Simple Prayer

Thoughts and Prayers: Simple Prayer
Pastor Kent Landhuis

THEME - As children of God we pray simple, childlike prayers.
TEXT - Matthew 19:13-16, Matthew 18:1-3

OUTLINE
Our thoughts and prayers makes a difference.

L.E.A.P.

L - Look to your Father.

•  Matthew 19:13-16. Jesus blesses his children.
•  Mark 10:16. And he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them.

E - Expect the Best.

•  Luke 11:11-12. If we know how to give good gifts, how much more does our Heavenly Father?
•  James 1:17. Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.

A - Act like a Kid.

•  Matthew 18:3. Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
•  Hebrews 11:1. Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.

P - Put your trust in God.  

•  Hebrews 4:16. Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
•  Matthew 6:5-8. We don’t need to keep babbling on and on.

NEXT STEPS

1.  Ask your Father for anything.
2.  Lift others to the Father in your thoughts and prayers.