What Is Prayer?
Lesson 16
Pastor Caleb Adams
Part of Apostolic Foundations—Summer 2022
August 14, 2022

What Is Prayer?

QUESTIONS

  1. God’s house is called a house of
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    .
  2. While we often focus on our own needs in prayer, we will be
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    when we fulfill the Lord’s prayer requests.
  3. Jesus is an
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    of prayer.
  4. We can understand and pursue God’s will for our lives as we present our bodies a
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    through prayer.
  5. Every Christian should develop a
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    , faithful pattern of prayer.
  6. An
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    spirit can actually hinder our prayers.

REFLECTION

  • Paul instructs us to “pray without ceasing” (1 Thess. 5:17). What do you think he means by this? And how can we fulfill this instruction?

  • Consider Jesus’ example in prayer from Matthew 14:23; 26:39-44; Luke 6:12; Hebrews 5.7. How can we follow His example in developing our own prayer life?

  • This lesson differentiates between vain repetition and purposeful repetition, and sug- gests that purposeful repetition is actually connected to prayer. What are some practical ways to tell the difference between vain and purposeful repetition?