Main Point: Though our specific requests are often flawed by ignorance, we can pray with confidence because the Spirit perfects our prayers to align with God’s will.

Outline:

1. Our Weakness Before the Father

a. We are bad judges of what would help us

b. We know the general, but not the particulars

 

2. His Spirit’s Intercession

a. He Initiates

b. He instructs

 

3. The Perfect Answer According to God’s Will

a. We pray for harmful things (God gives us better)

b. We pray for untimely things (God’s timing is perfect)