When You Pray

SERMON TITLE:   “When You Pray”
SERMON TEXT:    Luke 11:1-13
PREACHER:           Rev. Kim James
OCCASION:           July 12, 2020, at First UMC
 
 
INTRODUCTION
 
                Those of you who have attended our First United Methodist Church for a while know that Chris Green has played his cello for us several times over recent years.  Chris is a fine musician, so when he offered to play for us again this summer, I was pleased.  And when Chris told me that the title of the piece was “Prayer,” it seemed natural to create a whole worship service around that theme.  Prayer is something we Christians believe in and practice a lot even in normal times.  Now, during this pandemic and all its ill-effects on our physical, emotional, and financial well-being, probably most of us have found ourselves praying even more.  So let’s take a look this morning at Luke 11, and see what Jesus said you should do when you pray.

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