Teach Us to Pray
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
4.8 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 3 March 2025
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Prayer can be a struggle for every Christian at times. Even Jesus’ disciples sought His guidance on how to pray. Today, R.C. Sproul begins his study of the Lord’s Prayer by explaining what we should avoid doing when we pray.
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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.
Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts
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| 0:00.0 | The disciples came up to Jesus on an occasion and said, Master, teach us how to pray. |
| 0:08.6 | I find that fascinating, that that was the burning question. |
| 0:12.6 | Why do you suppose they asked him that? |
| 0:15.1 | I'm speculating now, but my guess is they saw the link between Jesus' extraordinary prayer life and his power, his teaching, |
| 0:27.3 | his character, his whole person. |
| 0:34.3 | If you had the opportunity to ask Jesus to teach you something, what would you choose? |
| 0:41.9 | Maybe how to raise the dead, how to walk on water? |
| 0:45.6 | Well, the disciples, they ask Jesus how to pray. |
| 0:49.6 | This is the Monday edition of Renewing Your Mind, and I'm your host, Nathan W. Bingham. |
| 0:55.8 | Prayer should be a natural part of the Christian life, yet it's an area many Christians |
| 1:00.7 | have struggled with at some point, so it's a great encouragement to know that even Jesus' |
| 1:05.5 | close disciples, they asked him this question, and they needed help. |
| 1:10.7 | All week, R.C. Sprawl will be taking us through portions of Jesus' answer to help us in our prayer lives. |
| 1:17.2 | We're also offering Dr. Sproul's book, The Prayer of the Lord, and digital access to the complete series that you're hearing messages from this week. |
| 1:25.7 | Simply give a donation of any amount at renewing your mind.org |
| 1:29.8 | or by calling us at 800-435-4343, |
| 1:34.4 | and we'll give you this week's resource bundle |
| 1:36.4 | as our way of saying thank you. |
| 1:39.3 | Well, here's Dr. Sprawl on Jesus' answer to the disciples' question, |
| 1:43.7 | beginning with how Jesus said we shouldn't |
| 1:46.2 | pray. |
| 1:49.2 | A few months ago, I was sitting in a easy chair in my house doing something that I don't do |
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