Mark-Lesson 16...Continued from page 3
Thomas Klock
DAY FOUR: The Son of Man Teaches on Prayer
Please carefully read Mark 11:24-26 and answer the following questions.
1. What is the amazing promise and condition to obtaining that promise as we pray and trust Him by faith (verse 24)?
2. The promise of verse 24 shows us that there are no limits to believers’ prayers. As long as they are according to God's will and purpose, God will do great things as we partner with Him through prayer. What do the following passages on prayer add?
Matthew 7:7-11; Luke 11:9, 10
James 1:5-8
1 John 3:22; 5:14, 15
Jude verses 20, 21
3. There is also another condition to answered prayer that Jesus laid out here that may be difficult for some people to swallow. What do we need to do in order to see effective, answered prayer (verses 25, 26)?
4. We see by this passage that having an effective prayer life means having a forgiving spirit. Some Bible students say that verse 26 is not in the original manuscripts, but nevertheless the principle stands. It is interesting to note that verse 26 is the only place in the gospel of Mark that the word trespasses is used; this word means falling aside or departing from the path of truth and righteousness.[xi] An unforgiving spirit blocks out our effective prayer life. A broken connection between us and another person symbolizes the broken connection between us and God. Jesus had addressed this in the Sermon on the Mount, something that Mark didn't record in full but related principles from throughout his gospel. Read Matthew 6:5-15 and record some other ways Jesus addressed the issue of having the right heart and the right forgiveness in our prayer.
Scripture Memory: Try to fill in the missing words in the blanks below, by memory if at all possible, and then review the passage several times today.
Therefore I say to you, ______________________ things you ask when you _____________, ______________________ that you ____________________ them, and you __________ have them. Mark 11:24, nkjv