Matthew 6:5-13
Luke 11:1-4

Everything begins with God.

• God is Sovereign
• God is All-Knowing

Psalm 139:1-4

• God is Holy

Isaiah 6:6

• God is Unchangeable

Malachi 3:6

• God’s Purpose is Invincible.

Psalm 135:5-6; Isaiah 55:11

Nothing happens in the universe apart from the will of God, and, in a certain sense, God ordains everything that happens. - Augustine

God’s Purpose for Humankind is to Conform us to the Image of Jesus.

Romans 8:28-30
Ephesians 1:3-5 and 11-12

Prayer is our Participation with God to Accomplish His Divine Purpose.

• Prayer Changes Us

1 John 3:1-3

• Prayer Changes Things

Hebrews 4:16
James 4:2
James 5:16

God has left Himself discretionary power. Had He not done so, prayer would be an activity too dangerous for man. - CS Lewis

It is not more nor less strange that my prayers should affect the course of events than that my other actions should do so. They have not advised or changed God's mind—that is, his overall purpose. But that purpose will be realized in different ways according to the actions, including prayers, of his creatures. – CS Lewis

We Pray to Our FatherMatthew 6:7-8 and 32-33