Participants: Tyrone Phillips
Series Code: DSP
Program Code: DSP000003
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00:04 Welcome to the Dynamics In The Science Of Prayer,
00:06 a seminar that will help open the windows of your soul 00:10 and allow you to pray as never before. 00:12 And now here's your host, Pastor Tyrone Phillips. 00:17 Hello, welcome to the Dynamics In The Science Of Prayer. 00:21 I'm your host, Pastor Tyrone Phillips 00:24 and this is the third program in a twelve part series 00:28 entitled, Dynamics In The Science Of Prayer. 00:31 The title of this particular program is called, 00:34 The Prayer Life Of Jesus Christ. 00:37 We've talked about a number of important points already. 00:40 We talked about the creation of the heavens and the earth 00:43 and how God created the first man and woman without a flaw. 00:47 But we also talked about how sin entered our world 00:52 and broke off, or shall I say cut off fellowship and 00:58 communion between God and man. 00:59 But how Jesus Christ has came and He has provided a means 01:05 whereby healing and restoration can take place 01:08 and man can approach God in prayer. 01:11 And, beloved, I am so happy that you and I learned 01:14 on our last telecast that the reason for prayer 01:17 is because God Himself said so. 01:19 Now before we go any further, we need to pray 01:23 and ask God's blessing on the prayer life of Jesus Christ. 01:27 Let us pray. 01:28 Loving Father, we thank You for the privilege and the 01:31 opportunity to learn about the prayer life of Jesus Christ. 01:34 Bless each viewing participant. 01:37 And we ask it all in Jesus' name, amen. 01:40 Now as always on each program, we share with you some 01:44 special prayer materials that we use. 01:47 We want you to call us at our mailing address 01:52 and our special phone number. 01:54 You can call us now or write us at 3ABN. 02:11 We will be sure to help you to obtain your special 02:16 prayer materials. 02:17 We have a special book called The Power Of Prayer. 02:20 And we'll be referring to these materials as we continue on 02:24 in the program. 02:25 Now let's get back to this important subject 02:28 that we've been talking about. 02:30 On our last program, we talked about the reason for prayer. 02:34 And we concluded that program talking about the example of 02:39 Jesus in prayer. 02:41 And remember now, Jesus spent a lot of time in prayer. 02:46 As you view this particular illustration, notice Jesus 02:51 spending quality time in prayer. 02:54 The Bible tells us in Mark chapter 1 verse 35 02:57 that Jesus got up early in the morning, as the Bible says, 03:01 "a great while before day. " 03:03 And He departed into a solitary place, a secret place, 03:08 where He could be alone with God in prayer. 03:12 And beloved, the Bible also says in Luke chapter 6 03:16 verse 12, "And it came to pass in those days 03:21 that He went out into a mountain to pray, 03:24 and continued all night in prayer to God. " 03:28 Notice now, Jesus, He had a burden, beloved. 03:32 He had a burden to set a perfect example for you and I. 03:36 Jesus was our substitute. 03:40 He came to demonstrate perfect obedience to the will of God; 03:45 and He needed prayer. 03:47 And there were people who were trying to hinder Jesus 03:50 in accomplishing His mission. 03:52 He spend all night in prayer. 03:54 Have you ever been so heavily burdened with a problem 03:57 or an issue that you spend all night in prayer 04:00 talking to God about it? 04:02 Well my listening friends, I think it's important for 04:05 us to understand something. 04:07 And that is that someone had to teach Jesus 04:10 these dynamic principles of prayer early in His life. 04:14 Who was it? 04:16 Well, I think it's important for you and I to look at Jesus 04:20 and remember how Jesus had to be obedient 04:24 to the express will of God. 04:26 And He was our example in all things. 04:28 That it was Satan's constant objective to prevent Jesus 04:32 from being a perfect example of righteousness. 04:36 Now remember, Jesus had to be taught these important 04:42 principles of prayer. 