Providence and Prayer: If God Is Sovereign, Why Pray?
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
4.8 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 21 September 2024
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
There would be no use in praying if God were not in control of all things. Today, R.C. Sproul considers why the truth of our sovereign God should motivate us to pray regularly and fervently.
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Meet Today’s Teacher:
R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was known for his ability to winsomely and clearly communicate deep, practical truths from God’s Word. He was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew’s Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.
Meet the Host:
Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of ministry engagement for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, host of the Ask Ligonier podcast, and a graduate of Presbyterian Theological College in Melbourne, Australia. Nathan joined Ligonier in 2012 and lives in Central Florida with his wife and four children.
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| 0:00.0 | In his sovereignty, he has so designed his plan of salvation as to work through the prayers of his people. |
| 0:07.4 | And that's why the Bible again and again encourages us, not only encourages us, but commands us to be actively involved in prayer. Have you ever asked the question what's the point in praying if it's true that |
| 0:28.9 | God is sovereign over all things that there isn't even one maverick molecule then why pray that's the |
| 0:36.5 | question Ercy Sprawl will tackle today on this Saturday edition of |
| 0:40.6 | renewing your mind. |
| 0:43.0 | Prayer is part of the Christian life, so it's vital that we understand prayer |
| 0:47.3 | biblically and address the relationship between God's sovereignty and our prayer lives. |
| 0:53.0 | But before we get to this final message in Dr Sprawl's series, |
| 0:56.0 | please know that today is the final day |
| 0:59.0 | that you can request this series on DVD |
| 1:01.0 | with digital access to the messages and study guide when you give a gift |
| 1:05.7 | of any amount at renewing your mind.org. |
| 1:09.4 | And remember this offer won't be repeated next Saturday. |
| 1:12.4 | Well here's Dr Sproll on Providence This offer won't be repeated next Saturday. |
| 1:13.0 | Well, here's Dr Sprawl on Providence and Prayer. |
| 1:19.1 | Earlier in our study of prayer, I made mention that our prayer life is intimately related to the |
| 1:27.4 | providence of God and we talked about and |
| 1:35.0 | and for when we entreat him in our communication of prayer. |
| 1:41.0 | But when we look at the doctrine of divine providence, we recognize that God governs |
| 1:47.2 | the entire universe and all things in it and that he is sovereign over everything that takes place. |
| 1:55.0 | And as soon as we begin to wrestle with the sovereignty of God over his creation |
| 2:00.0 | and really examine the fine points of the doctrine of Providence, one of the first questions |
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