Westminster Presbyterian Church Sumter SC

Deliverance Prayer (Matthew 6:7-13)

Join Pastor Stuart for the eighth lesson in our series, Living on a Prayer.

We return again this week to the Gospel According to Matthew 6:7-13 as we examine the idea of . . . "Praying for Our Daily Bread". In this lesson, we see:

• Because temptation is always a reality in this fallen world, we pray for God’s intervention.
• We need to understand that temptations come from both within and without.
• Satan is an actual, personal enemy we dare not ignore.
• Jesus is more than able to keep us from giving in to temptation and to deliver us from Satan.
• Therefore, we ought to pray for deliverance from Satan and temptations.

You can learn more about Westminster Presbyterian Church at https://www.westminsterpca.net.

Join us Sunday Mornings at 10:30 a.m. at 230 Alice Drive, Sumter, SC!

Find us on social media at @WPCSumter.

Praying for Our Forgiveness (Matthew 6:7-13)

Join Pastor Nathan for the seventh part in our series, Living on a Prayer.

We turn again to the Gospel According to Matthew 6:7-13 as we examine the idea of . . . "Praying for Our Forgiveness". In this lesson, we see:

• Our prayers need to be filled with confession and our hearts moved to compassion.

You can learn more about Westminster Presbyterian Church at https://www.westminsterpca.net.

Join us Sunday Mornings at 10:30 a.m. at 230 Alice Drive, Sumter, SC!

Find us on social media at @WPCSumter.

Praying for Our Daily Bread (Matthew 6:7-13)

Join Pastor Stuart for the sixth lesson in our series, Living on a Prayer.

We return again this week to the Gospel According to Matthew 6:7-13 as we examine the idea of . . . "Praying for Our Daily Bread". In this lesson, we see:

• God invites us to pray for our needs.
• Our prayers for the necessities of life are:
  
  1. not to be self-centered.
  2. mainly focused on today.
• We pray for our needs because God is abundantly able to meet those needs.
• God is also the generous Father who loves to give his children that which is good for them.
• God has promised he will meet our ultimate needs in Christ.
• Therefore, we ought to pray that God will meet all the needs of his people.

You can learn more about Westminster Presbyterian Church at https://www.westminsterpca.net.

Join us Sunday Mornings at 10:30 a.m. at 230 Alice Drive, Sumter, SC!

Find us on social media at @WPCSumter.

Praying God’s Will (Matthew 6:7-13)

Join Pastor Stuart for the fifth lesson in our series, Living on a Prayer.

This week, we return to the Gospel According to Matthew 6:7-13 as we examine the idea of . . . "Praying God’s Will". In this lesson, we see:

• Our prayers are for God’s will to be done.
• When we pray this way, we are praying for:
  1. willing obedience to God’s commands.
  2. humble acceptance of God’s plans.
• Jesus is the center of God’s will.
• Therefore, we ought to pray for God’s will to be done on earth as it is in heaven.

You can learn more about Westminster Presbyterian Church at https://www.westminsterpca.net.

Join us Sunday Mornings at 10:30 a.m. at 230 Alice Drive, Sumter, SC!

Find us on social media at @WPCSumter.

Kingdom Prayer (Matthew 6:7-13)

Join Pastor Stuart for the fourth lesson in our series, Living on a Prayer.

This week, we return to the Gospel According to Matthew 6:7-13 as we examine the idea of . . . "Kingdom Prayer". In this lesson, we see:

• Our prayers are to be kingdom-minded.
• Broadly speaking, the kingdom can be understood as God’s reign over creation.
• In a more specific sense, the kingdom is the renewed order in which God’s reign is obvious and unchallenged.
• So when we pray “your kingdom come,” we are basically praying for a new creation in which sin and its curse are no more.
• The good news is that Jesus has already inaugurated this kingdom and will consummate it at his return.
• Therefore, we ought to pray for the full expression of God’s kingdom on earth.

You can learn more about Westminster Presbyterian Church at https://www.westminsterpca.net.

