Growing in Grace: Prayer Part 1

Matthew 6:5-15 
Matthew 7:7-11
James 1:2-8
John 15:4-11

VOICE: (Middle)

POSTURE: (Triple Threat: Adore, Ask, Abide)

 

Small Group Discussion Questions

 

For Adults:

1. What’s the difference between active, passive, middle voice? How can understanding prayer as a middle voice shape your approach to speaking with God?

2. In what ways can prayer transform our hearts rather than just change our circumstances?

3. What does praying with simplicity and honesty mean for your prayers? (James 1:5-8)

4. The triple threat or the triple A’s of prayer are Adore (pass), Ask (shoot), Abide (dribble). Describe each one and discuss how having a posture of prayer can help us know how to pray and what to pray. (1 Sam. 2:1-2, Matt. 7:7-11, John 15)

Spend extra time praying together in your group.

For Kids:

1. What does it mean to pray?

2. What is a simple prayer you could say every day?

3. How can you practice the Adore(pass), Ask(shoot), Abide(dribble) approach in your own prayers?

4. Practice praying together. Maybe focus on one of the A’s.