Daily Reading for Monday, Jan. 14: Prayer

Core Value:
Prayer

Prayer is the key to an intimate relationship with God.

God desires to have an intimate relationship with each of us. Therefore, we value prayer as a means through which we communicate with God and through which He brings about life change. Prayer strengthens our relationship with God and one another. We believe in praying together, in order that we might hear and know God’s voice and leading in our individual lives, as well as our church family. We know fervent, effective prayer produces much in life!

~Lighthouse Fellowship Core Value #1

Introduction

Last week, we discussed the impact a value driven lifestyle has on the individual. We, as a church, have identified and prioritized our core values so that we may view all ministry through value driven lenses. This week we will be discussing the core value of prayer and its importance in the life of an individual and the life of a church, for prayer is the cornerstone upon which we must build our values and ministries.

Daily Reading for January 14th

“And it happened as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, one of His disciples said to Him, ‘Lord teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.’" Luke 11:1 Greene’s Literal Translation

“Lord, teach us to pray.” What follows these words is perhaps the best known prayer in all the world—the Lord’s prayer. This beautiful model of interaction between the divine and the mortal was the immediate response to a simple request— “Lord, teach us.” They themselves were praying and knew it not. They were asking of God for wisdom, knowledge and understanding. And God answered. He taught them more than mere words to recite. He introduced them to the One to whom they were praying and gave them the cornerstones of relationship upon which to build the conversation. One of our church’s core values is Prayer. We pray not because it is the right thing to do, but because we love our heavenly Father and we need His guidance, wisdom, and provision. Prayer is essential to pressing into the will of the Father, to obeying the commands of the Son. When we pray, we ask, we seek, and we knock. Read Luke 11:1-13, and you will see how the Lord will answer us when we pray. But it all begins with these three words… “Lord, teach us.”