Samuel Chadwick: The one concern of the devil is to keep Christians from praying. He fears nothing from prayerless studies, prayerless work, and prayerless religion. He laughs at our toil–mocks at our wisdom, but he trembles when we pray.

Dear God, I bet it is very hard for You to love all the people in the world. There are only four people in our family and I can never do it. Nan

Dear God, Did You mean for the giraffe to look like that or was it an accident? Norma

Dear God, Thank You for my baby brother, but what I prayed for was a puppy. Joyce

Dear God, Please send me a pony. I never asked for anything before. You can look it up. Bruce

Dear God, I want to be just like my daddy when I get big, but not with so much hair all over. Sam

Dear God, If You watch me in church Sunday, I’ll show you my new shoes. Mickey

Dear God, I think about You sometimes, even when I’m not praying. Elliott

Luke 11:1 – Once Jesus was in a certain place praying. As He finished, one of His disciples came to Him and said, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught His disciples."

Charles Spurgeon: I would rather teach one man to pray than to teach ten men to preach.

Psalm 42:1 – As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for You, O God.

Hail, Thou Eminent and wise pastor of Summit Church. Wouldest thou grant to thy daughter a couple crisp, green, dollar bills so that I mightest purchase from yon rapid service food establishment one savory frozen dairy concoction to tickle the taste buds of my tender mouth?

Luke 11:1-4 – Once Jesus was in a certain place praying. As He finished, one of His disciples came to Him and said, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples." 2 Jesus said, "This is how you should pray: "Father, may Your Name be kept holy. May your Kingdom come soon. 3 Give us each day the food we need, 4 and forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. And don't let us yield to temptation." \

Dr. Cho: If your Christian life is not exciting, you have not learned to seek the Lord.

1. Hallowed be Thy Name – Begin with praise.• Hallowed = respect, holy• Holy is our Lord to be praised!2. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done –

Expectation• God’s Will is always done in Heaven, but not on

earth–so we must pray for it to be done–and then do it!

3. Give us this day our daily bread – Petition

4. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who have sinned against us – Confession

Mark 11:25-26 – And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him and let it drop (leave it, let it go), in order that your Father Who is in heaven may also forgive you your [own] failings and shortcomings and let them drop. 26 But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your failings and shortcomings. (AMP)

Hebrews 12:14a – Work at living at peace with all people.

5. Lead us from temptation or Don’t allow us to come into a place of testing, but deliver from evil or lead us, lest we fall into temptation and deliver us from the evil one – Pray for God’s protection

James 1:13-14 – And remember, when you are being tempted, do not say, "God is tempting me." God is never tempted to do wrong, and He never tempts anyone else. 14 Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away.

Conclusion

Psalm 23:2-3 – He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. 3 He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake. (NASB)

Challenge1. Choose to seek the Lord and a relationship with

Him.2. Ask Him to give you the desire to seek Him.3. Make it a priority to spend some Couch Time

with Jesus every day.