This 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 meditation
Go 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
