A Model for Prayer

A Scriptural Pattern and Purpose



Rev. Ted Cederblom

Pastor Life 360 Church Chesterfield, Springfield, MO

What if I challenged you by declaring that the way you are praying is ignoring the clear mandate of Scripture? Sounds harsh! But at the end of this article, I’ll ask you one question, and your answer will determine if my challenge has validity.

For many Christian leaders, there is a need to learn anew how to integrate the authority of Scripture into their methodology of prayer. The simple truth is many Christian educators don’t know how to pray biblically. The foundational question is: Do we let the plain direction of Scripture dictate how we pray? Before answering this question, consider how we treat Jesus’ teaching on prayer as revealed in Matthew 6 and Luke 11.

There may be many areas of our Christian walk where we might face uncertainty regarding God’s will, but not in the area of prayer. The Bible, in fact, spells out exactly how we should pray! Scripture in essence lays out the blueprint for our daily prayer. In Luke 11:1, the disciples requested of Jesus, “Lord, teach us to pray.” We are the benefactors of their request, because the Scripture proceeds to lay out the very components of prayer that Jesus knew were essential for our lives. In Matthew 6:9, Jesus said, “This, then, is how you should pray.” Did you catch that? Jesus plainly states that the following prayer is to be “how you should pray.” The Lord’s Prayer is a daily prayer straight from the Master’s mouth to ours...

The Bottom of the Barrel

and the Cream of the Crop

The Role of Discipleship

and Mentoring in Between

Rev. Katrina Miller

Pastor of Discipleship & Groups

Newspring Church, Springboro, OH

God doesn't ask us to do something that He doesn't do Himself. He sends us out, to walk out what He lived out. He modeled for us how to live a life in obedience to the Father while on mission “to seek and to save that which was lost," as Luke 19:10 states.  

In the Mission segment of the 7 Dimensions of a Spirit Filled Disciple Webinar series, the panel of leaders discuss that God has been on mission ever since the beginning of time and when we become believers, we join "the family business and become a part of what God is doing in the earth redemptively." It brings a new meaning to everything we do when we realize that we have a purpose, and it fits into His master plan of seeking and saving the lost.

To fulfill our purpose and mission, it is important that we develop and grow with others in community through discipleship and mentoring, as Jesus modeled for us...