Still lyfe

God-Space

This session invites us to develop a deeper prayer life

"The goal of prayer is to live all of my life and speak all of my words in the joyful awareness of the presence of God. Prayer becomes real when we grasp the reality and goodness of God's constant presence with 'the real me.' Jesus lived his everyday life in conscious awareness of his Father."
John Ortberg The Me I Want To Be

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Extract from the full session:

READ

As you read, look for one or two points that really impact you.

Matthew 6.5 – 15

Prayer

Jesus continued:
5 When you pray, don't be like those show-offs who love to stand up and pray in the meeting places and on the street corners. They do this just to look good. I can assure you that they already have their reward...

REFLECT

Take time discuss and share your thoughts on the what you’ve read

Setting the scene:

This Scripture sits in the centre of a series of teaching known as the ‘Sermon on the Mount’. Gathering his disciples, Jesus addresses the issues that wreak the most havoc on society – anger, adultery, divorce, retaliation, lust...

RESPOND

As a group, create a challenge to help you respond to what you’ve read and discussed
... or try one of ours

Journal

Consider using a journal to begin writing down your prayers and conversations with God. Writing helps to clarify our prayers and also provides us with a reminder of the things we have prayed for.