IKOYI BAPTIST CHURCH's Podcast

Say HiThe Lord Jesus Christ is a man of prayer. He was committed to prayer during His lifein the flesh. Scripture attests to the fact that He is still interceding for His church tilldate. Talking about Christ’ prayer life, S. D. Gordon said: “The man Christ Jesus prayed;prayed much; needed to pray; loved to pray.”In his bid to teach his disciples “to pray,” Christ provided them with the prayer model inLk. 11:1ff.A good understanding of the principles taught in this passage would no doubt helpeveryone who desires to grow in his/her prayer life.Meanwhile, apart from learning the principles of prayer from this model prayer, wecan also deduce principal reasons why we should pray. Some of the reasons are:1. To Strengthen our Relationship with our Heavenly Father - V.9.God is the Creator of all mankind. He is however not the Father of all humanbeings.God is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.He is also the Father to all who have accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord andSaviour - Jn. 1:12; 2 Tim. 2:19.The word “Fathe