Pine Hills Church Teach Us To Pray
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Mar 1, 2026 A pastor frames prayer as conversation and communion with God. Jesus’ prayer life is held up as the model for persistence and priority. A parable about midnight knocking illustrates bold, shameless asking. Practical distinctions of ask, seek, knock are explored along with hunger, humility, and persistent intercession.
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Jesus Modeled Persistent Private Prayer
- Jesus prioritized prayer repeatedly across his life, often withdrawing to pray alone.
- Pastor Mike Drury cites Luke passages (3:21; 5:16; 6:12; 9:18,28; 22:41,44) showing Jesus' persistent prayer practice, even in anguish.
Adopt The Disciple's Posture Toward Prayer
- Cultivate hunger, humility, and a heart for prayer by asking Jesus to teach you.
- Drury urges listeners to adopt the disciple's posture: desire to learn, willingness to be taught, and recognition of prayer's necessity.
Grandkids Show Childlike Prayer Hunger
- A grandparent shares that his grandkids compete to pray before meals and one almost cries if not chosen.
- Drury uses this family scene to illustrate genuine childlike hunger to pray compared to many adults' lack of desire.
