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Matthew 6:5-15

“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

“This, then, is how you should pray:
” ‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,

your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.

And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.’

For if you forgive others when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

1) When praying, how does it change things knowing your talking to Papa?
2) Tell of a time God answered a prayer.
3) Tell of a time you feel like God ignored you. Why do you think you felt this way?
4) Do you feel like you can come to God at any time?
5) “On earth as it is in heaven”… what does this mean?
6) Why does God say we must forgive others, when coming to Him for forgiveness?
7) Do you see simplicity in the Lord’s Prayer?

John 15:4-7

“Live in me. Make your home in me just as I do in you. In the same way that a branch can’t bear grapes by itself but only by being joined to the vine, you can’t bear fruit unless you are joined with me.

“I am the Vine, you are the branches. When you’re joined with me and I with you, the relation intimate and organic, the harvest is sure to be abundant. Separated, you can’t produce a thing. Anyone who separates from me is deadwood, gathered up and thrown on the bonfire. But if you make yourselves at home with me and my words are at home in you, you can be sure that whatever you ask will be listened to and acted upon.”

1) Why is it important to be humble before God?
2) How does the Holy Spirit help us in prayer?
3) What do you think of when you hear the phrase “waiting on God”?
4) As you look at your life what are you thankful for?
5) How does “broken before God” help us in our prayer life?
6) How do you put “pray without ceasing” into action? What does it look like?

1) 1 John 5:13-15, why is praying in the will of God important?

I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.

2) Have you ever prayed for something and was glad God did not answer it?

3) Why do we pray in the name of Jesus?

4) Why is it important to have faith when we pray?

5) Should we pray that trials be removed from our life? Are trials or problems sometimes good?

6) Should we ask for something more than once?

7) How often should we pray?

8 ) Is it important to be specific?

9) Why does God seem to not answer certain prayers?