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#41: Why We Pray and How It Changes Us
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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
Chapters
1. #41: Why We Pray and How It Changes Us (00:00:00)
2. Setting The Scene: Acts And Prayer (00:00:03)
3. Why Pray: Relationship Over Performance (00:01:45)
4. Matthew 6: Praying To The Father (00:03:08)
5. Private Prayer, Real Motives (00:06:40)
6. The Lord’s Prayer As Template (00:09:09)
7. God’s Sovereignty And Our Confidence (00:12:55)
8. Prayer As Power Against Temptation (00:16:48)
9. Gethsemane: Spirit Willing, Flesh Weak (00:20:31)
10. From Intentions To Obedience (00:24:30)
11. Praying Scripture: Psalms And Patterns (00:28:04)
12. Honoring God By Praying His Word (00:31:05)
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