Nov 22, 2021
Have you ever been on a sailing boat? Not only are they
amazing, they're extremely complex vessels. They have their
own set of directions; aft, bow, port, starboard, leeward and
windward. Even operating the ship comes with a wide
vocabulary of terms; boom, rudder, tacking and jibing...just to
name a few. Let's just say that a landlubber isn't boarding a
sailboat and soloing around the world!
Not only is there a unique set of terms, it requires practice and
hard work. Take a few minutes and watch a YouTube
instructional video on the ins and outs of operating the
sailing gear--it's not easy. However, when it's mastered,
there's nothing quite like harnessing the ocean winds to fly across
the waves!
Last episode we discussed how the spiritual discipline of prayer
is like "raising the sails" or our lives to grab hold of
the power of God available to guide and direct our lives. In
the same way as a landlubber needs a lot of practice and hard work
before he or she can master sailing, the discipline of prayer
requires practice, determination and grit. Simply
put, the practice of prayer requires practice!
In this sermon we will revisit the model prayer; a templet provided
by Jesus to his disciples. He did this so that they would
have a plan to practice, and in so doing develop strong prayer
"muscles". Do you want to learn
more? Make sure and listen to part two of Less of Me
~ More of Him.