Recovering Prayer

Totally burned out on prayer? This series will help. We will explore different types of prayer, change the ways we think about prayer and will find that there is a different way to pray that each of us can connect with.

Message line-up:

4/16

Pray With a Script

Pastor Scott Austin

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Sometimes you can't find the words to pray—either because the world has left you speechless or because everything feels stale. In times like these, we can turn to pre-written prayers that give voice to our spirits.

Matthew 6:5–14

4/23

Pray With Your Ears

Pastor Scott Austin

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Thomas à Kempis said, "It is easier to be silent altogether than to speak with moderation." When we find we lack the words to pray, one option is to engage in silent prayer. In this form of prayer, we abide with Jesus and listen for the voice of God, which may take the form of a word from a friend, an insight from scripture, the awe inspired by nature, or many other forms,

John 15:1–9, Ecclesiastes 5:1

5/7

Pray With Your Community

Pastor Scott Austin

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Many of us have been in places where community prayer was used to manipulate, where expectations felt unbearably heavy, or where the whole thing felt like one more religious performance. As we seek to recover prayer, let us consider how the act of praying together can become beautiful and safe again.

Acts 1:12–14; Acts 2:1–4; Acts 4:31

5/14

Pray With Your Emotions

Pastor Scott Austin

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Have you ever been told that your emotions can't be trusted? That your heart is "deceitful above all things"? This message is for you, and the news is good: God accepts and loves all of you: your brain, your heart, and yes, your emotions. This is actually the more complete message we can receive if we listen to the whole scriptural record rather than just one verse.

5/21

Pray With Your Feet

Pastor Scott Austin

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Sometimes, prayer is only one piece of the puzzle. There are moments when we are called not only to prayerful reflection but to prayerful action. In taking action to work toward the world God desires, we can not only participate in the answering of our own prayer; we can also become part of the answer to someone else's prayer.

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