04:43 Let's look in our Bibles now. 04:45 If we turn to Luke chapter 2 looking at verses 40-41 and 52. 04:52 The Bible tells us now in verse 40, Luke chapter 2, 04:56 it says, "And the child grew. " 04:58 Remember now, Jesus was a baby. He had two earthly parents. 05:03 That was Joseph and Mary. 05:05 And the Bible says, "And the child grew and waxed strong in 05:09 spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon Him. " 05:13 Verse 41 says, "Now His parents went to Jerusalem 05:17 every year at the feast of the Passover. " 05:20 So Jesus had some earthly parents. 05:23 And just like those of us, if you were born, 05:27 and I believe that you were, that you have some parents. 05:30 Some of us may have a single parent dwelling, 05:32 but never the less, you have some parents. 05:34 And Jesus had earthly parents. 05:38 And His earthly parents taught Him how to pray. 05:42 That's why you've heard me say on previous telecasts 05:45 that we want parents to learn these important concepts 05:49 so they can teach their children how to talk to God in pray, 05:52 how they can bring their concerns to God in prayer. 05:56 And notice now in verse 52. 05:58 Notice now how Jesus' life was holistic. 06:03 In other words, we need to be concerned about 06:07 the whole person. 06:08 That we're going to talk to God about our whole life. 06:11 The Bible says in Luke chapter 2 verse 52, 06:14 "And Jesus increased in wisdom. " 06:17 Now wisdom means the mental. 06:20 "... and stature," That means the physical. 06:23 "... and in favor with God," That's the spiritual. 06:27 "... and man," the social. 06:30 So that's important, beloved. 06:31 Jesus' growth was holistic. 06:35 And He prayed about every aspect of His life. 06:38 And that's so important for you and I to remember. 06:42 Bible studying, prayer, worshipping, guiding, 06:45 stewardship, and dress, and witnessing. 06:48 All these things, Jesus learned to claim the precious promises 06:52 in the word of God based on Matthew 4 verse 4. 06:57 Remember now in a previous telecast, we talked about this. 07:00 The Bible says in Matthew 4 verse 4, "Man shall not 07:04 live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth 07:07 out of the mouth of God. " 07:09 And so Jesus demonstrated how we are to cover all aspects 07:15 of our lives based on the word of God. 07:18 Remember how we said in a previous telecast, 07:20 we want to incorporate the word of God into our prayer time. 07:25 As we talk to God, we're going to claim the promises of God. 07:29 This is so very important. 07:30 Now remember, Jesus taught His disciples 07:34 three important points. 07:36 And I don't want you to miss this now. 07:39 He taught them how to pray intelligently. 07:43 He also told them what to pray for. 07:46 And number three, He demonstrated by His example. 07:50 That's very important, beloved. 07:51 Now let's look at this very quickly so we can see 07:54 what Jesus did. 07:55 He taught His disciples how to pray intelligently, 07:58 He told them what to pray for, 08:00 and then He demonstrated by His example. 08:03 In Matthew chapter 6 the Bible tells us, as we said earlier, 08:10 beloved, Matthew chapter 6 verse 6, He said, 08:12 "But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, 08:15 and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father 08:19 which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret 08:23 shall reward thee openly. " 08:24 So Jesus had a set time to pray and He had a special place 08:28 that He would go where He could spend time in prayer alone. 08:32 That's the same thing that God wants you and I to do. 08:35 He wants us to have a set time. 08:37 He also wants us to have a particular established place 08:41 where we can go and be alone with God. 08:44 Now I'm talking about secret prayer. 08:47 Now family prayer, it does have its place. 08:51 And public prayer, it has its place. 08:54 But nothing, my viewing participant, is to take 08:57 the place of secret prayer. 08:58 God wants you to be alone with Him where He can 09:02 talk to you in private. 09:04 And beloved, that takes time. That takes a special place. 