When we pray together, we’re not taking turns making speeches to God; we’re having a conversation together with God.  

Why We Hate to Pray

#2—Together

Introduction and offering:

Super Bore Poll: Who is rooting for the Patriots?  The Rams? Don’t care? Just watching the commercials?  Just looking forward to the food?

Last weekend I talked about why we hate to pray personally—but that’s nothing compared to how much we hate to pray out loud with others!  How many of you don’t like to pray out loud with other people? This is almost universal! In a recent Barna survey, 94% said they had prayed at least once in the last 3 months.  Of those 94%, only 2% most often pray with others.  Prayer tends to be almost entirely a solo activity.  Most people do not like to pray with others! If you doubt this, just call a prayer meeting and see who shows up!  Prayer meetings are consistently the least attended of all church meetings—almost everywhere! Why is this? Praying together (the way it’s usually done) is awkward and uncomfortable, dare I say boring, not to mention terribly inefficient—so people stay away from prayer meetings in droves!  

And yet Jesus taught us not only to pray alone, but to pray together, and even said it was especially powerful.  Why is it so hard for us? What if I could show you a way to pray together that is natural and even fun? It’s very different from what you’re used to, but once you get the hang of it, you’re going to love it!  It’s revolutionary!