Life.Church with Craig Groeschel Praying When You Don’t Know What to Say | How to Pray: Part 2
Mar 22, 2026
Short, relatable stories reveal how prayer evolved from awkward habit to reverent conversation. Biblical images—ziggurat, mountain, temple, upper room—frame different ways people approach God. Practical tips encourage posture shifts and simple starting prayers from Scripture. A clear call to surrender and embrace kingdom-focused prayer closes the talk.
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Journey From Scary God To Holy King
- Craig Groeschel describes how his view of God changed from scary to homie to friend to 911 across life stages.
- He shares a childhood bedtime prayer and a teen-era joking rewrite by former gang members to illustrate those shifts.
Cultural Christianity Makes Prayer Casual
- Craig argues that when Christianity is cultural the holy King becomes common and our approach becomes casual.
- He frames prayer as submitting to a holy king rather than a casual conversation, shifting posture and priority.
Four Biblical Images Of Approaching God
- Craig outlines four biblical images where heaven meets earth: the ziggurat (temptation), the mountain (invitation), the temple (institution), and the upper room (restoration).
- Each image maps to a posture toward God: trying to bring God down, climbing up to meet God, relying on institution, or God dwelling within us.