1. Don't Pray Like the Hypocrites.

• Matthew 6:5

• Matthew 23:27-28

• Matthew 6:5

• Luke 18:11

  • Pray in secret

    • Matthew 6:6

    • Acts 2:42

    • Matthew 14:19

    • Romans 8:26

2. Don't Pray Like the Gentiles (unbelievers).

• Matthew 6:7

• 1 Kings 18:26-29

• Acts 19:34

3. We Have A Sovereign Father.

• Matthew 6:8

• James 4:1-3

Quote: "Believers do not pray, with the view of informing God about things unknown to him, or of exciting him to do his duty, or of urging him as though he were reluctant. On the contrary, they pray, in order that they may arouse themselves to seek him, that they may exercise their faith in meditating on his promises, that they may relieve themselves from their anxieties by pouring them into his bosom; in a word, that they may declare that from Him alone they hope and expect, both for themselves and for others, all good things." - John Calvin

Application

When we pray, we have confidence and full assurance of faith to speak to God.

When we pray, we pray with a sincere and humble heart.

• Hebrews 10:19-22