Motivated To Pray Sermon By Sermon Research Assistant Mark 1 35 Let us turn our hearts and minds to the scriptures, specifically mark 1:35 and ephesians 6:18. mark 1:35 says, "very early in the morning, while it was still dark, jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed." and in ephesians 6:18, we read, "and pray in the spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers. Prayer should be the first priority to prepare our day. we don't see this as a command, but we do see it as an example throughout scripture. again in mark 1:35, "in the morning, while it was still dark, jesus got up, left the house, and went away to a secluded place, and was praying there.".
Motivated To Pray Sermon By Sermon Research Assistant Mark 1 35 Mark 1:35 very early in the morning, while it was still dark, jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. 36 simon and his companions went to look for him, 37 and when they found him, they exclaimed: “everyone is looking for you!” 38 jesus replied, “let us go somewhere else—to the nearby villages—so. And that is what we find from the life of jesus here in mark 1:35: “in the early morning, while it was still dark, jesus got up, left the house, and went away to a secluded place, and was praying there.”. jesus models for us here several important elements of a morning devotion time with god: i. 35 and rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed. 36 and simon and those who were with him searched for him, 37 and they found him and said to him, “everyone is looking for you.” 38 and he said to them, “let us go on to the next towns, that i may preach there also, for that is why i came out.” 39 and he. 1) we do not know what time jesus actually got up, but it was a great while before day. 2) his prayer was not just a “now i lay me down to sleep” prayer or “god bless the missionaries” prayer. he talked to the father about many things and received strength. 3) god is not interested in long showy prayers.
Prayer Life Sermon By Sermon Research Assistant Mark 1 29 39 35 and rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed. 36 and simon and those who were with him searched for him, 37 and they found him and said to him, “everyone is looking for you.” 38 and he said to them, “let us go on to the next towns, that i may preach there also, for that is why i came out.” 39 and he. 1) we do not know what time jesus actually got up, but it was a great while before day. 2) his prayer was not just a “now i lay me down to sleep” prayer or “god bless the missionaries” prayer. he talked to the father about many things and received strength. 3) god is not interested in long showy prayers. Let’s take a look at it. mark 1:35 39 says, before daybreak the next morning, jesus got up and went out to an isolated place to pray. 36 later simon and the others went out to find him. 37 when they found him, they said, “everyone is looking for you.” 38 but jesus replied, “we must go on to other towns as well, and i will preach to them. Mark 1:35 shows us jesus’ highest priority in his ministry. it’s like over, and over, and over again “immediately, immediately, immediately.”. there’s so much action happening, and so many people that are being drawn to jesus, and he’s being put in situations to heal people of diseases, to help people in this way or that way.
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