When the Answer Doesn’t Match the Prayer

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Jan. 08, 2023

Mark 14:32-42

When the Answer Doesn’t Match the Prayer

1. Soul Grief (vs. 32-35)

A. Invitation to keep watch

B. Deep Grief of Jesus

2 Corinthians 5:21

2. Prayer (v. 36)

A. Depth of Relationship

B. Sovereignty

C. Petition

D. Attitude

Your will. The echo of the Lord's prayer in Matthew 6. “Your will be done.”

Phil 2:1-8

a. Community to back us up 1 “IF”

b. Condition of Paul's joy- selfless humility (vs. 2-4)

c. Want to see if you are there yet? (vs. 5-8)

3. Lack of Support and the Answer (vs. 37-42)

A. Others did not sense the urgency

B. The answer to Jesus's prayer


Reflection:

1. Do you spend time with others praying? Is Philippians 2:1 a reality in your life? Therefore, if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, -Phil 2:1 NASB

2. Do you pray for the Lord's will to be done? What conditions are in your desire and response to the will of the Lord?


Follow Up in the Word through the Week…

Monday: Read: Psalm 4

What questions does this Psalm ask? What does the Psalm affirm about the godly? How could this help in moments where prayer does not seem to be answered how we expect?

Tuesday: Read: Psalm 13

What questions does this Psalm ask? What is the conclusion in verses 5 and 6? How can those conclusions help in moments where prayer does not seem to be answered how we expect?

Wednesday: Read: Psalm 94

What question does the Psalm ask in verse 3? How does having this question in Scripture help you? What is the “beatitude” or “Blessed” statement in verse 12? How does discipline work in human lives according to these verses?

Thursday: Read: 2 Corinthians 5:21

When we are praying, how does it help to read this verse knowing what Jesus has done for us already?

Friday: Read: Philippians 2:1-8

How is the attitude of Christ described in these verses?

Saturday: Read: Mark 14:32-42

As you reread the prayer of Jesus in Mark 14:36, what is the content of Jesus’ prayer? What does he find in verse 37? How can Jesus’ example help you in understanding prayer better?