Prayer Luke 11:1-13

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PrayerLuke 111-13
Bellevue Chapel 22 February 2015
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Why pray?
Communion with God
Praise to God
Service for God
Experience of God
Growth in God
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Recognising our God

• Prayer is based on sonship, not friendship
  Warren Wiersbe
• A relationship of trust
• A relationship of awe
• A relationship of allegiance

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Recognising our needs

• Daily bread

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Recognising our needs

• Daily bread
• Forgiveness

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The power of forgiveness
"Forgiveness lies at the heart of the Christian
faith. It can heal broken families, it can
restore friendships and it can reconcile divided
communities. It is in forgiveness that we feel
the power of God's love."  H.M. Queen
Elizabeth II Christmas speech 2011
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Recognising our needs

• Daily bread
• Forgiveness
• Deliverance

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Shameless persistence
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Unbounded generosity
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Heroes of prayer
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PrayerLuke 111-13
Bellevue Chapel 22 February 2015