Does the Bible Teach Us How to Pray?

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Spiritual Disciplines

Does the Bible Teach Us How to Pray?

25 min

Watch On

Spiritual Disciplines

Does the Bible Teach Us How to Pray?

25 min

“Scriptures above all else help to shape our prayers and give us wisdom about what we ought to be praying for, in order to be praying according to the will of God. And so if you want to have a strong prayer life, you need to be rooted in the word of God; you need to be washed by the Scriptures, daily. You need to be at a church where you’re hearing the word of God faithfully preached.”
– Pastor Adriel Sanchez

Questions in this Episode

Questions with an asterisk have related resources linked below.

  1. Is prayer just wishful thinking if it doesn’t change my circumstances?
  2. Is a prayer journal an acceptable form of prayer or must I pray out loud?
  3. Should I be concerned about my pastor practicing “Lectio Divina”?
  4. Should we pray to each person of the Trinity individually?

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Adriel Sanchez is the pastor of North Park Presbyterian Church (PCA) in San Diego, CA. He received his theological training from Westminster Seminary California and serves as host of Core Christianity. Adriel is the author of Praying with Jesus and, most recently, Why We Worship: Experiencing Heaven on Earth at Church. He and his wife, Ysabel, have six children.

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