1937 Whitehall Rd, Muskegon, MI 49445, USA
Sunday 10:00 AM
The Journey Church: Pontaluna Exit Site
6502 Schamber Dr, Norton Shores, MI 49444, USA
Sunday 9:15 AM
Sunday 11:00 AM
Lifeline: How to pray
Today we looked at the Lord’s prayer in Matthew 6. This can be a prayer we can say but it’s also a pattern for us to learn to pray. It can be summarized in the idea of A.C.T.S. of prayer.
A = Admire: Praise God for who He is.
C = confession: Seek forgiveness and make your heart right with God.
T = Thanksgiving: Giving thanks for what God has done and other things in your life.
S = Stuff: Sharing your life with God by praying for yourself and others.
Today we looked at the Lord’s prayer in Matthew 6. This can be a prayer we can say but it’s also a pattern for us to learn to pray. It can be summarized in the idea of A.C.T.S. of prayer.
A = Admire: Praise God for who He is.
C = confession: Seek forgiveness and make your heart right with God.
T = Thanksgiving: Giving thanks for what God has done and other things in your life.
S = Stuff: Sharing your life with God by praying for yourself and others.
RUNNING PARTNER QUESTIONS
1) Did you ever have a family prayer as a kid or do you ever remember sitting through a long prayer? 2) Have you ever been in a church setting with a repeated memorized prayer? How did you feel about that? 3) Review Matthew 6:1-15. Jesus talks about how prayer should be personal not for a show? What do you think that looks like? 4) The Lord's prayer is something we can repeat & it's also a pattern for prayer. We talked about A.C.T.S. of prayer. Admire God. Confess sins. Give Thanks. Pray for stuff in your life. Work through some sections in the following questions: 5) What are some things to Admire about God? What are some of his names in the Bible, his characteristics or what defines Him or His actions? 6) What are some things we should be thankful to God for how He works in our life, blessings in our life, or for what He has done for us? 7) Pray for your stuff and ask God to work in and through your life. If you're in a group, write down something happening in your life. Exchange your prayer request and some contact info. Pray for each other and follow up with each other to see how things are going.
1) Did you ever have a family prayer as a kid or do you ever remember sitting through a long prayer? 2) Have you ever been in a church setting with a repeated memorized prayer? How did you feel about that? 3) Review Matthew 6:1-15. Jesus talks about how prayer should be personal not for a show? What do you think that looks like? 4) The Lord's prayer is something we can repeat & it's also a pattern for prayer. We talked about A.C.T.S. of prayer. Admire God. Confess sins. Give Thanks. Pray for stuff in your life. Work through some sections in the following questions: 5) What are some things to Admire about God? What are some of his names in the Bible, his characteristics or what defines Him or His actions? 6) What are some things we should be thankful to God for how He works in our life, blessings in our life, or for what He has done for us? 7) Pray for your stuff and ask God to work in and through your life. If you're in a group, write down something happening in your life. Exchange your prayer request and some contact info. Pray for each other and follow up with each other to see how things are going.
GIVE ME MORE
Read the following Psalms and try to find the A.C.T.S. of prayer pattern. Take time to pray some of the words from these Psalms.
Psalm 25, Psalm 51, Psalm 145
Read the following Psalms and try to find the A.C.T.S. of prayer pattern. Take time to pray some of the words from these Psalms.
Psalm 25, Psalm 51, Psalm 145
PRAYER
Fill in the blanks as you follow the pattern:
God I praise you because ____________. God you are my _____________.
God I am sorry for those times I drift from you. Forgive my sin and create in me a clean heart.
God thank you for all you have done and that you _______________. Thank you for all the blessings in my life. Thank you for ____________.
God you know all I am facing. Please work in my life this week as I ___________________.
Thank you for hearing me. Amen.
Fill in the blanks as you follow the pattern:
God I praise you because ____________. God you are my _____________.
God I am sorry for those times I drift from you. Forgive my sin and create in me a clean heart.
God thank you for all you have done and that you _______________. Thank you for all the blessings in my life. Thank you for ____________.
God you know all I am facing. Please work in my life this week as I ___________________.
Thank you for hearing me. Amen.
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