A Life of Worship - Part 3: Prayer

A Life of Worship - Part 3: Prayer One More Prayer Answered By Pastor Bruce Shellhamer

Acts 17:16–28 1 Peter 3:15 Colossians 3:17 Mark 12:30–31 Romans 12:1–2

• The believers prayed about decisions (Acts 1:15–26)
• They prayed for courage (Acts 4:23–31)
• Prayer was of their daily life and ministry (Acts 2:42–47; 3:1; 6:4)
• Stephen prayed as he was being stoned to death (Acts 7:55–60)
• Peter and John prayed for former enemies (Acts 8:14–17)
• Saul of Tarsus prayed after encountering Jesus (Acts 9:1-15)
• Peter prayed before he raised a woman from the dead (Acts 9:36–43)
• Cornelius prayed that God would show him how to be saved (Acts 10:1–8)
• Peter prayed and God told him he was to be the answer to Cornelius’ prayers (Acts 10:9)
• The church prayed and Peter was released from prison (Acts 12:1-17)
• The Antioch church prayed before sending out missionaries (Acts 13:1–3;14:23)
• The church prayed in Philippi and God opened Lydia’s heart (Acts 16:13-15)
• Paul and Silas prayed and God freed them from prison - then their jailer and his whole family believed in God and were baptized (Acts 16:16-40)
• Paul prayed for his friends (Acts 20:36; 21:5)
• Paul prayed for God’s blessing in the midst of a storm (Acts 27:35)

“__Hallowed__” means holy or sacred; it calls us to honor God in our thoughts, words, and actions.

The Lord’s Prayer reminds us that as followers of Jesus, we belong to a different kingdom, not this temporary world

God cares about our normal, everyday lives and provides for us in ways too many to count, and often overlooked

Since God has forgiven our sins, we must be willing to forgive others for theirs, with God’s help.

The Lord’s Prayer is Jesus’ example of how to pray, but also how we’re to live; A Life of Worship