09:07 And Jesus demonstrated that. 09:10 And then Jesus talked about prayer content 09:12 in Matthew chapter 6 verses 9-13. 09:18 Notice what Jesus tells the disciples to pray. 09:20 He talks about content. 09:22 He says, "After this manner... " 09:23 That word is dealing with content; what our prayers 09:26 should consist of, what we should pray for, 09:29 how our prayers should be structured. 09:30 "After this manner therefore pray ye: 09:33 Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. 09:36 Thy kingdom come. 09:38 Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 09:41 Give us this day our daily bread. 09:44 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 09:47 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: 09:54 For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, 09:57 and the glory forever. Amen. " 10:00 Beloved, it's so important to understand the 10:03 importance of content. 10:05 Notice now, Jesus demonstrated this, 10:08 this same prayer, He demonstrated it, beloved, 10:10 by example. 10:12 For we find now, over in Luke chapter 11 10:16 verse 1-4, it says, "And it came to pass that as He was praying 10:23 in a certain place, when He ceased one of His disciples 10:27 said unto Him, 'Lord, teach us to pray as John also 10:31 taught his disciples to pray. '" 10:33 Notice now beloved, Jesus had spent such quality time 10:40 in prayer that after He finished praying, beloved, 10:45 He went to work. 10:46 His work ethic was based on His prayer life. 10:52 And they saw the evidences of His prayer life by what was 10:56 accomplished in His ministry. 10:58 So beloved, you and I need to bring what we do on the job, 11:03 what we do at school, what we do at home, 11:07 what we do as we're travelling down the highways, 11:10 whatever you do in life, beloved, you need to 11:13 talk to God about it. 11:15 Everything that you do in life, God wants to talk to you about. 11:19 You need to share it with Him. 11:21 Remember how we shared with you those text of scripture 11:25 how God says, "Seek ye My face," in Psalm 27. 11:29 The Bible says in Matthew chapter 9 verse 35, 11:35 "And Jesus went about all the cities and villages 11:38 teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel 11:42 of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every 11:45 disease among the people. 11:47 But when He saw the multitude, He was moved with compassion 11:50 on them because they fainted and were scattered abroad 11:54 as sheep having no shepherd. " 11:56 Now beloved notice, Jesus was preaching, He was healing, 12:02 and He was teaching. 12:04 And He knew that He needed to pray. 12:07 He had a huge obligation placed upon Him, beloved. 12:12 And that's when we read in Luke chapter 6 verse 12 12:16 why Jesus needed to pray all night. 12:19 The Bible says, "And it came to pass in those days that He 12:22 went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night 12:26 in prayer to God. " 12:28 Now let's look at His example more closely. 12:31 Let's look at some of the things that He demonstrated 12:35 and you will discover that there are seven main areas of prayer 12:39 that Jesus demonstrated throughout His ministry. 12:44 And we want to implement those seven main areas 12:48 into our lifestyles. 12:50 Now this is very, very important. 12:52 So I don't want you to miss this point that these seven main 12:56 areas, that I'm going to share with you, Jesus demonstrated 13:00 them throughout His ministry. 13:02 And if He demonstrated it in His ministry, surely you and I 13:06 can demonstrate it in our life's work. 13:09 This is so important. 13:10 Now let's look at some incidents in His ministry 13:13 that reveals this particular point. 13:16 There are seven particular areas that Jesus focused on. 13:21 Those seven areas are praise, which is number one; 13:25 thanksgiving, number two; confession, number three; 13:29 intercession, number four; petition, number five; 13:33 silence, number six; and commitment, number seven. 13:38 Those are seven main areas that Jesus illustrated 13:42 throughout His ministry. 