Prayer a Practice
Prayer can seem hard and often it is overwhelming knowing where to start. In this series we break it down, looking at why prayer is important, how we should pray, how to create the time and space we need and the different styles of prayer. In this practical set of talks we look at how to establish good prayer habits, following Jesus' example, to build a practice of prayer.
Spiritual Warfare
The Bible tells us that we are locked into a spiritual battle, which could seem unconnected to the world we see around us. Marce looks at why it’s so important that we remember this and how it should affect the way that we pray and live our lives.
Using the Bible in our praying
What should we pray? How should we pray? A really important answer to these questions is to use the Bible to help us pray. The Bible is not there just to be read but is there to be prayed as well. Martin looks at how we can be doing this using the book of Psalms, a Holy Spirit inspired collection of 150 songs and prayers.
Should we kneel when we pray?
Why do people kneel when they pray? Isn’t kneeling rather outdated- surely God hears our prayers without us having to kneel. Marcellus explores this ancient and revolutionary Christian practice and asks whether it is still relevant today.
Praying in tongues and enjoying the benefits
The spiritual gift of tongues is the only gift that’s for our personal benefit. Are you benefiting? This gift is often neglected by the church today. Richard reminds us that praying tongues is beneficial for believers who make this part of their daily devotions.
Why do we need to repent?
As Christians have we understood what real repentance looks like? If we have we’ll know it is incredibly hard and involves self-sacrificial behaviour. Luke shares why repentance is key in following Jesus and how it can lead us into an encounter with God.
How can we pray without ceasing?
The Bible tells us to pray without ceasing. How do we do that? Jesus said that he was constantly in prayerful communication with his Father, but how is that possible? Marcellus looks at what appears to be an impossible command.
Does God answer our prayers?
Are your prayers being answered? What sort of things should we be asking for? Though there are mysteries in our prayer life, a lot of the time there are straight forward reasons why our prayers are not answered. Martin looks at these questions in the light of the promises that Jesus gives us.
Why adoration should be a daily habit
Often in our prayer times we feel we are stuck in a rut, just going through the motions or having a one-way conversation listing our needs to God. But Jesus taught his disciples a different way, in which adoration formed an important part of their daily prayer times. Richard shares how we can do this too to significantly enrich our prayer lives and relationship with God.
Prayer - does it matter?
A lot of people talk about prayer but what actually is prayer? What role did it play in Jesus' life? And does it matter in our lives? Marcellus looks at the practice of prayer in Jesus’ life and what that means for us.
You have got enough time to pray.
We sometimes don’t pray because we think we don’t have time. Sometimes we don't pray because we think we don’t know how. Today Marcellus looks at what Jesus says about prayer and he says the problem is in fact far deeper.
Why do we overcomplicate prayer?
We know prayer is important, but we talk about it more than we do it. Often the hardest thing is just to get started. How do we go about making prayer a habit?
Well Jesus very simply and practically tells us to pick a time and a place…
