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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 3
Discussion Questions
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How does Jesus teach us to go deeper in our asking when we pray?
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He tells us to ask, seek and knock in Matthew 7:7 , but then He teaches us how to pray when He instructed us by giving us the Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13).
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How does knowing that God wants us to ask help us when we come to Him?
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It is reassuring when you are relatively new to Christianity to know that God wants us to communicate with him through prayer – it makes us comfortable and able to make a great relationship with Gid.
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It is comforting to know that the creator and supreme ruler of heaven and earth want to hear from us. Knowing this makes prayer/conversation with God more approachable.
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We don’t have to think that we are bothering God with our requests, and we don’t have to be ashamed or embarrassed to ask for things. In fact, by asking Him for things, we are doing what He wants us to and we are pleasing Him.
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We can approach God in prayer with confidence as He knows what is best for us within the requests we ask of Him because He is Our Father and we can always count on and trust in Him for the best outcome of our asking which may be answered in unexpected ways.
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Why is dependence on God in prayer so important?
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It is important because it is an opportunity to spend time with God. Talking with God develops a deeper relationship with Him. Besides, praying is a form of asking for God’s blessings. God provides help when we need it and, in the ways, we need it most. Prayer is also God’s way to stand firm against the devil’s tricks (Eph. 6:18).
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We need to believe in God and want to be close to him for payer to work.
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Prayer requires our faith in God to do what only he can do in our situations. If we could do it ourselves then we would not need God.
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Being dependent on God forces us to rely on Him instead of doing things our way or by ourselves. If we are dependent on someone, we try to make them happy so that they will continue taking care of us. Although God will care for us whether we make Him happy or not, there are greater blessings that He can give us if we are acting in accordance with His will, and we are more likely to do that if we are dependent on Him.
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We pray and ask of God who will always answer us in prayer according to His Holy Will as He will grant that which is best for us when we depend on Him to do so.