13:43 Why? Because He wanted the disciples and the people who 13:48 listened to His teachings to understand the importance 13:51 of structuring their lifestyles around communion with God. 13:55 It's so important to bathe all that we do in prayer. 13:59 And then after we have been in our prayer closet secretly, 14:03 the Bible says that God will reward us openly. 14:08 I don't want you to miss that point. 14:09 Notice now this area of praise. 14:13 The Bible tells us in Matthew chapter 21 verses 2-16 14:19 and Luke chapter 19 verses 37-40 14:23 that Jesus believed in praise. 14:26 As a matter of fact, He said that if He was not allowed to 14:32 praise like He should, He said the very rocks would cry out. 14:36 So Jesus believed in praise. 14:39 He believed in singing songs. 14:42 He believed in lifting His voice in praise to God. 14:45 And my listening friends, I want you to understand the 14:48 importance of praise. 14:50 Jesus believed in praise. 14:52 But also now, in Matthew chapter 15 verse 36 14:56 and Luke chapter 17 verses 11-19, 15:03 Jesus believed in thanksgiving. 15:07 You remember the story about the ten lepers. 15:10 And remember now, as they went they were healed. 15:14 But only one came back to offer thanksgiving to Jesus. 15:18 But what did Jesus say? 15:20 He said, "Where are the nine? 15:22 Where are the other nine lepers?" 15:24 Jesus believed in offering thanksgiving. 15:28 When you read about it in John chapter 11 verse 41, about 15:33 the raising of Lazarus from the tomb, 15:37 Jesus said, "Father, I thank Thee that Thou hast heard Me. " 15:42 Jesus offered thanksgiving in His prayers. 15:45 So He believed in offering thanksgiving. 15:49 We should do the same thing, beloved. 15:51 We should learn to praise God for who He is 15:54 and what He does for us. 15:55 We should thank God for all the blessings that He provides 15:59 for us on a daily basis. 16:00 So Jesus believed in praise, He believed in thanksgiving. 16:04 But thirdly, beloved, He believed in confession. 16:08 In Matthew chapter 6 verse 12 and verses 14-15, 16:14 He talked about the importance of confessing all known sin, 16:21 getting things right with God. 16:23 And many people came to Jesus confessing their sins. 16:27 Jesus had no need to confess sin. 16:30 Because you see, the Bible tells us that He was sinless. 16:33 You see, He was a perfect example in righteousness. 16:38 But so many people came to Jesus confessing their sins. 16:43 Beloved, He believed in confession. 16:45 Read Mark chapter 3 verses 28 and 29. 16:50 Jesus also believed in intercession. 16:54 All throughout His ministry, notice now, people were 16:58 coming to Him to be healed. 17:02 He allowed people that distinct privilege of coming to Him 17:06 with their burdens and their problems. 17:09 And the Bible tells us now, in Luke chapter 11, 17:12 that intercession simply teaches us to be concerned about 17:17 the burdens, about the cares, about the sorrows and joys 17:21 of other people. 17:22 In Luke chapter 11 verses 5-13, He gives the illustration 17:28 about a man who was visited by someone late at night 17:32 and he had need of bread. 17:34 And the man asked him to help him. 17:36 Well beloved, we need someone to help us. 17:39 And you need an intercessor. 17:41 And Jesus is that intercessor. 17:44 In John chapter 12 verse 2, these are two very important 17:49 text of scripture that talk about intercession. 17:52 People were constantly bringing their loved ones to Jesus 17:55 for healing and restoration. 17:58 And we need an intercessor. 17:59 We need somebody who is concerned about us. 18:02 Just like a mother and father intercedes in behalf of 18:06 their children, so it is that we have a loving Savior 18:09 who intercedes before the Father in our behalf. 18:12 Jesus believes in intercession. 18:16 Also, He believes in petition. 18:18 And you know, petition is simply talking to God about 18:21 any and everything that's on your heart. 18:23 And Jesus told us, as we read about it in our last telecast, 18:28 in Matthew 7 verse 7 and 8. 18:31 The Bible says, "Ask, and it shall be given you; 18:34 seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. 