Y, oh, Y
_______ constantly.
Pray. (1 thess 5:17)
_______ prayer gets its name from Jesus' famous sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5-8, where he instructs not to practice righteousness before others in order to be seen.
Closet
In Habits of Grace, ACTS is an acronym for
Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication
Prayer is a gift also known as what?
Having God's ear.
Mathis says this helps a remedy for inadequacy and a context for relationship
Private prayer
Praying together not only adds Power to the request, but also means more _________for the Giver when He answers.
Glory (113 bottom)
One of those days Jesus went out to __________ to pray, and spent the night praying to God.
Luke 6:12
the mountain ( a mountainside) p.102
The following are listed under what ?
1.Keep it Fresh 2. Begin with Bible 3. ACTS 4. Divulge your Desires 5. Create your Closet
5 suggestions for secret prayer (103)
Having God's ear is also connected to this from Part 1 of the study.
Hearing God's voice.
John Piper says this habit is "the hungry handmaiden to prayer" who "both reveals and remedies."
Fasting
And the great purpose of prayer is to ask that- in and through all his gifts- GOD would be Our _____.
JOY (95)
He said to them, "It is written, my _____ will be called a ______ of prayer, but you are making it a den of thieves!"
HOUSE (Matthew 21:13)
There are 6 points In section How to Start Fasting,
Start Small, Consider how it will affect others, Try different kinds of Fasting, Fast from something other than food, Don't think of white elephants.
Which other point does Mathis suggest ?
Plan What You'll Do Instead of Eating (124)
Matthis explains that having God's ear is as sure as having this person?
God's Son
This habit helps us capture the past, build a better future and enrich the present.
Journaling
The chief thoroughfares are his word, his church and prayer.Or his voice, his ______, and his ear.
BODY (93)
The hypocrites described in Matthew 6:5-6 and some NYC evangelists share this type of location
street corners
1. Keep It simple 2. Don't catch Up 3. Take God seriously 4. Bring the Gospel 5. Stay With It
Mathis shares these suggestions under the title...
Five Ways to Flourish in Journaling(132)
Matthis states prayer - having God's ear - is ultimately about having more of _______?
God
This spiritual discipline is not a direct means of grace on its own but can help grease the skids for more direct encounters with God in his word and in prayer.
Silence and solitude
Private Prayer shows who we really are _______ and is essential in healing the many places we find ourselves broken, needy, lacking, and rebellious
spiritually (101)
All of them with their wives and children, accompanied us out the city. After Kneeling down on the _______to pray, we said farewell to one another and boarded the ship, and they returned home. (Acts 21)
Beach
(1.)Make it Regular (2.)Start with Scripture (3.) Limit Share Time (4.) Encourage Brevity and Focus (5.) Pray without Show, but with others in Mind
Mathis called these...
5 counsels(lessons) for Praying with company (110)
According to Romans 8:34, Jesus is at the right hand of the God and is also __________ for us.
Interceding
This habit benefit profits us in these ways and several others: added power, multiplied joy, answers we otherwise wouldn't get, greater glory to God.
Praying with company