ON
OUR KNEES – LEARNING FROM MEN OF PRAYER
HELPING YOUR CHURCH GROW - PART 2
LESSON #10 of 10 – PAUL
(A COMPLETE LESSON)
INTERACTION
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What are some things you wish or hope for in the lives
of your children or grandchildren 18 and under?
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What are some things you wish or hope for in your
adult children?
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What are some things you hope for your Christian
friends?
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Are our wishes for others always spiritual? Why or why
not?
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What qualities made Paul a great pastor?
We continue to see the heart
of Paul tonight as we examine the third and fourth prayers that Paul prayed for
the churches he pastored. These are also
prayers we can pray for our church and for our Christian friends.
1. PRAY FOR PERCEPTION - Ephesians
1:15-23
2. PRAY FOR POWER - Ephesians
3:14-21
3. PRAY FOR PERFORMANCE -
Philippians 1:3-11
· According to verses 3-7
thanksgiving is a key ingredient in praying for others. What are some of the things Paul was thankful
for?
· According to verse 8,
what must we do to imitate Paul?
I see this prayer as a prayer for action!
· How is Christianity a
proactive religion?
· Why do Christians often
act like Christianity isn’t proactive?
1. Abounding in love - Vs. 9
· What are some of the ways
that Christians could love other Christians better?
· What hinders us from
loving other Christians better?
· Why is love for God and
other Christians something we should desire for others as we pray?
· How does knowing God help
us love others better?
· How does knowing others’
character and needs help us to love others better?
· How does discernment or
judgment help us love others?
2. Abounding in choice and Godly living - Vs. 10
· What’s the difference
between “good” and “excellent”?
· Why should we not settle
for the good or want our brothers and sisters in Christ not to settle for that
which is good?
· When pottery was made in
Bible times it often developed cracks.
Some dealers would plug the cracks with hard wax. The plugged cracks were often undetectable
except when exposed to sunlight.
Reputable dealers would advertise their pottery as “sine cera” or
without wax.
· There should be no
impurities in our lives. There should be
no hidden agendas or sins that are dishonoring to the Lord.
· How can a Christian be an
offense to other Christians?
· How can a Christian be an
offense to unbelievers?
3. Abounding in fruitfulness - Vs. 11
· In what ways should
Christians be fruitful?
· According to this verse
what is the only way that we can hope to be fruitful?
· What happens when we are
truly fruitful?
4. PRAY FOR PERSEVERANCE - Colossians
1:9-14
The Christian life is not a sprint but a marathon. We need to
pray that other Christians "hang in there".
1. Knowing His will - Vs. 9
· Why is it important to
know God’s will?
· Why do we often not
consider what God’s will is?
· How do we go about knowing
God’s will?
· Why are wisdom and
spiritual understanding keys to knowing Gods will?
2. Walking worthily - Vs. 10a
· What’s the difference
between being worthy and walking worthily?
· What are some things we
will do when we walk worthily of Christ?
· How do we know when we
are walking worthily?
3. Being fruitful - Vs. 10b
4. Knowing God - Vs. 10c
· Why do we all need to
know God better?
· How should we go about
knowing God better?
5. Enduring with:
a.
patience – Vs. 11
· Why do Christians need
patience during trying situations?
b.
longsuffering – Vs. 11
· Why are we sometimes
patient with situations and impatient with people?
· Why do others deserve us
to be longsuffering?
c.
joyfulness – Vs. 11
· How does joyfulness in
hard times distinguish us as Christians?
d.
thanksgiving - Vss. 12-14
· How does being thankful
help us to endure?
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What is the bottom line key to endurance according to
verse 11?
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