Prayer: Through Christ Alone by Faith

SERMON OUTLINE/NOTES

“Prayer: Through Christ Alone by Faith”
Various Passages (Luke 7:1-10)

Introduction

· Review

What Belongs to Such Prayer that is Acceptable to God and Heard by Him – 3 Conditions (Heidelberg Catechism #117) - Part 3, or Letter 'C' of outline:

A. That We Call Upon the One True God with Our Whole Heart – 3 Thoughts

B. That We Thoroughly Know Our Need and Misery;

· That We Thoroughly Know our Need – a Deep Sense of Our Dependency upon God

· That We Thoroughly Know Our Misery – a Deep Sense of Our own Depravity

C. That Our Assurance of God Hearing is Solely Based Upon Christ, as Promised in His Word

· That we be firmly assured that Our Prayer based Solely upon Christ, Our Mediator (Romans 6:23a; Psalm 66:18; 1 Timothy 2:5; Romans 5:1-2; Hebrews 7:25; 10:19-22; 13:10, 15; Daniel 9:17-18)

o Things Necessary for Salvation - Simply (Hebrew 11:6; Romans 14:23; James 1:6-8; Revelation 7:10; Romans 10:13)
o Things that are Temporal – Conditionally (James 4:3; Matthew 8:2; 26:42; 2 Corinthians 12:9)

· According to the Promises of God in His Word (Psalm 50:15; Isaiah 65:24; Jn. 16:23; 1 John 1:9; Numbers 23:19; 2 Timothy 2:13; Hebrews 6:16-18)

Conclusion and Application