The Essential Importance of Prayer in the Church

SERIES: FELLOWSHIP OF THE SPIRIT’S SWORD

MESSAGE: The Essential Importance of Prayer in the Church

TEXT: 1 Timothy 2:1–8

DATE: November 19, 2023

MESSAGE BY: Pastor Tim Lewis

1. The priority of prayer. (V. 1)

   1. All kinds of prayer.
      (1 The. 5:16–19)

   2. All kinds of people.
      (Ezra 6:10, 7:23; Jer. 29:4–9, 29:11–14; 1 Pet. 2:13–17)

2. The purpose of prayer (V. 2)

   1. So, we may live peacefully. 
      (Rom. 12:18; 1 Thes. 4:11–12)

   2. So, we may live godly. 
      (1 Tim. 4:7–8)

   3. So, we may live seriously. 

   4. So, we may live evangelistically. (Vv. 3–6)
      (Ez. 18:23, 32; 2 Pet. 3:9; 2 Cor. 5:17–20)

3. The practice of prayer. 

   1. The place of prayer. 
      (Isa. 56:7; 2 Cor. 6:16; 1 Cor. 3:9, 16–17)

   2. The posture of prayer. 
      (Ps. 134:2; 141:1–2)

   3. The purity of prayer. 
      (Isa. 59:1–2; Isa. 58:3–11; Hos. 14:1–2; Eph. 4:25–32; John 4:24)