Thematic Studies
Prayer
After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed: "Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you.
For you granted him authority over all people that he might give eternal life to all those you have given him.
Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent." (John 17:1-3)
The true Lord's Prayer in John 17:1-3 has been called the holy of holies of the New Testament.
Every believer in Jesus Christ can pray this prayer! This prayer was designed to teach us how to pray.
What is commonly known as The Lord's Prayer begins as a call to Our Father who art in heaven.
But this is not actually the Lord's prayer at all — it is the disciples' prayer, the prayer the Lord taught each of us to pray. The true Lord's Prayer
is found in John 17. It has been called the holy of holies
of the New Testament, for in the shadow of the cross our Lord gathered his disciples in the Upper Room, and in their presence prayed for them before his Father in heaven.
Jesus deliberately prayed this prayer aloud in the presence of his disciples because he wanted them to hear it — and us as well! The basic relationships that Jesus expresses in his prayer between himself and His Father are also the relationships that obtain between Jesus and us. There is a very real sense in which every believer in Jesus Christ can pray this prayer! This prayer was designed to teach us how to pray.
Talking to My Father
Jesus never taught His disciples how to preach, but how to talk to God -- to enter into a spiritual conversation! For Jesus, prayer was as necessary as breathing -- the very breath of life itself. In the same way, Christ calls you to a life of spiritual intimacy and offers the life-giving secrets of prayer.
Why Doesn't God Answer Me
Here’s a fresh perspective on prayer that can change the way people talk to God -- and respond to His silence. Based on Psalm 77, this Bible study examines the story of Asaph, a man nearly driven to despair because it seems God refuses to answer him. This book helps readers step away from doubt and fear, move into a renewed and deepened faith in God, and affirm His greatness in their lives.
