When people, an old, entered into conversations with God, like Jacob, they wrestled with God.

They stayed at it all night. They were persistent. They were zealous because their concerns that

they brought before God came out of the depths of their own agony, out of the anguish of their situation, and so they cried out,

out of the depths of their heart, to God.

We can all probably come up with reasons why our prayer lives are not what we'd like them to be.

But as you'll hear today from R.C. Sprawl, one of the main reasons is that we don't know how to pray.

And we can take comfort in that even the disciples had to ask Jesus to teach them to pray.

This is the Saturday edition of Renewing Your Mind, and today we're beginning a new

Saturday series on prayer. Over six weeks, Dr. Spraw will help us see what prayer looks like,

explain key elements of prayer, walk us through the Lord's Prayer, and even consider how prayer

works in relation to the sovereignty of God.

This practical series can also be yours when you give a donation of any amount at

renewingyourmind.org or when you click the link in the podcast show notes.

We'll send you the series on DVD and give you lifetime digital access to the messages

and the study guide.

So request this resource bundle before the offer ends at midnight.

So what does prayer look like?

Here's Dr. Spurall.

Anyone who's ever listened to me lecture for any period of time quickly realizes that I love

the Old Testament scriptures, because we find in the pages of the Old Testament narratives

that I find gripping and poignant and moving because they involve real live people in real life struggles

as they seek to develop their personal relationship with God.

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