The Gospel of Luke Chapter 11 video audio sermon notes

Prayer is one of the greatest gifts given us by God, yet it is one of the most unused, misused, abused, and misunderstood gifts given us by God. Most Christians simply don’t pray. We just don’t take time to pray. We don’t put it into our schedule and we certainly don’t schedule our lives around prayer as did Jesus. My not praying is sort of like telling my wife I love her so she would marry me, but after married I never talk to her. We will pray when some horrific situation happens. Suddenly we not only find time to pray, but want those we know pray to pray. One would think, with the promise prayer brings into our lives, we would pray constantly, but we don’t. How many of us feel we could and should pray more? How many feel when we do pray, life goes better?

Correct prayer requires learning. I don’t know if we think this way. Most people think you should “just pray.” That would be like instructing someone who has never driven an automobile to “just drive.” We wouldn’t do that. “Just cook.” “Just read.” No. Learning is required. We need some guidance with important issues of life and no issue is more important than prayer.

Luke 11:1 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “LORD, TEACH US TO PRAY, just as John taught his disciples.”

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