Bobby McDonald - Three Incomplete Prayers

Bobby McDonaldNovember 14, 201821mWatch on YouTube

Speaker: Bobby McDonald Title: Three Incomplete Prayers Date: 11-11-2018 Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the Son of God (Romans 8:29) We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3) We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning members of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)

Summary

The speaker discusses incomplete prayers, arguing that simply crying out for help is insufficient. He emphasizes that true prayer must include thanksgiving, acknowledging God's past and future faithfulness, as taught in Philippians 4. Furthermore, he stresses the necessity of repentance, noting that praying for help without confessing sin and acknowledging God's control is incomplete and dishonors Him.

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Is every cry for help pleasing to God?Many prayers can be summed up simply as 'Lord help,' but if that is all our prayer life consists of, it shows we are still spiritual infants.

The disciples' cry in the stormWhen a great storm arose on the sea, the disciples woke Jesus with a panicked cry to save them, which Jesus met with a rebuke of little faith.

First incomplete prayer: Lord help without thank youBobby shares three incomplete prayers that start with 'lord help,' beginning with the failure to pair requests with thanksgiving.Philippians 4:6

Thank God until you are thankfulWhen facing difficult situations like job problems, thanking God changes our hearts and aligns our perspective with His goodness.

The prodigal son coming to his sensesThe prodigal son was spiritually dead until he came to the end of himself, after which he could live with true gratitude toward his father.Luke 15:32

Second incomplete prayer: Lord help without Lord I'm sorryBobby realized that when he prayed for help with anxiety, he was only seeking comfort rather than mourning over his unbelief and dishonor toward God.

The power of confession and cleansingTrue cleansing requires confession and mourning over sin rather than just asking for help, leading to genuine victory over recurring struggles.1 John 1:9

The correlation between sorrow and overcoming sinThere is a direct link between grief over sin and the ability to overcome it, because big repentance results in big overcoming.

Third incomplete prayer: Lord help without Your will be doneBobby noticed a temptation to let personal desires for a good family overshadow the primary pursuit of doing God's will.

Aiming to be a disciple firstBelievers must aim primarily to be disciples who perfect holiness in the fear of God rather than acting out of anxiety over raising kids.2 Corinthians 7:1

Jesus' example in GethsemaneJesus conquered the cross in Gethsemane by surrendering His human preference and praying for the Father's will to be done.Luke 22:42

He is and I am notTrue faith means recognizing that God is God and we are not, trusting that His plan for our lives is infinitely better than anything we could orchestrate ourselves.Hebrews 11:6

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