Study Questions:

1. What is your normal response when things go wrong in your life? Why?

2. What is a gospel-centered, Spirit-filled response to difficult and stressful situations?

3. What tends to keep you from praying? How do you judge the success of prayer?

4. How does the theology of the cross instruct or impact our prayer life?

Additional Scripture References: 1 Peter 1:7; Psalm 115:3; Psalm 135:6; Isaiah 64:8; Jeremiah 18:4-6; Psalm 2:4; Isaiah 46:8-11; John 12:32; Philippians 4:6-7; 1 Peter 1:3; Titus 3:3-4