Speaking to God
概要: Conversation asking about prayer. Includes the illustration of publican and Pharisee. Covers repentance; where and when to pray; praying with right attitudes; the Holy Spirit's help; faith.
文本編號: 316
語言: English
主題: Character of God (Holy Spirit); Living as a Christian (Prayer, petition, Repentance, Forgiveness, Faith, trust, believe in Jesus)
聽眾: General; New Christian
樣式: Dialog
類型/流派: Messages and Fiction
目的: Evangelism; Teaching
聖經摘錄: Paraphrase
狀態: Approved
腳本是翻譯和錄製成其他語言的基本指南，它們需要根據實際需要而進行調整以適合不同的文化和語言。某些使用術語和概念可能需要有更多的解釋，甚至要完全更換或省略。
文本文字
1. This morning I heard a message (talk) on prayer. *1) I only understand a little about speaking to God. Can you tell me more?
2. I will try. For a Christian, prayer is very important. To him it is like breathing. If a Christian doesn't pray, he will be very weak to follow Christ.
1. If a man wants to become a Christian, can he pray to God?
2. Yes. But there is a right way and a wrong way to pray. Jesus told us about two men who prayed in church (God's house). One man stood up and said, "God, you know I am a good man! I don't steal! I don't take another man's wife (commit adultery)! I give money to the church! And I am not a bad man like that man standing over there!" The other man stood with his head bowed (very low). Inside his heart he felt his sins to be very heavy. He said, "Oh, God, have pity on me. I am a very bad man." Jesus said that the first man just spoke to himself, because he only exalted himself. God did not listen to him. But God heard the second man because he truly repented. God forgave him. If a man wants to be a Christian, his prayer should be like the second man. He should ask God to take away his sins. And he must believe (understand truly) that Jesus has died for him.
1. Tell me, should we pray only in church?
2. No, we can pray any time and any place. Jesus said to pray in a quiet (secret) place in our house. Many times Jesus went to the garden and mountainside by Himself. He wanted to be alone and talk to His Father in heaven. At other times, Jesus prayed in church. Jesus said it was also good for two or three Christians to pray together.
1. But how do we know that God will hear us?
2. We must ask God to teach us to pray. True prayer is talking to God from our heart. It is not asking for many possessions. A man who belongs to Jesus will not always be thinking of himself. He will think, "Is it fitting for me to have this? Will it exalt Christ?" True prayer is having one mind (heart) with God. The Holy Spirit will help us to pray. We should always finish our prayer this way: "I pray (ask this) in Jesus' name." It is Jesus Who brings us to God. The more we pray, the more we will learn about prayer.
1. Why don't people pray more?
2. I think there are many reasons. One man may hate (hold hard thoughts against) another man. He finds it hard to pray when He is living wrong. We must ask God to help us not to hate anyone. Another man is practicing sin. He is ashamed to pray because he knows God will not hear him. But if our lives are straight, God will hear us. One very important thing about prayer is this: We must believe God hears us and that He will answer us. We must not forget this.
1. Your words are good. I know I have much to learn about prayer.