How Prayer Works
How Prayer Works
Podcast Description
How Prayer Works is ultimately a mystery – yet God invites us to participate in this practice! Typically, God works in identifiable patterns. This podcast seeks to identify those patterns and answer in part the question: “How Does Prayer Work” There are many implications of these patterns for the proclamation of the gospel, the birth and strengthening of the church, and the transformation of civil society. Join Dan and his guests as we explore together the treasures of the kingdom revealed through prayer.
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The podcast explores themes surrounding prayer, its historical and contemporary definitions, intercession, and the transformative power of prayer in different contexts. For example, episodes delve into John Calvin's views on prayer, the implications of intercessory prayer, and the metaphor of discovering riches through acts of prayer, while also challenging complacent attitudes toward fate.
How Prayer Works is ultimately a mystery – yet God invites us to participate in this practice! Typically, God works in identifiable patterns. This podcast seeks to identify those patterns and answer in part the question: “How Does Prayer Work” There are many implications of these patterns for the proclamation of the gospel, the birth and strengthening of the church, and the transformation of civil society. Join Dan and his guests as we explore together the treasures of the kingdom revealed through prayer.
What does it mean to give thanks when there doesn't seem to be much to be thankful for?
In this episode of How Prayer Works, Dr. Dan Baetz explores what it means to move beyond seasonal gratitude and develop a lifestyle of thanksgiving. Drawing from the lives of David and Paul, the example of Jesus, and the teachings of Scripture, he looks at how thanksgiving can become a regular part of our prayer lives – even in seasons of difficulty.
At the heart of the episode is what Dan calls one of the hardest biblical commands: to give thanks in everything. This doesn't mean being thankful for suffering or evil, but rather learning to recognize God's presence and faithfulness even when our circumstances are far from what we would choose.
Dan also introduces the three-day Matthew Henry Challenge: an invitation to take a difficult situation and intentionally look for what we can still thank God for in the midst of it.
Join us as we explore how a life of thanksgiving can shape our prayers, keep us humble, and turn our attention back to the One from whom every good gift comes.
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