Join us Sunday Mornings at 10:30 a.m. at 230 Alice Drive, Sumter, SC!

Find us on social media at @WPCSumter.

Hallowing Prayer (Matthew 6:7-13)

Join Pastor Stuart for the third part in our new series, Living on a Prayer.

In this lesson, we turn again to the Gospel According to Matthew 6:7-13 as we take a closer look at the idea of . . . "Hallowing Prayer". In this lesson, we see:

• When we pray, we are to “hallow” the name of God.
• To “hallow” is to set apart as special and significant.
• The great desire of our prayers is for God to be honored above everything in our lives, in the church, in our community, and in the world.
• The good news of Jesus is that he will bring about the universal recognition of God’s glory.
• Therefore, we ought to pray in a way that honors God above everything else.

You can learn more about Westminster Presbyterian Church at https://www.westminsterpca.net.

Join us Sunday Mornings at 10:30 a.m. at 230 Alice Drive, Sumter, SC!

Find us on social media at @WPCSumter.

Going to the Father (Matthew 6:7-13)

Join Pastor Nathan as we continue in our new series, Living on a Prayer.

In our second lesson, we return to the Gospel According to Matthew 6:7-13 as we take a closer look at . . . "Going to the Father". In this lesson, we see:

• When we pray, we are going to our Father in heaven.
• Therefore, we ought to pray with honesty and awe as we and our brothers and sisters go to our heavenly Father.

You can learn more about Westminster Presbyterian Church at https://www.westminsterpca.net.

Join us Sunday Mornings at 10:30 a.m. at 230 Alice Drive, Sumter, SC!

Find us on social media at @WPCSumter.

Jesus’ Prayer Pattern (Matthew 6:7-13)

Join Pastor Stuart as we begin our new series, Living on a Prayer.

In our first lesson, we turn to the Gospel According to Matthew 6:7-13 as we take a closer look at . . . "Jesus' Prayer Pattern". In this lesson, we see:

• Jesus has given us a pattern for prayer.
• This model prayer of Jesus instructs us in the attitudes and priorities of prayer. 
• This prayer reminds us we are a community of disciples and not merely individual followers of Christ.
• Every phrase of this prayer demonstrates the grace of God in Christ towards us.
• Therefore, we ought to practice praying according to the pattern Jesus has given us.

You can learn more about Westminster Presbyterian Church at https://www.westminsterpca.net.

Join us Sunday Mornings at 10:30 a.m. at 230 Alice Drive, Sumter, SC!

Find us on social media at @WPCSumter.

The Essential Nature of Prayer in the Christian Life (Colossians 4:2)

Join Pastor Nathan as we turn to the Apostle Paul's Letter to the Colossians 4:2 to learn about . . . "The Essential Nature of Prayer in the Christian Life".

In this lesson, we learn that . . .

• Prayer is essential in the Christian life.
• So we should let our lives be filled with prayer.

You can learn more about Westminster Presbyterian Church at https://www.westminsterpca.net.

Find us on social media at @WPCSumter.

Resurrection Power (Eph 1:15-23)

Join Pastor Stuart for the final lesson in our series, Let's Get Spiritual.

This week, we turn again to the Apostle Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 1:15-23 to be reminded of God's . . . "Resurrection Power". In this lesson, we see:

• God wants us to know that he is powerfully at work in all who believe.
• The Holy Spirit works within us with the power of the resurrection of Jesus.
• There are several reasons why someone may not experience this power:
  
  1. Unbelief.
  2. Unenlightened.
  3. Unwilling to experience "death."
• The good news is that even with our deficiencies, God is able to do immeasurably more than we can imagine.
• Therefore, we ought to believe the power of the resurrected Christ is available through the work of the Spirit
• So, let’s live in the power of the resurrected Lord and King, Jesus.

You can learn more about Westminster Presbyterian Church at https://www.westminsterpca.net.

Join us Sunday Mornings at 10:30 a.m. at 230 Alice Drive, Sumter, SC!

Find us on social media at @WPCSumter.