#41: Why We Pray and How It Changes Us

Listen to this episode from Beyond the Pulpit on Spotify. Send us a textThis week on Beyond the Pulpit we explore why prayer is a relationship to pursue, not a button to push, and how that vision deepens trust in the Father who sees in secret. We also unpack prayer as power in temptation, the Lord’s Prayer as a template, and how praying Scripture reshapes desire into obedience.• the aim of prayer as relationship with the Father• private prayer versus performative prayer• Matthew 6 and the Lord’s Prayer as a template• God’s sovereignty as confidence in asking• Gethsemane and the gap between intent and obedience• “spirit willing, flesh weak” and resisting temptation• praying Scripture and the Psalms to shape language and desire• honoring God by praying his promises• upcoming training on praying the Bible and meditationGo to our website or the Church Center app and sign up for Equip, October 24–25, with Dr. Donald Whitney. Price is $20 for adults and $10 for middle and high school students. Space is filling up pretty quickly—join us October 24th to 25th