Interact Close Bible Notes Important: You will NOT lose your data entered when you change to a different tab. This note will be displayed at bottom of your sermon note when you save to pdf or email them Contact FormSend us your questions, comments, prayer requests or other. Guest Feedback FormLet us know your experience here. Week of November 5, 2023 Watch X Download Note: You will be taken to another browser tab to view this. If on phone/tablet, simply click the back button to go back to this notes page. You will not lose any notes. Big Valley Grace Community Church LORD, TEACH US TO PRAY #10—The Priority of Prayer November 5, 2023 View Archives Reveal Blanks Main Scripture Reference(s) Colossians 4:2-4, LORD, TEACH US TO PRAY #10—The Priority of Prayer November 5, 2023 / Pastor Lonnie Skiles / Colossians 4:2-4 / Big Valley Grace Community Church PRIORITY OF PRAYER Colossians 4:2-4 What does the Lord long to see in us? Men and women wholly to Him! (2 Chronicles 16:9; Psalm 34:15; 1 Peter 3:12) Men and women who do , love , and walk with Him (Jeremiah 22:3; Isaiah 66:2; Micah 6:6-8) What does it look like to be a person devoted to prayer? A life that the Lord (Job 28:28; Psalm 19:9; 115:13; Hebrews 12:28-29) The fear of God is Him, Him, to His discipline, and Him in . A life that and the Lord (Psalm 105:4; Isaiah 55:6; Hebrews 4:16) A life characterized by the of prayer (Psalm 55:16-17; Daniel 6:10; 9:3; 10:2; Philippians 1:3-4) A life that to prayer (2 Samuel 12:16; Nehemiah 1:4; Daniel 9:3; 10:2) A life that understands the of prayer through seasons of: sin (Nehemiah 1:4; Daniel 9:5, 20) (Nehemiah 1:4; Daniel 9:3, 10:2; Matthew 6:16-18) (Daniel 10:2; Matthew 6:6; Mark 1:35; 6:46) (Acts 1:14; 2:42; 4:31; 12:12) What does it mean to be alert in prayer? Recognizing that we are in a (2 Corinthians 10:3-5; Ephesians 6:10-12; 1 Peter 5:8-9) Recognizing the for prayer (Matthew 26:40-41; Luke 18:1; 1 Thessalonians 5:17) Recognizing the for prayer (Ephesians 6:18-20; 1 Timothy 2:1-3; 1 Thessalonians 5:25; Hebrews 13:7) Our attitude in praying… and (Psalm 100:4; Philippians 4:6; 1 Thessalonians 5:18) Recognizing God’sand in our lives (Psalm 100:5; Matthew 6:9-10; Luke 22:42; Ephesians 2:10; 4:1) Our partnership in prayer… For those in (Ephesians 6:18-20; Colossians 4:3-4) For (Matthew 5:44; Colossians 1:9-12; 2 Timothy 1:3; James 5:16) Martyn Lloyd-Jones wrote, “our ultimate position as Christians is tested by the character of our prayer life.” A person may be a Bible school or seminary graduate, a pastor or a missionary, but his deep knowledge of and relationship to God are measured by his prayer life. (John MacArthur NT Commentary) Our prayer today… That we might be a people of God, wholly devoted to Him as seen in our , our , and the of our lives! DIGGING DEEPER Read Colossians 4:2-4; Romans 12:9-13. What is the Lord looking for when we pray? How would you describe your habit and practice of prayer? What challenges you in the area of the habit of prayer? What has been most helpful to you in developing your devotion and connection to the Lord? How has the Lord worked in your life through prayer? What are promises that have helped and comforted you in regard to prayer? As you consider this past series on prayer, what has been helpful to you? DID YOU KNOW? Double click a sentence in your note above to highlight it or add your own note below it. Send to Email Enter your email address below to receive a copy of your filled in notes Send Save PDF Locally Click to save a copy of the filled-in notes to a PDF file on your device Generate File Click to View PDF Save PDF to Google Drive Click to save a copy of the filled-in notes to a PDF file on your Google Drive account(For Apple devices, use Chrome browser or go to SETTINGS>SAFARI and uncheck BLOCK POPUPS.) Save File