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Why the Lord’s Prayer Changes Everything with Brad Gray and Brad Nelson
The Lord’s Prayer may be the most familiar prayer in Christianity—and the most overlooked.
In this episode of InContext, Michael Easley sits down with Brad Gray and Brad Nelson of Walking the Text to uncover the depth, power, and biblical context behind the prayer Jesus taught His disciples.
Drawing from years of study in Israel, pastoral ministry, and personal experiences of grief and suffering, Brad and Nelson show how the Lord’s Prayer is not just something Jesus taught—it’s the prayer He lived. From Exodus imagery and the “heavens” language to forgiveness, grief, and the kingdom of God, this conversation reframes the prayer as a daily blueprint for discipleship.
Whether you’ve prayed the Lord’s Prayer for decades or rarely stop to think about its meaning, this episode invites you to hear it with fresh ears—and to rediscover how it shapes our understanding of God, ourselves, and our purpose in the world.
Chapters
00:00 – How Michael First Met Brad & Nelson in Israel
03:40 – From Sports & Business to Studying Scripture
07:50 – Why Biblical Context Changes Everything
10:45 – Why the Disciples Asked Jesus to Teach Them to Pray
13:55 – Rediscovering the Lord’s Prayer
17:20 – Grief, Liminal Space, and Prayer That Holds Us Together
22:30 – “Our Father in the Heavens” Explained
27:10 – Creation, Cosmos, and God’s Nearness
30:40 – Why Stillness Helps Us Hear God
34:10 – “Forgive Us Our Debts” and the Cost of Forgiveness
39:00 – Forgiveness vs. Reconciliation
44:00 – The Dead Sea, the Sea of Galilee, and Grace
49:30 – Why Forgiveness Is Ongoing Work
53:40 – The Lord’s Prayer as a Blueprint for Daily Life
Key Topics
The Lord’s Prayer in biblical and historical context
Why familiarity can dull spiritual formation
Exodus imagery and the kingdom of God
God’s nearness and authority in “the heavens”
Grief, suffering, and liminal space
Forgiveness as daily soul care
Forgiveness vs. reconciliation and healthy boundaries
Why prayer shapes how we live, not just what we say
Links Mentioned:
Bringing Heaven Here by Brad Gray and Brad Nelson
Watch the highlights and full version of this interview on our Youtube channel.
For more inContext interviews, click here.
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By Michael Easley
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The Lord’s Prayer may be the most familiar prayer in Christianity—and the most overlooked.
In this episode of InContext, Michael Easley sits down with Brad Gray and Brad Nelson of Walking the Text to uncover the depth, power, and biblical context behind the prayer Jesus taught His disciples.
Drawing from years of study in Israel, pastoral ministry, and personal experiences of grief and suffering, Brad and Nelson show how the Lord’s Prayer is not just something Jesus taught—it’s the prayer He lived. From Exodus imagery and the “heavens” language to forgiveness, grief, and the kingdom of God, this conversation reframes the prayer as a daily blueprint for discipleship.
Whether you’ve prayed the Lord’s Prayer for decades or rarely stop to think about its meaning, this episode invites you to hear it with fresh ears—and to rediscover how it shapes our understanding of God, ourselves, and our purpose in the world.
Chapters
00:00 – How Michael First Met Brad & Nelson in Israel
03:40 – From Sports & Business to Studying Scripture
07:50 – Why Biblical Context Changes Everything
10:45 – Why the Disciples Asked Jesus to Teach Them to Pray
13:55 – Rediscovering the Lord’s Prayer
17:20 – Grief, Liminal Space, and Prayer That Holds Us Together
22:30 – “Our Father in the Heavens” Explained
27:10 – Creation, Cosmos, and God’s Nearness
30:40 – Why Stillness Helps Us Hear God
34:10 – “Forgive Us Our Debts” and the Cost of Forgiveness
39:00 – Forgiveness vs. Reconciliation
44:00 – The Dead Sea, the Sea of Galilee, and Grace
49:30 – Why Forgiveness Is Ongoing Work
53:40 – The Lord’s Prayer as a Blueprint for Daily Life
Key Topics
The Lord’s Prayer in biblical and historical context
Why familiarity can dull spiritual formation
Exodus imagery and the kingdom of God
God’s nearness and authority in “the heavens”
Grief, suffering, and liminal space
Forgiveness as daily soul care
Forgiveness vs. reconciliation and healthy boundaries
Why prayer shapes how we live, not just what we say
Links Mentioned:
Bringing Heaven Here by Brad Gray and Brad Nelson
Watch the highlights and full version of this interview on our Youtube channel.
For more inContext interviews, click here.
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