In the first week of our series "Lord Teach Us To Pray", pastor chip dives into the prayer Paul wrote in 1 Thessalonians.
Dive deeper into this message with these discussion questions!
General Questions
What is prayer to me?
What do I think would be the outcome (in my life, in my marriage, in my career, with my children) if I invested the same amount of time in prayer as I do on the internet or my mobile phone?
What is my major distraction from investing time in prayer...especially when the circumstances in my life are in order? Why is that?
If in a relationship... am I investing time in prayer with my significant other?
Do I agree that the most urgent need of the American church is learning to pray?
Take Home 1: We must grow past a circumstantial Christianity
Do you find that your prayers are centered around your circumstances?
When you go through a difficult time, how can you shift your focus from asking God to fix it, to asking God how this can better conform you to the image of Christ?
Take Home 2: What if our prayer lives focused more on others than us?(2 The. 1:11)
When looking at your prayer life, who do you spend the majority of your time praying for?
How often do you pray for others you may dislike?
Take Home 3: Imagine if we prayed for others that the name of the Lord would be glorified in them? (2 The. 1:12)
Do I pray that I would live out God’s call on my life?
Do I pray that others would live out God’s call in their lives?
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