Main Point: Prayer flows from a relationship with our Father and is shaped by his priorities
1. Prayer flows from a Relationship with the Father (vv. 5-8)
2. Prayer is shaped by the Father’s Priorities (vv. 9-15)
Home Group Questions:
1) When you think about your prayer life right now, what words would you use to describe it (e.g., consistent, distracted, forced, joyful)?
2) Have you ever felt discouraged or insecure about how you pray? Why?
3) Why do you think performative prayer is so tempting, even for sincere Christians? How can you tell if your public prayer life is flowing from your private prayer life?
4) What stands out to you about Jesus beginning with “Our Father in heaven”? Why is that balance (intimacy + reverence) important?
5) Which of the first three petitions (God’s name, kingdom, will) is hardest for you to prioritize in prayer? Why?