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Lesson OneWhy Pray?4 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TwoWhy Not Ask?4 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson ThreeWhen You Don’t Know What to Say4 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FourObstacles to Prayer4 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FivePraying for Others4 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson SixPraying with Others4 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson SevenPrayer and Fasting4 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson EightWhat about “Unanswered” Prayer?4 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson NinePersevering in Prayer4 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TenLiving a Prayer-Filled Life4 Activities1 Assessment
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion1 Activity1 Assessment
Participants 5
Discussion Questions
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How does Jesus teach us to go deeper in our asking when we pray?
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By giving us the Lord prayer as a blueprint, we can learn what is important to God and it helps us to understand how to pray in His will.
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He taught us the Lord’s Prayer. This was the ultimate example that Jesus gave us for our own praying.
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He illustrates the power of prayer when he taught how to pray through the Lord’s Prayer. It begins with our Father, highlighting the relationship between God and us his children…and continues with the hope of answers and the fact that He is always present!
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By praying the Lord’s prayer Jesus shows us that going deeper into God’s kingdom his will his plan his purpose will be far greater in giving us direction for our need as well.
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He shows us by first addressing the Father in an affection tone, then acknowledging the perfection of God. We are task that God’s will (not ours) is done on earth. We are encouraged to ask for forgiveness of our sins, with the reminder we should forgive those who sin (cause us pain) against us. We are encouraged to ask for our daily needs, and protection from evil. The prayer takes in both the natural and spiritual aspects of daily life. And Jesus’ example of praying often brings prayer into our daily lives versus occasional practice.
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How does knowing that God wants us to ask help us when we come to Him?
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Knowing that the gracious God of the universe actually wants us to come to him, gives us confidence that He wants to hear from us. It helps us to more deeply understand that we belong to Him and that He wants to give us good things that will strengthen our faith and show us His love towards us.
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Asking is an open invitation to get to know God.
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It helps because we know there is someone who loves us unconditionally listening; and not just listening but answers in ways that enrich and elevates our lives
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Knowing that he cares enough to have us ask ,gives us more confidence that he will answer. Like Jesus said if we being evil know how to give good gifts onto our children, how much more will he give good things to us.
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It is a relief there is an someone out there who wants to listen to me. It allows the conversation to start.
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Why is dependence on God in prayer so important?
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Sometimes we don’t know how to prayer for what we need. We need guidance to now how to pray according to His will.
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God wants us to come to Him with our needs. He wants us to live lives that are dependent on Him in prayer; He wants us to come to Him in the raw and everyday moments of life.
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God knows what is best for us. Through prayer we have hope and we practice faith. God always answers, we just need to be patient and wait to see his glory revealed
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Because he already knows our needs before we even ask. And he wants a deeper and more meaningful relationship with him.
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Prayer brings hope. There are probably several variation of the following, but this is my version. We can live 5 weeks without food, 5 days without water, 5 minutes without air, and 5 seconds without hope. It might not be physically or psychologically accurate, but the trend is there.