THE PRAYER OF JESUS IN THE GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE Text: Matthew 26:36-54 What prayer is NOT 1. It is not a “wishing well. 2. It is not a means to manipulate God. Footnotes: Genesis 20:17 “Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maids, so that they bore children.” Genesis 25:21 “Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was barren; and the Lord answered him and Rebekah his wife conceived.” Numbers 11:2 “The people therefore

Text: Acts 4:23-31 Prayer is Talking to God Worship: To Talk to God about Who He is Giving Thanks: To talk to God about what He has done Confession: To talk to God about what we have done Asking: To talk to God about what we desire from Him Prayer - An Expression of Worship Acts 4:24-28 Acknowledging His sovereign power in creation (24) Acknowledging the Spirit’s prophetic empowerment (25-26) Acknowledging His sovereign power

Text: Matthew 25:31-46 Believing is Seeing The kingdom is not seen by physical sight. We cannot see the kingdom by our natural ability . Only a spiritual person can discern the Kingdom. Footnotes: Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." Faith is not natural. (It does NOT come from within ourselves) Rather, God creates in us the will and understanding to trust Him. Faith is the result of God’s work in us leading