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Luke 11:5-10
The Biggest Secret Weapon

Luke 11:5-10 (NIRV)

“Then Jesus said to them, Suppose you have a friend. You go to him at midnight and say, Friend, lend me three loaves of bread. A friend of mine on a journey has come to stay with me. I have no food to give him.’

And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Don’t bother me. The door is already locked. My children and I are in bed. I can’t get up and give you anything.’  

I tell you, that person will not get up. And he won’t give you bread just because he is your friend. But because you keep bothering him, he will surely get up. He will give you as much as you need. 

So here is what I say to you. Ask, and it will be given to you. Search, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened to you.  Everyone who asks will receive. The one who searches will find. And the door will be opened to the one who knocks.”

What Kind of Praying must we do?
1. Bold Praying
Our Prayers must be Bold in Size
Verse 5&6, “…Suppose you have a friend. You go to him at midnight and say, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread. A friend of mine on a journey has come to stay with me. I have no food to give him.’ 
 
Our Prayers must be Bold in Persistence

Verses 7&8, “And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Don’t bother me. The door is already locked. My children and I are in bed. I can’t get up and give you anything.’ I tell you, that person will not get up. And he won’t give you bread just because he is your friend. But because you keep bothering him, he will surely get up. He will give you as much as you need.”

John 14:14 (CEB), “When you ask me for anything in my name, I will do it.”

Our Prayers must be Bold in Sacrifice
 John 12:24 (GWT), “I can guarantee this truth: A single grain of wheat doesn’t produce anything unless it is planted in the ground and dies. If it dies, it will produce a lot of grain.”

Isaiah 64:7(NIRV), “No one prays to you. No one asks you for help. You have turned your face away from us. You have let us feel the effects of our sins.”

 What Kind of Praying must we do?
2. Definitive Praying

 Philippians 4:6 (NLT), “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.”

 John 15:5 (GW), “I am the vine. You are the branches. Those who live in me while I live in them will produce a lot of fruit. But you can’t produce anything without me.”

 1 Peter 5:5 (NLT), “…you who are younger must accept the authority of the elders. And all of you, dress yourselves in humility as you relate to one another, for God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

 1 Corinthians 10:12 (NLV), “So watch yourself! The person who thinks he can stand against sin had better watch that he does not fall into sin.”

1 Peter 5:7 (NLT), "Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about what happens to you."

What Kind of Praying must we do?
3. Interactive Praying
 Exodus 32:9-11; 14, “I have seen these people,’ the LORD said to Moses, ‘and they are a stiff-necked people. Now leave me alone so that my anger may burn against them and that I may destroy them. Then I will make you into a great nation.’ But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God. Then the LORD relented and did not bring on his people the disaster he had threatened."
 
1 Peter 2:9 (NCV), “But you are a chosen people, royal priests, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession. You were chosen to tell about the wonderful acts of God, who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light."
 
4 Levels of Prayer:
Level One - Inconvenience Level 
Level Two - Initiation Level 
Level Three - Invitation Level 
Level Four - Inter-Active Level  

Ephesians 6:18 (New Life), "You must pray at all times as the Holy Spirit leads you to pray." 

Persistant Praying
Bold in Size - Ask and you shall Receive
Bold in Sacrifice – Sacrifice to Pray
Definitive Praying - Offer up Specific Requests
Interactive Praying - Represent God before humans, represent humans before God.

Jesus, I believe You died for my sins

Forgive me of those sins

I give my life to You

Be the Lord of my life

I commit my life to You

Help me to live for You, Jesus.