Questions for Discussion & Application
- What questions do you have from today’s passage?
- What is prayer?
- Why is prayer so essential to a growing relationship with God?
- According to John 16:24, when prayers are answered it brings us great joy. How have you experienced answered prayers? Did these answered prayers increase the joy in your relationship with God?
- According to Philippians 4:6-7, trusting God in prayer will lead to peace. Why is this the case? How have you experienced this in your own life?
- What aspects of Jesus’ teaching on prayer in Matthew 6 are most challenging to you? Why?
- What specific changes will you make to strengthen your own prayer life?
