Teach Us to Pray

By Christina Patterson, Prayer Instructor

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Teach Us to Pray with Christina Patterson gives Christians practical, real-life tips on how to grow your faith and relationship with God through the power of prayer. Learn how to have a daily prayer time and how to overcome some of the obstacles that stop us from praying regularly to God.

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Teach Us to Pray episodes:

04.29.2024
The 8 Types of Prayer: Part 2
Through this podcast, we’ve learned how powerful prayer can be. But did you know there are different types of prayers? Ephesians 6:18 calls believers to pray “with all kinds of prayers and requests” (NIV). In today’s episode learn 4 of 8...
04.22.2024
The 8 Types of Prayer: Part 1
Through this podcast, we’ve learned how powerful prayer can be. But did you know there are different types of prayers? Ephesians 6:18 calls believers to pray “with all kinds of prayers and requests” (NIV). In today’s episode learn 4 of 8...
04.15.2024
What Do You Do When You Don't Feel Like Praying?
As much as we've learned about the numerous benefits of prayer so far in this podcast, you'd think it would always come easy. Sometimes we just don't feel like praying. Feelings should not be ignored. They are indicators as to...
04.08.2024
Overcoming Spiritual Warfare with Prayer
Once we put on the armor of God described in Ephesians 6 the apostle Paul admonishes believers to pray. In today’s episode learn why prayer is so important when it comes to overcoming spiritual warfare and how to use the...
04.01.2024
Making Time for Prayer When Life is Busy
The stress, pressure, and overwhelm we feel in busy seasons of our lives does not come from God. Jesus gives us peace, no matter how busy life may get. This is why the busier we are, the more time we...
03.25.2024
How to Sense the Leading of the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is not only with us and near us but in us as believers. He enables our prayers. This connects us to God every moment of our lives, no matter how busy life gets. In today's episode, learn...
03.18.2024
How Can We Hear God Through Our Circumstances?
We may not hear God in a loud and thunderous voice, but God still speaks to His people if we’ll listen. In fact, there are many ways that God speaks to us, and in this episode, I share with you...
03.11.2024
3 Ways to Approach the Throne of Grace with Confidence
As Christians, we have VIP access to Heaven through prayer but has guilt, intimidation or anything else stifled your confidence to come to God in prayer? In this episode of Teach us to Pray, Christina shares why we can approach...
03.04.2024
5 Ways to Know God Hears Your Prayers
We often talk about how to pray to God and how we can hear from Him. But have you ever wondered if God hears your prayers? In this episode learn the 5 signs to look out for to know that...
02.26.2024
3 Life-Changing Ways to Pray Without Ceasing
1 Thessalonians‬ ‭5:17‬ ‭instructs believers to pray without ceasing, but have you ever wondered if this type of continual prayer was possible and if so, how to do it? In today’s episode, Christina explains what it means to pray without...
02.19.2024
Prayers That Will Drastically Change Your Life
We've been on such a fruitful journey on this podcast. We've learned that prayer is the way we communicate with the Maker of the Universe, and He not only hears us, but He also responds. We've learned that through prayer,...
02.12.2024
How to Pray for Your Enemies
How can we practically pray for our enemies when we’re hurt and it feels unfair. How can believers answer God’s call to pray for those that cure you when it comes more naturally to pay them back. In today’s episode,...
02.05.2024
Desperate Times Call for Desperate Prayers
Have you ever had to lift up a desperate prayer? Throughout the Bible, we see people in desperate need to seek God through prayer. In today's podcast, we'll look at their desperate prayers, and God's responses to those prayers, that...
01.29.2024
Why Pray If God Already Knows and Has Already Decided Everything?
f you have ever wondered, why should I even pray if God already knows everything today's episode is for you. Today's episode offers three reasons why we should continue to pray, even though God already knows what's going to happen....
01.22.2024
Transform Your Prayer Life This Year with These 5 Simple Tips
In the Christian life, prayer is powerful. Through the power of prayer, lives are changed, bodies healed, and hearts transformed. The good thing about prayer is it doesn't have to be complicated. The five-minute prayer at the sink washing dishes...
01.15.2024
How to Pray When You Don't Feel Like Praying
Editor's Note: We're bringing some of our favorite episodes of Teach Us to Pray out of the archives for you to discover or rediscover again. This episode originally aired in August of 2020. As much as we've learned about the numerous...
