September 9, 2012
Passage:  Matthew 6:5-15
Speaker:  Pastor Bill Knepper
Main Point:  Prayer is conversation with a kind and loving God.

I. Prayer is conversation with God.
            A. Prayer is not posing for people.
            B. Prayer is not babbling in boredom.
            C. Prayer is hearing the heart.

II. Jesus offers a model prayer.
            A. Address your prayer to your heavenly Father.
                        1.  Direct your thoughts toward God.
                        2.  Acknowledge God’s place above all.
                        3.  Honor the priority of God’s will.
            B. Bring you petitions before Him.
                        1.  Seek God for the needs of life.
                        2.  Confess sin to keep in fellowship with God.
                        3.  Ask god for protection from His enemy.

III. Forgiveness is a trademark of our faith.
            A. Through Jesus, we are forgiven sins against God.
            B. By command, we forgive those who sin against us.