The Reasons We Pray
Prayer can feel like a discipline we're always failing at, but these five sermons reveal something better: prayer is a response, not an achievement. God has made Himself knowable through His works and His name, bound Himself to His people through an unbreakable covenant, and welcomed believers into His family as adopted children who can call Him Father. Jesus stands at the Father's right hand as our mediator and high priest, and the Holy Spirit takes our wordless groans and shapes them into prayers that perfectly match God's will. Together, these sermons build a vision of prayer that is Trinitarian, deeply personal, and rooted in what God has already done for us in Christ.
Prayer flows from knowing God personally. He has revealed Himself through His works, His name, and His presence so that we can approach Him with confidence.
God has bound Himself to His people through an unbreakable promise. This covenant gives every Christian bold confidence to approach Him in prayer, knowing He is obligated by His own faithfulness to hear and act.
Through adoption, God transforms distant orphans into beloved children who can approach Him as Father, confident that He is both willing and able to respond to every prayer.
Jesus is both the Creator who made us and the Redeemer who bought us back. As our older brother and high priest, He stands before the Father and intercedes for us, enabling us to approach God with confidence.
The Holy Spirit quietly works in every believer, creating new desires, empowering prayer, and transforming our deepest groans into communion with the Father.