Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life Confident in Prayer
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Apr 29, 2026 A sermon explores prayer as a vital gift for mission and hardship. It highlights prayer's power, the conditions and motives that shape answers, and how prayer aligns desires with God's glory. Historical voices like Augustine and Calvin are used to clarify how to pray and what God actually grants. Practical calls urge seeking the Spirit and praying for true joy.
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Prayer Delegates Divine Power To Believers
- Prayer gives believers delegated power: ask, and the Lord of the universe acts on your request.
- Timothy Keller emphasizes John 14:13's verbs: you ask, I do, showing prayer's real authority despite later qualifications.
Pagan King Understood Prayer's Power
- Keller recounts Austin Phelps' story of King Ethelfrith spotting unarmed Christian monks praying before battle.
- The pagan king planned to attack them first, showing he grasped prayer's strategic power more than some Christians.
Pray As An Adopted Child In Jesus Name
- Pray in Jesus' name by coming as an adopted child of God, because adoption gives legal access and rights to the Father.
- Keller points to John 1:12 and the Lord's Prayer to show Christian identity is the prerequisite for confident prayer.
