Month: November 2021

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An Invitation to Study Prayer … and to Pray

Since the middle of June, I’ve been posting about the Bible study Teach Us to Pray—the Practice of Prayer: learning to pray from the Lord’s prayer and teachings of Jesus. These posts were not the full Bible study lessons but only, as I recently told a friend, “teasers” to stir up curiosity and interest about the Bible study. Now we, the Teach Us to Pray Team, want to invite you to the Teach Us to Pray Zoom Bible study.*

Why? Because wherever you are in your faith journey, there is always room to grow in the area of prayer. As a new believer, or a long-time Christian, we all know we should spend time in prayer but, honestly, we can lack the motivation, discipline, and habits necessary to make it a part of our daily routine.

What’s It All About?

This study will answer questions like:

-How do I connect with God?    

-How can I achieve my desire to spend time in prayer when I struggle to make it a priority?

-How can I get over feeling lost in knowing what to pray for?

And many more.

Through this online prayer study, we will use the Psalms and The Lord’s Prayer to:

-walk you through what it means to pray,

-give you practical steps to grow in prayer, and

-help you prepare your heart for time with God. 

You will also be encouraged by a community of other women practicing the discipline of prayer alongside you.

Getting to Know God

At the core of prayer is a relationship with God.  That is the first prerequisite.  So, even if you are not a believer yet, this is a great way to be introduced to what a relationship with God looks like. And as a believer in Jesus Christ, you will learn how to grow in that relationship with Him.

Teach Us to Pray will begin on January 24, 2022, and meet for 10 weeks through Zoom.  You must have a computer capable of using Zoom, ideally with a video camera. A smart phone will also work with the Zoom app.

If you are interested in joining us, please register through the link below.  You may email jacqueline@jacquelinegwallace.com with any questions you may have.

We hope you will join us in jump-starting your prayer life!

Click Here to Register for Teach Us to Pray.

Sincerely,

The Teach Us to Pray Team

P.S. You will receive two confirmation emails after Registering:

1) an email request to Confirm Your Subscription. Please confirm to be included in the Zoom Bible study.

2) If you do not see the second Confirmation email letter in your In box after 30 minutes, be sure to check your Spam/Junk folder.

*The body of this letter was composed by Debbie Haupt, Teach Us to Pray Team member.

Photos by: First, gift_harbeshaw_517714 on Unsplash; second, woman praying at Women’s Retreat, The Bridge Bible Church, Bakersfield, CA.

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Maybe It’s Not What You Thought

How does God “lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil”? What image comes to mind when you cry out for him to deliver you from evil? Does God look upon us as poor, helpless humans who can only survive by his constant intervention?

Without doubt God intervenes, sometimes miraculously; we have the records to prove it. There are things only God can do, and he does them. He hears the prayers of those who fear him, who put their trust in him. He acts on behalf of those who love him and walk in his ways. There is much to be said on this topic, but here is not the forum for that discussion.

But for most of our everyday deliverances, have you ever thought about what part God expects us to play in the answer to our prayer for deliverance and protection? Maybe we aren’t as poor and helpless as some think we are.

In Lesson 8, the final lesson of Teach Us to Pray, you may be surprised to learn how God has built in responsibilities we must take up in the process of our deliverance from evil.

Do I have your attention? Have I piqued your curiosity as to what I’m talking about?

Join us to study the Lord’s prayer to consider what Jesus taught when he instructed us how to pray.

Maybe it’s not what you thought all along.

If you are interested in more information about the Zoom Bible study, Teach Us to Pray—The Practice of Prayer: Learning to pray from the Lord’s Prayer and the teachings of Jesus, contact the Teach Us to Pray Team at jacqueline@jacquelinegwallace.com , we’ll be happy to answer your questions.

Photo by jppi sw_Listening_sa209430 at Morguefile.com