Series The Prayer Coin

Do you ever struggle with prayer? Monday/Today on Discover the Word, Elisa Morgan, Mart DeHaan, Bill Crowder, and Daniel Ryan Day begin a brand-new series of conversations on … The Prayer Coin. It’s a series about learning to pray like Christ … by looking at his most desperate moment of prayer.

What are the elements of a “good” prayer?  Mart DeHaan, Bill Crowder, Daniel Ryan Day and Elisa Morgan show us the two surprising characteristics of Jesus’ prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane.  We’re learning to make our conversations with God more honest and real. 

Do you ever struggle with unanswered prayers?  Maybe you even wonder if God is listening to your heart-felt cries?  Mart DeHaan, Bill Crowder, Daniel Ryan Day, and Elisa Morgan continue to explore one of Jesus’ prayers … and discover that one of his requests went unanswered.  Or did it? 

You’ve probably heard that diamonds are created under extreme pressure.  Mart DeHaan, Bill Crowder, Elisa Morgan and Daniel Ryan Day show us that often our prayers is refined by trials.  Join the team as they examine Christ’s most pressure-packed prayer and find help for our praying in life’s difficult times. 

We all go through times when we struggle to pray … when we struggle to speak with God through our tears.   Mart DeHaan, Bill Crowder, Daniel Ryan Day, and Elisa Morgan open their Bibles to continue a series on prayer called The Prayer Coin. 

The night before his crucifixion, as Jesus knelt in anxious anticipation in the Garden of Gethsemane … he invited his disciples to join him in prayer.  And now, he’s inviting you.  Elisa Morgan, Mart DeHaan, Bill Crowder, and Daniel Ryan Day continue their series … The Prayer Coin … with an important lesson on the “abandon” side of our communication with God. 

Trust is formed over time.  So, how do we build a foundation of trust in God … that prepares us for life’s twists and turns?   Mart DeHaan, Bill Crowder, Daniel Ryan Day and Elisa Morgan look at the example of Jesus, to show us how to pray with both honesty … and trust-filled abandon to His will.  

Prayer is a vehicle for bringing our whole selves to God.  In prayer, we can honestly make our requests known, while also relinquishing our desires into God’s capable hands.  Mart DeHaan, Bill Crowder, Daniel Ryan Day, and Elisa Morgan suggest that pivoting between both postures is necessary for a healthy prayer life. 

As Jesus knelt in the Garden of Gethsemane, he offered an honest prayer … “take this cup from me.”  But he didn’t stop there.  Mart DeHaan, Bill Crowder, Elisa Morgan and Daniel Ryan Day examine the flip side of Jesus’ prayer … “yet not my will.”  Learn to pray with both sides of The Prayer Coin, like Jesus … 

For kids on the playground, there’s perhaps no more solemn a challenge than the “double dog dare.”  Mart DeHaan, Bill Crowder, Daniel Ryan Day, and Elisa Morgan conclude their study on The Prayer Coin … by issuing a dare to you.  Will you take the “Prayer Dare?”