The two most important things that we have to remember when we speak to God is that we

have to remember who He is and we have to remember who we are.

And as long as we remember those two things, we will be in a proper posture and attitude

of reverence and adoration as we engage in conversation with Him.

Questions about prayer and even struggles with prayer can be common for all Christians,

whether of veteran saints or new believers.

So why is it that regular, thoughtful prayer can sometimes be so difficult?

Hi, I'm Nathan W. Bingham and thank you for joining us today for renewing your mind.

I don't think it's an overstatement to say that every Christian wishes they prayed

just a little bit more.

So with this desire, why is it that the worries of this world and the busyness of life still

seems to get in the way?

Well, this week we'll be making our way through Dr. Sproul's series, Five Things Every

Christian Needs to Grow.

And today, he turns his attention to prayer and specifically how to pray.

Here's Dr. Sproul.

Today we're going to continue with our series on Five Things Every Christian Needs to Know.

We're looking at those five means of grace that are necessary for us to pay diligent attention

to in order to grow up into full conformity with the image of Christ and they are studying

the Bible, prayer, worship, service and stewardship.

We've already looked at the business of studying the Bible and so today we're going to turn

our attention to prayer as a means of grace.

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