Study Passages Luke 11: 1-13 and Matthew
6:5-15
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1.
What
is prayer?
2.
How
is it possible for the Lord's Prayer to become babbling? How can we ensure that
our prayers do not become babbling? Do you think it's useful to use books which
contain other people's prayers?
3.
How
often should one pray, and where should one go to pray (think carefully before
answering this question)?
4.
Discuss
the differences between needs and wants. If God knows my needs before I ask
Him, what is the point of prayer? Discuss the statement, “One of the purposes
of prayer is to inform yourself.” How do our prayers reveal our hearts? How are
our prayers a true test of our desires?
5.
Is
there a difference between God hearing our prayers, and God answering our
prayers? What would you say to someone who says: “God doesn't answer my
prayers”?
6.
Discuss
what it means to call God “Our Father.”
7.
Identify
six petitions contained in the Lord's Prayer.
8.
“Give
us this day our daily bread.” Discuss the various things we are asking God for
when we pray this petition.
9.
“Lead
us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” Discuss the things we can
do, that would help God to answer this prayer in our lives.
