Last week, I shared four quotations on prayer from my message "Making Space for Prayer." Here are four more quotations from my message, "Praying Like a Master," which is the second part of our series "The Art of Prayer" at Eastbrook Church. “The Lord’s prayer is the essence of prayer. The essence and limit of all …
Praying Like a Master (discussion questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Praying Like a Master," from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This is the second of a three-part series, "The Art of Prayer," looking at Jesus' approach to the life of prayer from the Gospel of Luke. This week we looked at Luke 11:1-13. Discussion Questions: What is …
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Praying Like a Master
I continue our series, "The Art of Prayer," this past weekend at Eastbrook with a message entitled "Praying Like a Master" from Luke 11:1-13. Jesus is the Master of prayer, and if we want to truly learn about prayer then we must apprentice ourselves to the Master. When the disciples had spent enough time with Jesus, they asked Him, …
Sunday Prayer 15
You, the righteous God who probes minds and hearts. (Psalm 7:9b) Lord, You know me through and through for You are the probing, all-knowing God. You know my hopes and dreams, even as You know my dilemmas and fears. When I dive into the pool of future hopes, I often encounter the changing currents and …
Four Quotations on Prayer
This past weekend in my message "Making Space for Prayer," the first part of our series "The Art of Prayer" at Eastbrook Church, I shared four quotations on prayer that many people asked me about later. Here they are for your edification. “The truth is that we only learn to pray all the time everywhere after …
Matthew Erickson 