Grace to You: Radio Podcast Prayer as Worship A
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Feb 24, 2026 
John MacArthur, longtime Bible teacher and pastor known for expository preaching, teaches on prayer as worship. He challenges prosperity theology and reframes the Lord's Prayer as God-centered. Short reflections highlight biblical examples, prayer’s focus on God’s kingdom, and the familial access and humility prayer fosters.
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Prayer Is Worship Focused On God's Glory
- Prayer's primary purpose is God's glory, not fulfilling personal desires.
- John MacArthur ties Jesus' model prayer to hallowing God's name and praying Thy kingdom come as the controlling context for all petitioning.
Avoid Demand Driven Prayer
- Avoid self-centered, demand-driven prayer that treats God as your servant.
- MacArthur warns name-it-and-claim-it praying takes God's name in vain and is a perversion of true prayer.
Prosperity Teaching Misrepresents God's Nature
- The root error of prosperity teaching attacks the nature of God by reversing authority.
- MacArthur contrasts biblical sovereignty with theology that makes man sovereign and God a servant to human demands.
