PPT-The Prayer of a Penitent Heart

Psalm 51 Second Samuel 1112 David lusted after his neighbors wife He committed adultery she became pregnant He made her husband drunk He had him killed He tried to cover the whole matter for at least a . Psalm 51. Second . Samuel 11-12. David . lusted after his neighbor’s . wife.. He committed adultery; she . became pregnant.. He made her husband . drunk.. He had him . killed.. He tried to cover the whole matter for at least a . Awareness Exam. Psalm 139:23-24. 
”Search . me, God, and know my heart; 
   test me and know my anxious thoughts. . 
See . if there is any offensive way in me, 
   and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 51. “To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-she'-. ba. .”. Events recorded in 2 Samuel 11-12. Background to this Psalm. of Prayer . and Healing. Restless is the heart until it comes to rest in you. . All the earth, all the earth shall remember . And return to our God. . Restless is the Heart. Lord you have been our refuge through all time, . Penance. “. In the life of the body a man is sometimes sick, and unless he takes medicine, he will die. Even so in the spiritual life a man is sick on account of sin. For that reason he needs medicine so that he may be restored to health; and this grace is bestowed in the Sacrament of Penance. Psalm 51. Second . Samuel 11-12. David . lusted after his neighbor’s . wife.. He committed adultery; she . became pregnant.. He made her husband . drunk.. He had him . killed.. He tried to cover the whole matter for at least a . Read: Psalm 19:14. 1. A heart-to-heart talk.... …spoken or unspoken,. . (cont.). @. CHRISTIAN PRAYER IS.... [ 1 Kings 18:20-39 ]. The prophets of Baal cut themselves, but Baal did not answer their prayers. Why?. Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved. . 2 . For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge.. Trevor Birtle. The Importance of Prayer. “Prayer is beyond any question the highest activity of the human soul. ” . Dr Martin Lloyd-Jones. “to be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing. The Interior Way. “. Prayer . is the journey to the kingdom: the arrival is union with God. The kingdom is not far from us, but is within . us”. What is Prayer?. “Lord, teach us to pray.” (Luke 11:1). Prayer is what nourishes the soul.. Prayer is a pillar of faithfulness in marriage.. Prayer is the beginning of the road to salvation. . Prayer is what annihilated the power of fire and beasts.. Prayer is the guard which is neither shaken nor defeated.. humility . is the foundation of prayer, Only when we humbly acknowledge that "we do not know how to pray as we ought," are we ready to receive freely the gift of prayer. "Man is a beggar before God." . Psalm 51. “To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-she'-. ba. .”. Events recorded in 2 Samuel 11-12. Background to this Psalm. Psalm 16:1-11; 17:1-15; 18:1-50; . 19:1-14; 20:1-9; 21:1-13. MEMORY VERSE. “He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.” . (Psalm 18:17). INTRODUCTION.