01.01.2024
How to Prayerfully Make This Your Best Year Yet
There is no need for New Year’s resolutions if you have not unlocked the power of prayer in your life. Prayer has the power to make this a great year so join me as we pray 3 life-changing prayers for...
12.25.2023
What the Christmas Story Teaches Us about Prayer
There are so many ways in the Bible that God speaks to His people because God wants to speak to us, and as we look at the story of Christ’s birth, we learn God speaks in various ways. In today’s...
12.18.2023
How God Speaks through the Christmas Story - Ep 77
There are so many ways in the Bible that God speaks to His people because God wants to speak to us, and as we look at the story of Christ’s birth, we learn God speaks in various ways. In today’s...
12.11.2023
How to Stay Prayerfully Peaceful This Christmas Season - Ep. 76
It’s during Christmas that we celebrate the birth of our Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ. It’s ironic because this is also one of the year's busiest, most hectic, and stressful seasons. If you are feeling the pressure of trying to...
12.04.2023
How to Know if a Prophetic Word Is True - Ep. 75
We’ve talked a lot about the various ways that God speaks to His people. Have you ever wondered about prophecy as a way that God speaks to us? You may wonder what prophesy is, whether it still exists today, and...
11.13.2023
How to Pray When You’re Tired and Weary Ep. 74
When we are overwhelmingly weary, it’s easy to want to give up or overlook the signs our bodies and souls are trying to send. Prayer during these times is important to discern when it’s time to press through and when...
10.30.2023
When Doubt Interrupts Your Prayers - Ep. 73
Faith activates our prayers, but doubt blocks God’s power from moving in our lives. What are we to do then when doubt interrupts our prayers? In today’s episode, learn 4 common doubts we all face when we approach God in...
10.23.2023
Conviction and Condemnation: How to Know the Difference - Ep. 72
As believers, it’s important to know that God will convict us, but He does not condemn us. In today’s episode, learn the difference between conviction and condemnation so you can ensure you are accurately hearing from God. Download Christina's Free 5-Day Prayer...
10.16.2023
How to Know if a Dream Is From God - Ep. 71
Have you ever had a dream and wondered if it was from God or if it was just your imagination? Throughout the Bible, we see God speak to people in their dreams, and I believe He still does today. In...
10.09.2023
8 Ways God Speaks to Us Through Creation - #70
Have you ever noticed that you feel closer to God and hear Him more clearly when you're outshine enjoying nature? There is a good reason for that. God has placed His fingerprint on creation so that we can experience Him though nature. In...
10.02.2023
3 Unseen Ways the Enemy Is Stopping You From Powerful Prayer - #69
We know that prayer is powerful for the Christian and so does the enemy, which is why his mission is to stop you from praying. In today's episode, learn 3 unseen ways the enemy is trying to stop you from...
09.11.2023
How to Sense the Leading of the Holy Spirit - Episode 68
The Holy Spirit is not only with us and near us but in us as believers. He enables our prayers. This connects us to God every moment of our lives, no matter how busy life gets. In today's episode, learn...
07.18.2023
Teaching the Next Generation To Pray (Introducing: Christian Parent, Crazy World)
There's no greater discipline to teach our children than the daily practice of prayer. But how do we teach our kids to pray? In this episode of "Christian Parent, Crazy World," another podcast on our faith-based network LifeAudio, Catherine Segars and...
06.26.2023
How to Make Space for Jesus With Your Busy Schedule (Introducing: How to Study the Bible's Spiritual Rhythms Series)
Pastor and Bible teacher Nicole Unice is teaming up with her friend, Reverend Rachel Toone, to help you slow down and make space for Jesus in the busyness of everyday life on the How to Study the Bible podcast this...
06.19.2023
The 3 Prayer Personality Types
God made us all beautifully different, even in the way we pray. Your prayer personality is the unique way you are most likely to communicate with God. Knowing your prayer personality can equip you to hear from God more clearly...
05.29.2023
6 Reasons Why You Don't Hear God When You Pray
When we feel like God is silent, we may assume He’s not speaking to us; but what if He is speaking, we are just not in a position to hear. In today's episode, learn 6 common reasons you are not...
05.22.2023
How to Prayerfully Discover God's Purpose for Your Life
7 Ways to Prayerfully Discover Your Purpose Our God is purposeful and intentional. That means He has a reason for everything He does, including why He created you. He gives us all purpose and places a specific call on our lives....
