Grace to You: Radio Podcast Prayer and the God Who Hears You A
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Feb 26, 2026 
John MacArthur, veteran Bible teacher and pastor known for expository preaching, guides a study of Jesus' model prayer. He explores first-century Jewish views on access to God and Old Testament roots of prayer. He highlights communal perseverance, praying with humility, and the Lord's Prayer as a recurring framework for all prayer.
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Model Prayer Is A Prayer Framework
- Jesus gives a prayer framework to shape all praying, not a single rote prayer to recite.
- Luke 11:1–4 shows the disciples asking, "Lord, teach us to pray," and Jesus responds, "whenever you pray, pray like this," framing a pattern.
Jesus Refines Jewish Prayer Traditions
- Jewish prayer tradition already contained praise, thanksgiving, confession, humility, communal focus and perseverance.
- MacArthur surveys Psalms, Daniel and rabbinic sayings to show Jesus refined, not overturned, that heritage.
Use The Lord's Prayer As Your Prayer Skeleton
- Use the Lord's Prayer as a skeleton to hang your praying on rather than a single fixed recitation.
- MacArthur says repeat the structure whenever you pray and use it as the framework for all prayer life.
