Matthew 6:5a – And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites… We will shift from a of prayer to a of prayer Matthew 6:5b – …for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. Prayer is not an Matthew 6:6 – But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. We don’t pray for the of others; we pray for with the Father Matthew 6:7-8 – And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. Prayer is not a Matthew 6:9a – Our Father… Spiritual means that we are His The depth of determines the The basis of a relationship is “ I ” The basis of a relationship is “ I ” Matthew 6:9a – Our Father in heaven… The basis of prayer is our in God’s family John 17:23 – I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me. “God, I need your .” John 3:1 – Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God Attach prayer to a recurring to create a habit