The Lord’s Prayer | Pray First
PRAY FIRST
The Lord’s Prayer…
WEEK 1 SOUL TATTOO: Our lives are marked by our priorities, so what we do first communicates something to God.
WEEK 2 SOUL TATTOO: Prayer is simply talking to God and listening to God.
SOUL TATTOO: If I pray according to Jesus’ plan I get Jesus’ results.
Matthew 6:6-13 (NKJV) 6 But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. 7 And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words. 8 “Therefore do not be like them. For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him. 9 In this manner, therefore, pray:
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. 10Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 13And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
THE PLAN OF PRAYER:
ALL OF MY HEART PRAYER: Father, give me the grace to listen with all my heart, to forgive with all my heart, to be humble with all my heart, and to love You with all my heart, in Jesus’ Name. Amen!
7 Points to Pray, in the Plan:
1.) Be relational with Him.
Matthew 6:9 (NKJV) 9 “In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven…”
2.) Worship Him.
Matthew 6:9b (NKJV) “Hallowed be Your name.”
- JEHOVAH TSIDKENU: My Righteousness, I am forgiven of all of my sin…
- JEHOVAH M’KADDESH: My Sanctifier, I am set apart for ministry…
- JEHOVAH RAPHA: My Healer, I have health and healing…
- JEHOVAH NISSI: My Banner of Victory, I am secure and victorious…
- JEHOVAH RAAH: My Shepherd, I am led by the Holy Spirit…
- JEHOVAH SHALOM: My Peace, I have peace and sanctuary…
- JEHOVAH SHAMMAH: The Lord is There, I have God’s presence and power…
- JEHOVAH JIREH: My Provider, I have success and provision…
- YAHWEH TSURI: The Lord our Rock, I can always count on Him. My Protector, I have protection…
Proverbs 18:10 (ESV) “The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe.”
3.) Make it about Him.
Matthew 6:10 (NKJV) 10Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
YOUR KINGDOM COME PRAYER: Nation, State, Region, the Counties and Cities, the Church, The Lost (53,000), “Lord, give me souls, if not I die.”…Every ONE Counts…”no matter what the cost”…”Every Moment Counts”…”stay alert”…and Every Prayer Counts…”pray first”.
“Because everyone counts, Destination Church exists to relentlessly love and serve like Jesus.”
My Family and Myself
I Pray that the principles of the Kingdom of God would be made real in their lives and in all of their decisions.
4.) Everything is His.
Matthew 6:11 (NKJV) 11 Give us this day our daily bread.
1 Chronicles 4:10 (ESV) Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border (influence), and that your hand might be with me (presence), and that you would keep me from harm so that it might not bring me pain (protection)!” And God granted what he asked.
5.) Ask for forgiveness and forgive others.
Matthew 6:12 (NKJV) 12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
Psalms 24:4-5 (ESV) He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully. He will receive blessing from the LORD and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
6.) War in the heavenlies.
Matthew 6:13 (NKJV) 13And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Isaiah 54:17 (NKJV) 17No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn.
7.) Tell Him how powerful He is.
Matthew 6:13b (NKJV) For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
Jeremiah 32:17 (ESV) ‘Ah, Lord GOD! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.
Revelation 5:13 (ESV) And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying, “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!”
Psalm 19:14 (NIV) May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Psalm 139:23-24 (NLT) “Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.”
PRAYER OF FAITH: Pray that my faith would be built up to see the world as God does. (“Jesus Eye Glasses to see people as you see them, Jesus Hearing Aids to hear the crying and sighing and dyeing as Jesus does and a Jesus Pacemaker to have the heart for this world that Jesus does…”)
Matthew 6:14-15 (NLT) 14 “If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. 15 But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.