Prayer is a spiritual discipline that is an intimate spiritual conversation with God. This episode explains ways to have a successful prayer life and two different methods for praying.
SUBSCRIBE to our channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzpMysRRC4ftibBB4sk1tgg
JOIN the NEWSLETTER at https://binmin.org
SUPPORT Binmin with a tax-deductible gift HERE – https://rebrand.ly/donatebinmin
0:00 – INTRO. *RECOMMENDED RESOURCE DR. DON WHITNEY’S BOOK SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES FOR THE CHRISTIAN LIFE
1:11 – PRAYER IS AN INTIMATE SPIRITUAL CONVERSATION WITH GOD. PRAYER IS A SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINE BECAUSE JESUS DID IT (LUKE 5:16)
2:40 – REASONS WHY CHRISTIANS DON’T PRAY
4:43 – HOW CAN I MAKE MY PRAYER LIFE MORE SUCCESSFUL? IT TAKES TIME, EFFORT, & FOCUS TO LEARN!
- MAKE IT A PRIORITY
- SET ASIDE TIME
- HAVE YOUR BIBLE WITH YOU
6:26 – DR. WHITNEY’S SUGGESTIONS FOR LEARNING HOW TO PRAY:
- RELY ON THE HOLY SPIRIT TO HELP YOU (JOHN 16:13)
- MEDITATE ON SCRIPTURE & THEN PRAY IN A PERSONALIZED WAY
- SEEK OUT MENTORING FROM MORE MATURE CHRISTIANS (LUKE 11:1)
- READ ABOUT HOW TO BECOME BETTER AT PRAYER: C.H. Spurgeon, E.M. Bounds, The Book of Common Prayer, The Valley of Vision, etc. THE BEST WAY TO LEARN HOW TO PRAY IS TO PRAY!
9:19 – 2 METHODS OF PRAYING:
- A.C.T.S. METHOD OF PRAYER: https://binmin.org/how-to-do-prayer-in-four-acts/
- DR. WHITNEY’S “PRAYING THE BIBLE”
11:56 – HOW DO WE KNOW GOD EVEN ANSWERS PRAYERS? JESUS PROMISED THAT OUR PRAYERS ARE ANSWERED (MATT. 7:8). SOMETIMES THE ANSWER IS NOT WHAT WE WANT OR EXPECT.
12:59 – SO WHAT? PRAYER IS NOT POINTLESS. IT’S OKAY TO LAMENT. *Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy by Mark Vroegop: www.tinyurl.com/darkcloudsdeepmercybook
14:47 – WHAT’S YOUR NEXT STEP? PRAY EVERY DAY THIS WEEK.
15:40 – THANK YOU & WRAP UP