Prayer that uses God to look good or uses God as a vending machine doesn’t work. So what kind of prayers get His attention?

In this conversation, Pastors Philip and Eric discuss how to pray in a way that pleases God. How we orient our hearts to God matters to the outcome of our prayers. Our heart orientation should be to genuinely spend time with God, not to manipulate God for our personal gain. God honors prayer that primarily seeks relationship with Him.

They also answer important questions from the sermon:

1. How do we know if we're trying to manipulate God? 5:11
2. What’s the right and wrong way to pray for a blessing? 9:00
3. Is public prayer a form of social platforming? 11:30
4. Who should we direct our prayers to? The Father, Jesus, or the Holy Spirit? 16:20
5. Do structural prayers have their place in our spiritual life? 21:49
6. What resources do you recommend on prayer? 25:38

To watch the sermon for this episode, click here: https://youtu.be/Oi31q8a0wVo

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