05.15.2023
4 Reasons Why You Feel Distant from God
Have you ever felt distant from God? Have you ever experienced not hearing from Him or sensing His presence like you use to? Seasons like this can cause us to question where God is, what happened, and if we did...
05.08.2023
How to Pray for Your Children's Spiritual Victory
Motherhood is no easy job. The responsibilities are heavy; the results are eternal. Moms are fighting a battle for the hearts of their children every day, and this is a spiritual battle that needs spiritual weapons. In the book “Warrior...
05.01.2023
3 Signs God Is Trying to Get Your Attention
Before you speak to anyone, you want to ensure you have their attention so they can actually hear what you have to say. In the same way, God sends signs to get our attention so that we can hear from...
04.24.2023
Praying for a Restored Body Image with Rachael Gilbert
Body image is often an overlooked topic in the church today, yet it affects Christian women in alarming numbers. In My conversation with trauma-informed Therapist and author of the book "Image Resored", Rachael Gibert, we talk about how we can...
04.17.2023
A Prayer for the Anxious Mind and Heart | Praying Philippians 4:6-7
Are you having a difficult time with anxious thoughts? Sometimes it feels like the more we fight these thoughts, the worse they get. But you don’t have to fight alone. God’s word and the power of prayer can provide great...
04.03.2023
Pray THIS to Renew Your Mind (3 Guided Prayers)
You do not need to entertain every thought that pops into your mind. In fact, the Bible tells us to renew our minds, and one of the best ways to do that is through prayer. In today’s episode, learn 3...
03.24.2023
Break the Grip of Anxiety & Worry! (Introducing: Breathe: The Stress Less Podcast with Bonnie Gray)
**Note to our listeners! If you love listening to "Teach Us to Pray" we want to introduce you to LifeAudio podcast we think you'll enjoy: "Breathe: The Stress Less Podcast." What type of mindset makes us vulnerable to chronic stress, anxiety...
03.20.2023
How God Speaks through Our Past Experiences - Episode 58
While it’s easy to leave the past in the past, this is not always wise. Often, God leaves many lessons for us to learn from our past experiences if we’ll open our hearts to listen. In today’s episode, learn how...
03.13.2023
How to Fight with Prayer - Episode 57
Are you tired of trying to figure out everything on your own? Are you weary from trying to fight the same battles over and over again? In today's episode, learn how to fight the battles of life with the power...
03.07.2023
Praying to Overcome Father Wounds with Kia Stephens
Praying to Overcome Father Wounds with Kia Stephens Some of the most difficult pain to heal from is pain inflicted on us by those closest to us. Today’s guest, Kia Stephens, knows this pain. She is a Christian speaker, and author...
02.27.2023
When You Don’t Feel Like Praying - Episode 55
Do you ever experience guilt because you don’t always feel like praying? In this week's episode, Christina shares steps to help you move your heart to prayer without guilting yourself into it. Sincere prayer does not have to be a...
02.20.2023
What to Pray in the Morning for a Worry-Free Day - Episode 54
Do you wake up anxious first thing in the morning? Your mind is racing with thoughts of what you need to get done today and what you failed to do yesterday. If this is a pattern for you, I challenge...
02.13.2023
How to Turn Your Worries into Prayers - Episode 53
Why worry when we can pray? In fact, the Bible shares that instead of worrying we should be praying because it’s then that we are protected from the torment of anxiety and receive the peace of God. In today’s episode...
01.30.2023
How to Renew Your Mind with Prayer - Episode 52
If your mind runs a thousand miles a minute you probably don’t have much time to renew your mind as the Bible instructs but skipping this important spiritual discipline can leave us frustrated, confused and overwhelmed. To ensure your thoughts...
01.23.2023
How to Pray When You Sense God Moving You In a New Direction - Episode 51
We can look at the changing seasons each year to know that nothing lasts forever. Life consists of cycles and seasons. The Bible tells us there is a season for everything, but we also know that no season lasts forever. In...
01.16.2023
4 Prayers for a Purposeful New Year - Episode 50
Greater than our plans is God's purpose. While everyone is setting goals for the new year, take some time to listen and pray with Christina over 4 biblical planning principles found in the book of Proverbs. Resources mentioned in this episode: Receive...
01.02.2023
Why Prayer Is So Hard - Episode 49
Do you feel that prayer is not as easy as others make it seem? Well, that's because sometimes prayer is hard. In today's episode, learn 4 challenges that make prayer harder than it needs to be and how to overcome...

