“Sacred Invitation: A Life of Prayer” – a new series at Eastbrook Church

This coming Sunday at Eastbrook Church we begin a new three-week preaching series entitled “Sacred Invitation: A Life of Prayer.” Prayer is fundamental to life with God. Yet, prayer is also sometimes difficult and can feel out of reach. At its core, prayer is our response to God’s invitation to relationship and conversation. This series explores what it looks like to respond to God’s invitation and develop a life of prayer through three movements: upward with God, inward with ourselves, and outward with others.

Here are the weekly topics for this series:

August 20 – “Praying Upward”
Summary: This week will seek to provide a definition of prayer as conversation with God. Then we will explore the first movement of prayer: praying upward. We will explore praying “up” as praying praise, praying God’s character, and praying God’s promises. Silence before the greatness of God may also factor in.

August 27 – “Praying Inward”
Summary: This week we will explore the second movement of prayer: praying inward. We will search out what it means to connect with ourselves and God. We will develop what it means to pray “in” in terms of praying from our need (“help!”), praying about our sin (“I’m sorry!”), and praying out of gratitude (“thank You!”).

September 3 – “Praying Outward”
Summary: This week we will explore the third movement of prayer: praying outward. We will investigate what it means to connect with others and God in prayer. We will develop what it means to pray “out” in terms of praying for others on our own, praying for others in person, and praying with others for others.