Preacher: Jeremy Herbert

Text: 1 Timothy 2:1-7

Theme: Praying for the Lost

Notes: 

Effective evangelism begins with praying for the lost.

How to Pray

* “supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings” (v.1)

* Pray with awareness of the need –supplications

* Pray as worship to God –prayers

* Pray with compassion for people –intercessions

* God-honoring prayer is not detached and aloof

* Matthew 9:35, Christ moved with compassion for the lost

* Pray with a grateful heart –thanksgivings

* When you are truly grateful for a good gift, it is hard not to tell about the one who gave it

* Pray with holy hands (v.8)

* Sin undermines your confidence in God–and your prayers suffer as a result

* Pray while proclaiming the gospel

* We are not to either pray or go–we are to pray and go

* Who should we pray for?

* All men (in general)

* Those in authority (in specific)

* Paul exhorted this–knowing full well that Nero was the emperor at the time

* Pray that our leaders would come to Christ, pray for their well-being

* Romans 2, “The goodness of God leads us to repentance.”

* It’s hard to draw people to Christ if you don’t love them

* Result: that we may live quiet and peaceable lives (v.2)

* Why Pray?

* God says it is good (v.3)

* God wants to rescue people (v.4)

* It pleases God joy (v.3)

* Salvation uniquely glorifies the godhead (v.5-6)

* Christ became a ransom not for masses, but for particular persons

* It reflects the heart of our Savior (John 7)

* Scriptural Examples

* Samuel

* Jeremiah

* Daniel

* Stephen

* Paul (Romans 9)

* Historical Examples

* Knox

* Whitefield

* Martin

* Spurgeon

 

Live It Out

* Pray for our community to come to Christ

* Pray for local, state, national leaders to come to Christ

* Pray that our church would be a lighthouse of hope