Cedar Hills Community Church - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

WALKING WITH JESUS: Jesus and PrayerPastor Kent LandhuisTHEME - Praying like Jesus moves us into radical discipleship.TEXT - Luke 22:39-45OUTLINE1. What is radical prayer? When Jesus prayed, he expected God to hear him."I and the Father are one." ~ John 10:31“Prayer means that, in some unique way, we believe we’re invited into a relationship with someone who hears us when we speak.” ~ Anne Lammot 2. Why pray radical prayers? * We pray because we can’t help it. Three essentials: Help, Thanks. Wow. * "Jesus gave them this answer: 'Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does.'" ~John 5:19 * “God is there to help. That’s what God’s job is.” ~ Anne Lammot3. When do we pray radical prayers? * "Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went to a solitary place, where he prayed." ~ Mark 1:35* We pray when we know our total dependence on God.* “Most good, honest pra