Corporate Prayer, 1 Timothy 2:1-8

Introduction

A healthy church is a praying church—in personal, small group, and corporate settings.

House Rules for the Church

1. We need to make prayer a priority (v1a).
2. We need to pray correctly (v1b).
   1. Supplication – we ought to approach God with desperation.
   2. Prayers – we ought to approach God with adoration.
   3. Intercessions – we ought to approach God with humility.
   4. Thanksgiving – we ought to approach God with gratitude.
3. We need to pray for those we don’t want to pray for (v1c-2a).‬
4. We need to see prayer as critical to our mission (v2b-7). Do we want to see people come to Christ??
5. We need to prepare to pray (v8, Isaiah 1:15, 1 Peter 3:7, James 5:16).

Conclusion

If CH Spurgeon is right that prayer is critical to a healthy, effective church, how healthy are we?

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