PRAYER PRACTICE
Prayer is simply the medium through which we communicate and commune with God. The practice of prayer is learning to set aside dedicated time to intentionally be with God, in order to become like him and partner with him in the world.
The only way to get prayer wrong is to try and get it right.
We recommend you work through it with your community, a small group triad, a weekly meal with friends or neighbors, your roommates, whatever works. Get a group of people, set a time each week to share a meal, then talk and pray for about an hour. Transformation happens in community.
Download the Prayer companion guide, containing weekly exercises, readings, and resources to help your small group create life-changing daily rhythms as you apprentice under Jesus together.
Talk to God
In Week 1, we learn the pragmatics of prayer, we’ll begin habituating and fine-tuning a daily prayer rhythm.
Talk with God
In Week 2, we learn that in prayer we bring our pain, hopes, joys, and fears to God in a personalized way.
Listen to God
In Week 3, we discover, prayer is not just when we talk but when we listen to hear his voice.
Be with God
In Week 4, Learn about the type of prayer that goes beyond words, to simple loving presence called “union” with God.
Talk to God
In Week 1, we learn the pragmatics of prayer, we’ll begin habituating and fine-tuning a daily prayer rhythm.
Talk with God
In Week 2, we learn that in prayer we bring our pain, hopes, joys, and fears to God in a personalized way.
Listen to God
In Week 3, we discover, prayer is not just when we talk but when we listen to hear his voice.
Be with God
In Week 4, Learn about the type of prayer that goes beyond words, to simple loving presence called “union” with God.
Reach Exercises
Each week try a new Reach Exercise if you want to level up.
Week 01 — Praying the Lord’s Prayer as a template.
Week 02 — Praying your own lament.
Week 03 — Praying the Examen.
Week 04 — Praying a beholding prayer.
Recommended Readings
Follow along with the recommended reading. We want to continually expand our minds and understanding of the way of Jesus. God wants us to love him not only with our hearts, souls, and strength, but with our minds as well.
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