The Right Motive For Prayer
The Right Motive For Prayer
The Right Motive For Prayer
I. Introduction.
A. Orientation.
Jesus is with His disciples in the Upper Room
Where He has been preparing them for His departure:
Yes, He was leaving,
And they would grieve,
But He would come to them again
Not only personally
When He rose from the dead,
But spiritually with the help and in the Person of His Spirit
To guide them and give them power.
B. Preview.
Having given them these assurances
To bring joy and comfort to their hearts
In the light of the loss they were about to experience,
Jesus now turns His attention to prayer.
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There are at least three ways
We can benefit from this prayer:
1. First, there are things we can learn from it to help us in our own prayers.
2. Second, from this, we can get a sense of just how much Jesus loves us.
3. And third, we can know
That because Jesus has prayed for these things, the Father has heard Him,
And so if we have trusted Him, we have already received them.
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II. Sermon.
A. First, we see Jesus directness in prayer.
Notice whats missing.
We havent read the whole thing,
But one thing well never find in any of His prayers
Is any confession of sin:
Jesus never sinned
He is perfect
And so He never had to ask His Father for forgiveness
He could always go directly to Him.
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He must die,
If He is to atone for our sins,
If He is to free us from death,
If He is to crush Satans power and kingdom.
He asks for the power to do this.
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He would satisfy His Fathers justice
So that the Father could be just and the Justifier
Of those who trust in His Son (Rom. 3:26).
G. Application:
1. And so from this lets learn first: how we are to pray.
a. Before we ask the Father for any of His blessings,
Lets first humble ourselves and ask His forgiveness.
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The Lord ultimately plans to reward us
To give us glory
For the things we do in His name,
And so He is very willing
To give us what we need to do this.
2. Secondly, lets see again the love Jesus has for us.
Why did He ask the Father for the strength to glorify Him?
It was that He might glorify His Father
By saving those He has chosen
That He might bring many sons and daughters to glory
That He might save us
Because He and the Father love us
If we are trusting Him this morning.
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Already answered this prayer,
And gave His Son this strength
Jesus has been to the cross
As the Table reminds us this morning
He has been raised
As this day of rest and worship reminds us
And He has ascended and been glorified
As the presence of His Spirit in our hearts continually reminds us.
If you are trusting Him this morning
This is what He has done for you.
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