Matthew 6:9-15

Power in Every Petition

Many people find that the holiday season stirs up negative emotions fueled by family conflicts and personal regrets – but today Pastor Raul will encourage us to lay all these feelings at God’s feet. The Lord has forgiven our sin and He can help us show the same mercy to those who have wronged us. Find out more on Somebody Loves You with Raul Ries.

Prayer is the most basic of religious practices, Pastor Jack Graham teaches in his message “How to Pray the Jesus Way.” Pastor Graham looks to Matthew 6 to share how Jesus taught us to pray through sincere prayers, simple prayers, short prayers, secret prayers and scriptural prayers.

We’re currently developing a study in Matthew, and spending a little extra time here in the Sermon on the Mount.  Today we come back to chapter six for more valuable instruction for our prayer lives. This is how we’re to be praying.  As we go along you’ll learn about God’s person, His purpose, provision, pardon, protection and preeminence.  

Most of us struggle with prayer, whether it’s a wandering mind, running out of things to say, or not feeling a deep connection with God.  The devil fights us with distractions as we pray, because he knows there is power when we connect with God.  In this message, Pastor Jeff Schreve shares how your prayer life can come alive with meaning and power as he breaks down the Lord’s Prayer. 

The Bible is very clear about the need to pray - and the exhortation to do so.  There is no clearer model or example of true Godly prayer than the Lord's Prayer in Matthew 6. Emmet Fox said of this prayer, "Christ designed His prayer in such a way that it would pass safely through the ages without being tampered with. He arranged it with consummate skill so that it could not be twisted or distorted, or adapted to any man made system..."  Join us as we "Dig Deeper" into this prayer.