Prayer is a spiritual discipline that is an intimate spiritual conversation with God. This episode explains ways to have a successful prayer life and two different methods for praying.
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0:00 - INTRO. *RECOMMENDED RESOURCE DR. DON WHITNEY’S SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES FOR THE CHRISTIAN LIFE
1:11 - PRAYER IS AN INTIMATE SPIRITUAL CONVERSATION WITH GOD. PRAYER IS A SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINE BECAUSE JESUS DID IT (LUKE 5:16)
2:40 - REASONS WHY CHRISTIANS DON’T PRAY
4:43 - HOW CAN I MAKE MY PRAYER LIFE MORE SUCCESSFUL? IT TAKES TIME, EFFORT, & FOCUS TO LEARN!
6:26 - DR. WHITNEY’S SUGGESTIONS FOR LEARNING HOW TO PRAY:
1. RELY ON THE HOLY SPIRIT TO HELP YOU (JOHN 16:13)
2. MEDITATE ON SCRIPTURE & PRAY IN A PERSONALIZED WAY
3. SEEK OUT MENTORING (LUKE 11:1)
4. READ ABOUT HOW TO BECOME BETTER AT PRAYER: C.H. Spurgeon, Book of Common Prayer, etc. THE BEST WAY TO LEARN HOW TO PRAY IS TO PRAY!
9:19 - 2 METHODS OF PRAYING:
11:56 - HOW DO WE KNOW GOD EVEN ANSWERS PRAYERS? JESUS PROMISED THAT OUR PRAYERS ARE ANSWERED (MATT. 7:8). SOMETIMES THE ANSWER IS NOT WHAT WE WANT OR EXPECT.
12:59 - SO WHAT? PRAYER IS NOT POINTLESS. IT’S OKAY TO LAMENT. *Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy by Mark Vroegop
14:47 - WHAT’S YOUR NEXT STEP? PRAY EVERY DAY THIS WEEK.
15:40 - THANK YOU & WRAP UP
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