"By The Spirit", Class 1, "Praying in the Spirit - Part 1", Malcolm Cox
Season 1, Jul 13, 2019, 08:47 AM
“BY THE SPIRIT”
Praying in the Spirit - Part 1
John 14:16–17; Ephesians 1:13–14; Ephesians 2:22; Romans 8:15–27
1. “We” - we cry
Question: “How does the “we cry” help your life of prayer?”
2. “Cry”
- ‘kratzo’ - see all NT references below: Matt 14.30; 9:27; Mk 6:49; John 19:12; Luke 19:40
- Creation groans - v22
- We groan - v23
- Spirit groans - vv26-27
Question: “What life situations have caused you to “cry” to God in the Spirit?”
- Romans 8:28–29
Question: “How does the “we cry” help your life of prayer?”
3. “Abba”
- dadda - John 14:23
Question: “How does the “we cry, “Abba”” help your life of prayer?”
4. “Father”
- Not starting with “Lord”
Question: “How does the “we cry, “Abba,Father.”, help your life of prayer?”
Conclusion
What does each of these four points mean for you and your ‘group’?
- We - communal
- Cry - real
- Abba - relationship
- Father - safe
- How will you adjust the way you pray as a result of what the Spirit has made possible?
- Suggestion: Use Romans 8.15 as a prayer frame for a week - “We cry, “Abba, Father.””
- Do you have questions about the Spirit? Send them to malcolm@malcolmcox.org.
* “Cry” (katzo): Matt. 8:29; 9:27; 14:26, 30; 15:22–23; 20:30–31; 21:9, 15; 27:23, 50; Mark 3:11; 5:5, 7; 9:24, 26; 10:47–48; 11:9; 15:13–14; Luke 4:41; 9:39; 18:39; 19:40; John 1:15; 7:28, 37; 12:44; Acts 7:57, 60; 14:14; 16:17; 19:28, 32, 34; 21:28, 36; 23:6; 24:21; Rom. 8:15; 9:27; Gal. 4:6; James 5:4; Rev. 6:10; 7:2, 10; 10:3; 12:2; 14:15; 18:2, 18–19; 19:17
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