Sermon Notes
Glorify Your Father: Prayer
Part of The Sermon on the Mount
September 29, 2024

Glorify Your Father: Prayer

Matthew 6:5-15 ESV

Main Question: What kind of prayer

us from God, and what kind of prayer deepens our with Him?

in Prayer Matthew 6:5-6
Don’t: pray to be
puts you at the center of the prayer
Do: pray to the audience of the
Praying in secret is key to in prayer

in Prayer Matthew 6:7-13
Don’t: pray for
God is not a , and prayers are not
Do: pray for
Quality prayer flows out of: , , , , , , and

“If you want to judge how well a person understands Christianity, find out how much he makes of the thought of being God’s child, and having God as his Father.” - J.I. Packer

of Forgiveness for Prayer Matthew 6:12;14-15
Don’t: come to God ignoring others you need to
Jesus explains Christian forgiveness further in
Do: forgive as you have been
To be Christian is to be forgiven, and to be Christian is to