Central Idea: If we desire to see God do His work through us, we must work according to His method – prayer.

1. Look What’s Happening to Prayer
   

2. The What and Why of Prayer
   

3. The Example of Prayer
   

   
   A. In the life of Christ
   
   
   B. In the early church
   

Questions for Personal Reflection or Group Discussion

1. How and when do you see people in our culture referring to prayer? Why do you think our society acknowledges prayer even though we continue to move farther and farther away from the ways of God in our lives.

2. By their own testimonies, believers often struggle to be consistent in their prayer life. Why is this? Is that unique to American believers?

3. How would you define or explain prayer to someone who knows nothing about it?

4. Consider what Pastor Chuck shared about prayer in the life of Jesus and in the early church. What stands out to you? What do we learn from their examples?