Excuses for not praying as we should:

WHY PRAY: Does it really change anything?

• James 5:16 - The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.

REPLACING COMMON (and bad) STATEMENTS ABOUT PRAYER

• "All we can do is pray..."
• "I'll pray for you..."

Why don't we pray as we should?

The answer:

Best way to learn how to pray is by praying.

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read Matthew 6:5-14

Breakout Questions:
Pray for one another.