There are seventeen accounts of Jesus praying in the Bible. The majority of these accounts of Jesus praying are in the Gospel of Luke. In Luke 11, the disciples ask Jesus how to pray because they saw Jesus modeling a lifestyle of prayer. Likewise, we should model our lives as lives of prayer. In this season, God is calling us to prayer. We are going to be gathering together as a church (following state and local guidelines) every day throughout the month of August in corporate prayer.

There is a difference between a house built on a poor foundation or a solid one. In Luke 6:46-49, Jesus is telling a parable through the analogy of building houses. We are all building our lives with either a firm foundation or a poor one.

In Luke 11:1-10, the disciples ask Jesus to teach them how to pray. We are supposed to pray to our Father in heaven as a father who will always hear us when we ask. In this passage, Jesus also shares the parable of “The Friend at Midnight.”

Leaders like Moses, always aware of their own limitations, sought out the presence of God so they could embody the vision God had for them and the people they were leading. We too need God’s presence, direction, and word. Many have heard someone say that God never spoke to them. But, God continues to speak to us through his word, the Bible.