I. THREE BASIC ELEMENTS TO PRAYER A. Communion, v9 B. Intercession, v10 C. Supplication (petition/requests), vv11-13 1. Lord, keep us communing with You, v11 2. Lord, keep us… - cleansed, v12a - compassionate, v12b 3. Lord, keep us c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ before You, v13
II. THREE SUPPLEMENTAL SCRIPTURE REFERENCES Luke 9:23; 1 Cor 12:26; Phil 2:3-8; John 17:20-21
III. SUPPLICATIONS, Part Two
Forgiveness "…and forgive us our debts..." 1. Where is forgiveness found? - Luke 5:24; 23:34; 24:46-47; 1 Cor 2:2; 2 Cor 5:21 2. How is forgiveness received? - Acts 10:43 3. Why must we continue to ask forgiveness? - Gal 5:17; 1 John 1:8-2:1
"…as we also have forgiven our debtors." 1. The power of forgiveness extended comes from the truth of forgiveness experienced. - Eph 4:32; Col 3:13 2. The importance of forgiveness either frees our souls or fractures our relationship with Our Father in heaven. - Matt 6:14-15; 18:21-35 3. What about unrepentant sin (Luke 17:3-4) or those sins church leadership retains (John 20:21-23)? - Matt 18:15-20
Devotional Application 1. keeping our eyes of faith on the cross reminds us of the debt Christ paid for our sins, our need of continued forgiveness, the importance of forgiving others, & the power of the cross so we can forgive others.
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Jon Cardwell was saved by God’s grace on June 3, 1985 while serving in the military as a deep sea diver in the U.S. Navy. The call to ministry came 8 years later when he was invited to serve the Lord in the Philippine mission field. Jon’s entry into pastoral ministry came...