18:38 For everyone that asketh receiveth; 18:40 and he that seeketh findeth; 18:42 and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened. " 18:44 He encouraged His disciples to petition God. 18:48 He told them, "If ye shall ask the Father anything 18:51 in My name, I will do it. " 18:53 But also Matthew 21 verse 22. 18:55 And then Jesus also believed in silence. 18:59 We need to learn to come aside and spend quality time 19:03 with God in prayer. 19:04 Mark chapter 1 verse 35. 19:07 But also Mark chapter 6 verse 46, where the 19:11 word of God says, "And when He had sent them away, 19:15 He departed into a mountain to pray. " 19:18 Jesus loved being alone with the Father. 19:21 He demonstrated being alone with God. 19:23 And of course, we read Luke chapter 6 verse 12 19:27 where Jesus spent all night in prayer alone with God. 19:31 So beloved, Jesus knows the importance of spending time 19:34 talking to God, and God listens to Him. 19:37 But also, God talks back to Jesus. 19:40 And just as God talked to Jesus, and Jesus listened to Him 19:45 and followed His counsel, so it is you and I 19:48 should take time to be alone and to listen to God talk to us. 19:52 He will talk to us through the word of God. 19:55 He will talk to us in nature. 19:57 God has many ways of talking to us. 20:00 And if we listen to Him, beloved, we will hear that 20:03 still small voice. 20:05 And Jesus believed in commitment. 20:08 That is learning how to trust and believe that whatever 20:12 God has called us to do, He is going to work it out, 20:15 He is going to provide for our needs, 20:17 He is going to provide for our necessities. 20:20 In Matthew chapter 26 when Jesus was in the garden of Gethsemane, 20:25 the Bible says He prayed that prayer, "Oh My Father, 20:30 if it be possible, let this cup pass from Me. 20:33 Nevertheless not as I will, but as Thou wilt. " 20:36 So Jesus learned the importance of commitment. 20:39 And so these seven main areas, Jesus demonstrated 20:43 throughout His ministry. 20:46 Why? Because He wanted to educate His disciples 20:49 in praise, thanksgiving, confession, 20:54 intercession, petition, silence, and commitment. 20:59 Jesus knew the importance of prayer, fellowship, 21:03 and communion with His heavenly Father. 21:05 And so I trust and pray that you have gotten that point. 21:08 But now listen to this very important quotation 21:11 of how Jesus got the victory over temptations and trials. 21:16 And remember now, you can read these special quotations that 21:20 I'm going to share with you in the special 21:22 Power of Prayer book. 21:24 Now this special quotation says, "The Savior gained victories 21:30 over temptation through power imparted from above 21:35 in answer to prayer. " 21:36 My listening friend, you and I can gain power 21:39 from God in prayer to face the daily struggles that 21:44 we will encounter in life. 21:46 We need to come aside and follow that example. 21:49 My listening friend and viewing audience, 21:51 I want you to understand also that there's a special book 21:55 that we have entitled, The Desire Of Ages. 21:59 It's on the life of Christ. 22:02 And this is one of the most prolific profound books 22:05 that I have ever read and studied on the life of Christ. 22:08 And I want to encourage you that if you'd like to receive 22:11 a special copy of that book, please write or call us 22:15 at our mailing address. 22:16 And you'll see that at the conclusion of this telecast. 22:20 But also now, there's another quotation that I want 22:23 to share with you. 22:24 It says concerning Jesus, "Not for Himself but for others 22:29 He lived and thought and prayed. " 22:31 Now that is intercession. 22:33 He lived and thought and prayed for other people. 22:37 Daily He received a fresh baptism of the Holy Spirit. 22:42 And as we read, beloved, in Matthew chapter 9, 22:45 He was busy preaching and teaching and healing. 22:49 And He saw the need of coming aside to be alone with God 22:53 in secret prayer. 22:54 And just as He was busy preaching and healing and 22:57 teaching, you have a job, you have a responsibility 23:00 to take care of your household. 23:02 You need to spend quality time in prayer before you 23:05 take off in the morning. 