Mark 11:19-26
July 12, 2015, 2nd Holy day of the month
Rev. Tadashi Nagae, pastor
July 12, 2015, 2nd Holy day of the month
Rev. Tadashi Nagae, pastor
Here, Jesus taught the disciples about prayer. What are important when praying?
Firstly, to have faith in the Lord and pray. The Lord said that if one has faith and prays, even a mountain would move. He also said that one should not doubt but pray. What the Lord hopes is that our faith is strengthened.
Secondly, to pray as the Lord pleases. It's all right to pray our wish, still we should ask what the Lord pleases because we Christians know what the Lord pleases is the best.
Thirdly, to walk so as to please the Lord. Here especially, the Lord told about human relationships. The Lord said that we had our sins forgiven by Him so that we should forgive others that is when our prayers would be blessed. Do we have anything revealed to our mind?
The reason the Lord gave this prayer lesson was that He wanted to bless the disciples. It's the same even now. Let us repent and give blessed prayers.
Firstly, to have faith in the Lord and pray. The Lord said that if one has faith and prays, even a mountain would move. He also said that one should not doubt but pray. What the Lord hopes is that our faith is strengthened.
Secondly, to pray as the Lord pleases. It's all right to pray our wish, still we should ask what the Lord pleases because we Christians know what the Lord pleases is the best.
Thirdly, to walk so as to please the Lord. Here especially, the Lord told about human relationships. The Lord said that we had our sins forgiven by Him so that we should forgive others that is when our prayers would be blessed. Do we have anything revealed to our mind?
The reason the Lord gave this prayer lesson was that He wanted to bless the disciples. It's the same even now. Let us repent and give blessed prayers.
<The Verse of the Bible>
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
Mark 11:24 (NIV)
