Summary: Practical Steps For An Effective Prayer Life | Watch This Episode on YouTube<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/practical-steps-for-an-effective-prayer-life\/#arve-youtube-zet2ip5ybqi65fa06ff4cad8972541269","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Zet2IP5ybQI?iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"Practical Steps For An Effective Prayer Life","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/STP-S18-EP01-Practical-Steps-For-an-Effective-Prayer-Life.jpg","uploadDate":"2022-01-06","description":"Practical Steps For An Effective Prayer Life This topic is addressed by Dr. Richard Caldwell on the Straight Truth Podcast"}<br> <br> <br> <br> Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel<br> <br> Support Our Podcast<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Join Our Mailing List<br> <br> <br> <br> Related MessagesPrayer is difficult, it is hard, it takes time, and we must discipline ourselves for it. God has provided it as a means for us to come and ask, seeking Him in love, reverence and humble adoration, submitting and surrendering our needs, requests and, desires to Him. While our prayers do not change God’s mind, prayer does change things, and it changes us. To learn more about these things, consider listening to the following sermons from Dr. Caldwell as he digs deep, mines out, and delivers the truth from the Word of God:Contrasts In PrayerThe Model PrayerThe Motivation For PrayerPrayer, God's Willingness & Our ReluctanceOur Prayers & God's Will<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Practical Steps For An Effective Prayer Life | Watch this episode on Vimeo<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/practical-steps-for-an-effective-prayer-life\/#arve-vimeo-66131301065fa06ff4d60c306948690","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/661313010?h=cc6c4317a4&dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"Practical Steps For An Effective Prayer Life","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/STP-S18-EP01-Practical-Steps-For-an-Effective-Prayer-Life.jpg","uploadDate":"2022-01-06","description":"Practical Steps For An Effective Prayer Life"}<br> <br> <br> <br> Follow Us On Vimeo<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Listen to the Audio Podcast<br> <br> <br> Subscribe on iPhone<br> <br> Subscribe on Android<br> <br> Subscribe on Spotify<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Practical Steps For An Effective Prayer LifeThis week on the Straight Truth Podcast, host Dr. Josh Philpot speaks with Dr. Caldwell about prayer and the Christian life. Dr. Philpot has several questions he presents for discussion: Should we have a specific time devoted to prayer? Is praying in our prayer closet the same as praying without ceasing? What does Pastor Caldwell mean when he speaks of laboring in prayer? How do our prayers work since God is sovereign?Dr. Caldwell jumps right in and says there is probably nothing harder or more difficult in our Christian life than prayer. Prayer has a work aspect to it in that it requires our time and devotion. He shares that in Colossians 4:12, we read of Epaphras struggling in prayer for the Colossians. The Greek word translated as 'struggling', means to agonize, to labor. But, it isn’t just something that we labor in time devoted to it that pleases God; it's not offering up long prayers for an extended time that pleases God. In fact, Jesus warns about these kinds of prayers in Mark 12:38-40. So then, we need to think about what prayer is and what it expresses. Prayer is a discipline, but it’s a relational discipline; it isn’t something without fellowship.