23:07 Come aside, beloved, and open up the word of God, the Bible. 23:11 And spend time talking to God about your job, 23:15 about your wife, about your husband, 23:19 about your children, about your son, your daughter, 23:22 your nephew, your aunt, your relatives, your friends, 23:25 your close associates, your goals. 23:27 Anything that you're going to do in life, 23:29 God wants to talk to you about it. 23:32 He needs to hear from you. He needs to hear how you feel. 23:35 He needs to hear what you're thinking. 23:37 My listening friend, my viewing participant, 23:39 this is so very, very important. 23:42 You see, Jesus was our example in all things. 23:46 Now, I want you to look at a few statements in the 23:51 Power of Prayer book. 23:52 I'm just going to read a few to you, but there are two 23:57 special chapters in this book entitled, How Jesus Prayed. 24:02 And it's so very important that I felt the need to read 24:07 just a few statements because I want you to obtain this 24:13 publication and benefit from it just as I also have. 24:16 On page 226, it talks about being strengthened for 24:20 duties and trial. 24:21 It says, "As the human was upon Him," that is Jesus, 24:25 "He felt His need of strength from His Father. 24:28 He had select places of prayer. 24:31 He loved to hold communion with His Father in the solitude 24:36 of the mountain. 24:37 In this exercise, His holy human soul was strengthened 24:42 for the duties and trials of the day. 24:45 Our Savior identifies Himself with our needs and weaknesses 24:50 in that He became a supplier, a nightly petitioner 24:54 seeking from His Father fresh supplies of strength 24:58 to come forth invigorated and refreshed, 25:00 braced for duty and trial. 25:02 He is our example in all things. " 25:05 And then also here's another chapter entitled, 25:10 His Hours Of Happiness. 25:11 It says, "He studied the word of God, and His hours of 25:15 greatest happiness were found when He could turn aside from 25:19 the scene of His labors to go into the fields, 25:22 to meditate in the quiet valleys, to hold communion 25:26 with God on the mountainside or amid the 25:29 trees of the forest. " 25:31 And then on page 228, another chapter entitled, 25:35 Alone With God, it says, "In a life wholly devoted to the 25:39 good of others, the Savior found it necessary 25:42 to turn aside from ceaseless activity and contact with 25:46 human needs, to seek retirement and unbroken communion 25:50 with His heavenly Father. " 25:52 My viewing participant, I trust and pray that you have 25:56 benefitted tremendously from this special telecast entitled, 25:59 The Prayer Life Of Jesus Christ. 26:01 I want you to remember now that we are continuing on 26:06 this special twelve part series. 26:08 This is telecast number three. 26:10 Our next telecast will be entitled, 26:14 Establishing Your Prayer Life, where we're going to 26:17 get into actually implementing those seven main areas of prayer 26:21 and show you how to do it. 26:23 We'd like for you now, if you want us to come into your area 26:26 and present this special seminar series, 26:29 you can contact us at our mailing address. 26:49 Beloved, let's pray and thank God for the blessings 26:53 that we have received in learning about the prayer life 26:57 of Jesus Christ. 26:58 Let us pray. 27:00 Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be Thy holy name. 27:04 Thy kingdom of grace and glory come. 27:07 Thy will be done in our lives as it is in heaven. 27:10 Give us today our spiritual, physical, mental, 27:13 and social needs. 27:15 Enable us to forgive others even as You so willingly forgive us. 27:19 Lead us away from the evil one, but deliver us from 27:22 Satan's plans to destroy us for we desire eternal life. 27:26 In the worthy and precious name of Jesus we pray, amen. 27:30 May God bless you until we meet again. 27:33 And remember, continue to pray every day. 27:37 Put Jesus first. 27:39 Claim the precious promises in the word of God. 27:42 And we will see you next time. 27:44 God bless you. |
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