What's Teach Us to Pray about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Teach Us to Pray episodes:

The 8 Types of Prayer: Part 2

The 8 Types of Prayer: Part 1

What Do You Do When You Don't Feel Like Praying?

Overcoming Spiritual Warfare with Prayer

Making Time for Prayer When Life is Busy

How to Sense the Leading of the Holy Spirit

How Can We Hear God Through Our Circumstances?

3 Ways to Approach the Throne of Grace with Confidence

5 Ways to Know God Hears Your Prayers

3 Life-Changing Ways to Pray Without Ceasing

Prayers That Will Drastically Change Your Life

How to Pray for Your Enemies

Desperate Times Call for Desperate Prayers

Why Pray If God Already Knows and Has Already Decided Everything?

Transform Your Prayer Life This Year with These 5 Simple Tips

How to Pray When You Don't Feel Like Praying

How to Prayerfully Make This Your Best Year Yet

What the Christmas Story Teaches Us about Prayer

How God Speaks through the Christmas Story - Ep 77

How to Stay Prayerfully Peaceful This Christmas Season - Ep. 76

How to Know if a Prophetic Word Is True - Ep. 75

How to Pray When You’re Tired and Weary Ep. 74

When Doubt Interrupts Your Prayers - Ep. 73

Conviction and Condemnation: How to Know the Difference - Ep. 72

How to Know if a Dream Is From God - Ep. 71

8 Ways God Speaks to Us Through Creation - #70

3 Unseen Ways the Enemy Is Stopping You From Powerful Prayer - #69

How to Sense the Leading of the Holy Spirit - Episode 68

Teaching the Next Generation To Pray (Introducing: Christian Parent, Crazy World)

How to Make Space for Jesus With Your Busy Schedule (Introducing: How to Study the Bible's Spiritual Rhythms Series)

The 3 Prayer Personality Types

6 Reasons Why You Don't Hear God When You Pray

How to Prayerfully Discover God's Purpose for Your Life

4 Reasons Why You Feel Distant from God

How to Pray for Your Children's Spiritual Victory

3 Signs God Is Trying to Get Your Attention

Praying for a Restored Body Image with Rachael Gilbert

A Prayer for the Anxious Mind and Heart | Praying Philippians 4:6-7

Pray THIS to Renew Your Mind (3 Guided Prayers)

Break the Grip of Anxiety & Worry! (Introducing: Breathe: The Stress Less Podcast with Bonnie Gray)

How God Speaks through Our Past Experiences - Episode 58

How to Fight with Prayer - Episode 57

Praying to Overcome Father Wounds with Kia Stephens

When You Don’t Feel Like Praying - Episode 55

What to Pray in the Morning for a Worry-Free Day - Episode 54

How to Turn Your Worries into Prayers - Episode 53

How to Renew Your Mind with Prayer - Episode 52

How to Pray When You Sense God Moving You In a New Direction - Episode 51

4 Prayers for a Purposeful New Year - Episode 50

Why Prayer Is So Hard - Episode 49