Does Prayer Change Anything?

July 11, 2026   /   Marty Kaiser   /   Vineyard Church North Phoenix

Tough Questions. Real Answers.
Does Prayer Change Anything?

I. Introduction

A. Luke 11:1b (NIV) “Lord, teach us to pray ….”

1. Prayer is more about what God wants to do than what we want Him to do .

II. Teach Us to Pray

A. Matthew 6:5 (NIV)

1. God is not swayed by prayers from people.

2. Teach us to pray: a.  everything you think you know.

B. Matthew 6:6a (NIV)

1. Teach us to pray: Be intentional—make space for God

C. Matthew 6:6 (NIV)

D. Matthew 6:7 (NIV)

1. Teach us to pray: c. Drop the

E. Matthew 6:8 (NIV)

1. Teach us to pray: No update required

III. The Lord’s Prayer

A. Matthew 6:9 (NIV)

1. Teach us to pray: Come as a , not as a

B. Matthew 6:9 (NIV)

1. Teach us to pray: What you focus on, you

C. Matthew 6:9-10 (NIV)

1. Teach us to pray: Choose His Kingdom over yours

D. Matthew 6:11 (NIV) – Provision

1. Teach us to pray: Stay dependent

E. Matthew 6:12 (NIV) – Pardon

1. Teach us to pray: Give what you’ve been given

2. Matthew 6:14-15 (NIV)

F. Matthew 6:13 (NIV) – Protection

1. Matthew 6:13 (NLT)

2. Teach us to pray: You’re not as as you think

Teach us to pray: 

Forget everything you think you know.
Be intentional—make space for God
Drop the script
No update required
Come as a child, not as a client
What you focus on, you magnify
Choose His Kingdom over yours
Stay dependent
Give what you’ve been given
You’re not as strong as you think

IV. Conclusion

A. How the Lord’s Prayer forms us:

Our Father → forms our identity
Hallowed be Your Name → forms our worship
Your Kingdom come, Your will be done → forms our surrender
Give us today → forms our dependence
Forgive us of our sins → forms our humility
As we forgive others → forms our relationships
Lead us not into temptation → forms our need for deliverance

 

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