Growing Deep In God: Integrating Theology & Prayer

by Edmund Chan

be integrated because prayer is entirely contingent upon who God is! When we see this, our faith is deepened, our prayers are empowered, and our lives are transformed. The Lord’s Prayer makes sense only because when we pray, “Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Your name, Your Kingdom come,” we know that this is the God who commands His blessings in Christ to those who seek Him. For to those who ask, it shall most readily be given. By those who seek, He shall most readily be found. And to those who knock, it shall most readily be opened. Herein lie theology and prayer – integrated and inseparable. This is the greatest lesson Jesus ever taught about prayer. Every other biblical lesson about prayer is established upon this foundational building block. For prayer must be centred upon such a theology. The theology of the God of the “how much more”! Discussion Questions 1.If you could ask Jesus one question about prayer, what would that be? 2.What have you learnt about the basic disposition of God toward answering your prayers? 3.Study Hebrews 4:14-16. How does the priesthood of Jesus contribute to your concept of God? How does this affect your walk with God? 4.