4. What To Pray For

What To Pray For

Talk 4 of 5 in the series Prayer 2005 St Andrews Cathedral.

The next talk in the series is What Happens When We Pray?

Sermon Outline

1. The Problem of Prayer
2. God’s Aspirations
   • the plan (Eph 1:8-10, 1 Thess 5:23-24, 2 Thess 1:5-12)
   • the promises (Rom 10:13, James 1:5-6)
   • the commands (Ex 20:1:17, Matt 6:33, Phil 4:8, 1 Tim 2:1-2)
   • the prayers of Jesus (Matt 11:27, Mk 14:32-42, Lk 11:1-4, John 17)
   • the prayers of Paul (Col 1:9-12, Phil 1:9-11)
3. Our Anxieties
   • the Christian mind (Rom 12:1-2, Phil 4:8 Col 3:1-17)
   • none about anything (Matt 6:25-34, Phil 4:6)
   • with thanksgiving (Phil 4:6, Col 4:2, 1 Tim 2:1)
   • everything (Phil 4:6, 1 Pet 5:7)
   • the promise (Phil 4:7, 1 Thess 5:23-24)
   • the example of Paul (Phil 4:11-13, 2 Cor 12:7-10)
   • the example of Jesus (Mk 14:32-42, Heb 5:8-8)
4. Conclusions