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“This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name’” (Matthew 6:9) If one of the first steps of prayer that we must work out is to whom we are praying, then one of the next steps is to understand who we are in prayer. When Jesus teaches His disciples to …
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“This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven.’” (Matthew 6:9) Jesus’ approach to prayer is strongly rooted in his relationship with God as Father. Three times in Matthew 6:6-8, Jesus refers to “your Father”; twice in verse 6 and once in verse 8. The idea of approaching God as Father isn’t entirely new …
Following the last two days of reflection on prayer and God's sovereignty, today's post is taken from a letter I wrote in response to someone asking me questions about why we pray if God is sovereign. I've found this to be one of the most regular questions people ask me about prayer and I hope …
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When I was Pastor of Collegiate Ministries at Elmbrook Church, our ministry, The Ave, hosted a 24/7 week of prayer in partnership with other college ministries around the city of Milwaukee. We drew a lot of our ideas from a group based in the UK, known as 24-7 Prayer, founded by Pete Greig. They have …
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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Matthew Erickson 