Scripture: Luke 11:1-13.  J.B. page 1581.

Observation.  The disciples struggled to pray too!  They asked Jesus to teach them how to pray.  Look at the Lord’s prayer in verses 2-4.

“Father hallowed be thy name.”  This is simply praising/honoring God for who He is.  Our Father.  He rules.  He is mighty.

“Your kingdom come.”  Praying for God to move in our world. Work in the hearts of my friends.  Stand against the Evil One.

“Give us this day our daily bread.”  Ask God to meet your needs.  God cares about all your needs big and small.

“Forgive us our sins and we ourselves forgive…”. This is confessing your sin to God.  “God, forgive me for _____________”

“And lead us not into temptation.”  This is for the individual as well as for the group.

Application.  Praying is simply talking to God.  Not every prayer has to have all these parts.  But these should be ingredients to our time talking to God.

We use the acronym C.H.A.T. to help us remember.  Here are the ingredients in our prayers (talking to God).

Confess sin.

Honor God.

Ask God to meet needs.

Thank God.

 Prayer.  God, teach me to pray.  I want to talk to You more.