This devotional commences a series exploring the Lord's Prayer. This morning we will seek to unpack the answer to the question: Why Pray? We will examine some of the challenges of prayer, as well as some of the reasons to pray. We will highlight the 'who' or prayer, as we pray to Our Father, in the Son, through the Holy Spirit: the one who loves us and is for us.

 We will look at the high priority that Jesus gave to prayer in his ministry to be encouraged in the ongoing provision and practice of prayer in our own life.

Jesus teaches us how to avoid the pitfalls of hypocrisy by giving us the heart of an authentic life of prayer. 

Office Hours talks with Rev. Charles K. Telfer, Assistant Professor of Biblical Languages, about the relationship between prayer and sanctification.

The Psalmist teaches us the importance of the believer to continually pray for our hearts, minds, and souls.

A brief overview of the centrality of prayer in Luke-Acts.

We must look beyond ourselves to Him who is faithful, knowing with confidence that his Word will spread in spite of us.

Jesus is praying for his own glory and for the sake of the Father's glory in giving eternal life to the redeemed.

The Lord brings his people through times of crisis so that they might be reoriented to cast their life lines on God and God alone.

Prayer mediates the presence of God in our everyday pilgrim faith.