Just as a child raises his eyes to his mother’s face
and on seeing her smile forgets every fear and every pain;
so do we, turning our eyes to Mary,
recognizing in her, ‘God’s smile’
the immaculate reflection of divine light.
His Holiness, Benedict XVI
Matthew 7:7-11 The Answer to Prayers
Date:
3 October 2009
Teaching series:
Christian Living
Speaker:
William Kangdra Part one
Part two
Bible verse taken from NAB - Matthew 7:7-11
"Do not give what is holy to dogs, or throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample them underfoot, and turn and tear you to pieces. "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. Which one of you would hand his son a stone when he asks for a loaf of bread or a snake when he asks for a fish? If you then, who are wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good things to those who ask him.
Teaching material:
The answer to Prayer - Presentation slides
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The Answer to Prayer
Matthew 7:7-11
EMMAUS ???
PRAYER WARRIOR
THIS IS… EMMAUS!!!
PRAYER
• CCC 2559:
"Prayer is the raising of one's mind and heart to God or the requesting of good things from God." But when we pray, do we speak from the height of our pride and will, or "out of the depths" of a humble and contrite heart? He who humbles himself will be exalted; humility is the foundation of prayer, Only when we humbly acknowledge that "we do not know how to pray as we ought," are we ready to receive freely the gift of prayer. "Man is a beggar before God."
GOD, the Alpha
GOD + HIS LOVE
HUMAN + PRAY & LOVE
HUMAN + PRAY & LOVE
GOD + HIS LOVE
Mark 11:24 & Law of Attraction
Mark 11:24 “therefore I tell you, all that you ask for in prayer, believe that you will receive it and it shall be yours.”
Matthew 7:6
Do not give what is holy to dogs, or throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under foot, and turn and tear you into pieces
CCC 2560
"If you knew the gift of God!" The wonder of prayer is revealed beside the well where we come seeking water: there, Christ comes to meet every human being. It is he who first seeks us and asks us for a drink. Jesus thirsts; his asking arises from the depths of God's desire for us. Whether we realize it or not, prayer is the encounter of God's thirst with ours. God thirsts that we may thirst for him.
ACTION!!!
• • • • • Dedicated time & place Silent time – two-way communication Penance – Act of sacrifice Kyrie Eleison – humility OCTOBER – Start Now!!!
The Answer to Prayer
Matthew 7:7-11
EMMAUS ???
PRAYER WARRIOR
THIS IS… EMMAUS!!!
PRAYER
• CCC 2559:
"Prayer is the raising of one's mind and heart to God or the requesting of good things from God." But when we pray, do we speak from the height of our pride and will, or "out of the depths" of a humble and contrite heart? He who humbles himself will be exalted; humility is the foundation of prayer, Only when we humbly acknowledge that "we do not know how to pray as we ought," are we ready to receive freely the gift of prayer. "Man is a beggar before God."
GOD, the Alpha
GOD + HIS LOVE
HUMAN + PRAY & LOVE
HUMAN + PRAY & LOVE
GOD + HIS LOVE
Mark 11:24 & Law of Attraction
Mark 11:24 “therefore I tell you, all that you ask for in prayer, believe that you will receive it and it shall be yours.”
Matthew 7:6
Do not give what is holy to dogs, or throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under foot, and turn and tear you into pieces
CCC 2560
"If you knew the gift of God!" The wonder of prayer is revealed beside the well where we come seeking water: there, Christ comes to meet every human being. It is he who first seeks us and asks us for a drink. Jesus thirsts; his asking arises from the depths of God's desire for us. Whether we realize it or not, prayer is the encounter of God's thirst with ours. God thirsts that we may thirst for him.
ACTION!!!
• • • • • Dedicated time & place Silent time – two-way communication Penance – Act of sacrifice Kyrie Eleison – humility OCTOBER – Start Now!!!
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This session is part of Christian Living series.
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