Sermon Outline: Matthew 6:5-8. " Pursuing God in Prayer"

The Audience & Content of Prayer

1) The Audience of Prayer. (Matthew 6:5-6)

A) The False Audience: Other People.

(Matthew 6:5)

· Luke 18:9-14

B) The True Audience: God. (Matthew 6:6)

· 1 Corinthians 4:5b

2) The Content of Prayer. (Matthew 6:7-8)

A) The False Content: Meaningless Repetition. (Matthew 6:7)

· Luke 18:1-7

B) The True Content: Sincere Requests.

(Matthew 6:8)

· John 14:13