Hey guys, my name is Johnny Artivannis, and this is Dialin. In this episode, I'm going to be talking

about the ever-important subject of prayer. If you listen to my interview last week with Dr. Joel Beakey,

in that episode, he highlighted the axe formula for prayer, which is adoration, confession,

Thanksgiving, and supplication. We're going to be talking about that and more as we talk about not only why

we need to pray, but why we ought to want to pray knowing that prayer is powerful in the life

of a believer. With that being said, let's dial in.

In this episode, I want to focus on the why, the how, and the win of prayer.

If you want to experience the power of God, the peace of God, if you want to know the presence

of God in your life, and if you want God to conform you into the image of his son, Jesus Christ,

to wipe away your worries and to kill

the dragon of your lust, then you must pray. If you want to actually understand what the

psalmist is saying when he says that God is his refuge and his strength, and not just be uttering

some Christian mumbo-jumbo, then you need to be a praying person.

First of all, I want to look with you at why we pray.

Number one, prayer is a command.

Prayer is not an optional suggestion for a Christian.

It is a God-given ordinance.

Far from prayer being some options that Christians can take a hold of, prayer is an

expression of our total dependence on God and Jesus assumes that we pray. Jesus begins his instruction

on prayer by saying when you pray, not if you pray or you should pray. He is assuming that everyone

here is on the same page. Prayer is a duty.

In it, we exalt the glory of God. We express our dependence on God and we plead for the will of God

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