Is it possible your prayers are too small?

Some of us are reluctant to pray big, unless we're facing particularly daunting circumstances,

something we feel warrant God's attention.

But today on Truth For Life, we'll find out why thinking this way is actually a sin.

Alistair Begg is teaching from the closing verses in Ephesians chapter 3.

Well, these two verses form a doxology, a doxology.

It's a familiar word.

Many of you would be familiar with the melody of our opening song this morning,

which often is the melody that goes with the singing of the doxology,

which I seem to recall, at least when I visited America in the early years,

that this would often be sung by the congregation standing when they were bringing at the morning offering.

But a doxology, doxaglory, logos, the word, is simply an description of praise and of adoration to God.

And Paul is frequently employing doxology in his writing.

You will find, as you read through his letters, that every so often,

he breaks away as it were from instruction and goes directly to adoration,

essentially encouraging his readers to join with him.

Now, that's not unique to the New Testament.

In the Old Testament, we find the same thing happening.

For example, on the occasion that's recorded in 1 Chronicles 29,

where in the people have brought all of their provisions for the construction of the temple,

David then leads them in a prayer.

And the larger part of that prayer is essentially a doxology.

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