Case Studies In Prayer

We all have rhythms that structure our day-to-day lives. Do they include rhythms of prayer with Jesus? Where are the moments you can pause and pray about anything and everything? Tom brings a message from Matthew 6:33.

Even the walls of a prison were not a barrier for Paul’s impact in the world because he had learned the power of prayer. All kinds of prayer, all of the time, for all of the people.

Jesus tells another parable about prayer and he makes his purpose very clear - Jesus followers are to pray and not give up. Are we satisfied with simply asking or are we praying until something happens?

The only thing the disciples ever asked Jesus to teach them to do was to pray. Having invited his followers to approach God the same way he does - as Father - Jesus tells a parable that has the potential to re-shape your view of prayer forever.

Having given his followers a model for prayer, Jesus shares a parable that reveals so much about the mystery of prayer. In doing so, we find that the Father invites followers of Jesus to approach him in prayer with great boldness.

The only thing the disciples ever asked Jesus to teach them to do was to pray. Jesus dispels some myths about prayer before giving them a model, the most staggering part of which, is that every follower of Jesus gets to approach God as their heavenly Father.