God's Purpose for Prayer Luke 11: 2-13

Read the passage Luke 11

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+11&version=ASV

1. For the believer to gain Godly teaching and understanding.

v.2-4

literally to gain Christ

2. To learn of God’s goodness and grace.

v. 5-8

3. To assure the heart of God’s faithfulness to His word and to His people.

v.10

4. To make provision for the believer’s need.

v. 11, 12

v.13 5. To reveal and demonstrate that He is God and the superiority of His ways

and position.

(If ye the, being evil, …)

v.13 6. To know and to respond to the true need of the believer.

(how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them

  that ask Him?)

v.13 7. To reward the child of God as His child.

(how much more shall your heavenly Father give)