Help Me Pray: Why Keep Going? - Austin Presnell

Help Me Pray: Why Keep Going? - Austin Presnell

This week we explored why we keep praying when answers seem delayed. In Luke 18 and 1 Kings 18, we see that perseverance in prayer isn't about convincing God to act—it's about trusting the God who already promised He would. One of the most challenging questions from the message was: How do I make sure my perseverance in prayer isn't performance in prayer? The answer is found in God's character. We don't keep praying because our consistency earns God's favor. We keep praying because His faithfulness gives us confidence to keep coming back. Hebrews 6:12 reminds us that we inherit God's promises through faith and patience. So if you're still waiting, don't lose heart. Keep praying—not because God needs to be persuaded, but because He is trustworthy, even in the waiting. _______________________________________ Learn more about The Beloved Church: https://www.belovedgr.church/ [https://www.belovedgr.church/] Subscribe to The Beloved Church | https://www.youtube.com/@belovedgr.church [https://www.youtube.com/@belovedgr.church] Follow us on Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thebelovedchrch [https://www.instagram.com/thebelovedchrch] Follow us on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/thebelovedchurch [https://www.facebook.com/thebelovedchurch] Helping the next generation fall in love with Jesus. #TheBelovedChurch #AustinPresnell

Help Me Pray: Who Do I Need To Forgive? - Austin Presnell

In this past Sunday's message we explored the vital connection Jesus makes between forgiveness and powerful, effective prayer. We invited people to reflect on where there might be un-forgiveness in their heart. Text: Mark 11:20-25 _______________________________________ Learn more about The Beloved Church: https://www.belovedgr.church/ [https://www.belovedgr.church/] Subscribe to The Beloved Church | https://www.youtube.com/@belovedgr.church [https://www.youtube.com/@belovedgr.church] Follow us on Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thebelovedchrch [https://www.instagram.com/thebelovedchrch] Follow us on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/thebelovedchurch [https://www.facebook.com/thebelovedchurch] Helping the next generation fall in love with Jesus. #TheBelovedChurch #AustinPresnell

Help Me Pray: Can I Trust You? - Austin Presnell

This past Sunday, we considered two ways of approaching God in prayer — as a customer versus as a child. While customers come to God transactionally, hiding their weakness and leaving when dissatisfied, children come with open arms, bringing their truest selves and trusting their Father's intentions even when they don't get what they want. In Luke 11, Jesus promises the Holy Spirit himself — who empowers us to approach God with the dependence, trust, and rest of a beloved child. Text: Luke 11:1-13 _______________________________________ Learn more about The Beloved Church: https://www.belovedgr.church/ [https://www.belovedgr.church/] Subscribe to The Beloved Church | https://www.youtube.com/@belovedgr.church [https://www.youtube.com/@belovedgr.church] Follow us on Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thebelovedchrch [https://www.instagram.com/thebelovedchrch] Follow us on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/thebelovedchurch [https://www.facebook.com/thebelovedchurch] Helping the next generation fall in love with Jesus. #TheBelovedChurch #AustinPresnell

Help Me Pray: Where Do I Start? - Austin Presnell

Jesus’ approach to prayer as a certainty for life in his kingdom and as something that was necessary—like sleep. Why? Consider Matthew 6:6 “Christians often complain that their private prayer is not what it should be. They feel weak and sinful, and their hearts are cold and dark. It is as if they have no faith or joy in what little they have to pray about. They are discouraged and kept from prayer by the thought that they cannot come to the Father as they ought to or as they wish. Child of God! Listen to your Teacher! He tells you that when you go to private prayer your first through must be that the Father is waiting for you there in secret. Don’t let a cold and prayerless heart keep you from the presence of the loving Father. The Lord is concerned about you the way a Father is concerned about his children. Do not think about how little you have to give to God, but about how much He wants to give to you.”—Andrew Murray Text: Mark 1:29-39 Matthew 6:6 _______________________________________ Learn more about The Beloved Church: https://www.belovedgr.church/ [https://www.belovedgr.church/] Subscribe to The Beloved Church | https://www.youtube.com/@belovedgr.church [https://www.youtube.com/@belovedgr.church] Follow us on Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thebelovedchrch [https://www.instagram.com/thebelovedchrch] Follow us on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/thebelovedchurch [https://www.facebook.com/thebelovedchurch] Helping the next generation fall in love with Jesus. #TheBelovedChurch #AustinPresnell

Help Me Pray: I Don't Get It - Austin Presnell

Somewhere between what Jesus promised and what we’ve experienced… there’s a gap. In the Gospel of Luke the disciples saw that gap too. They watched Jesus pray—and realized whatever He had with the Father, they didn’t have yet. So they asked Him, “Lord, teach us to pray.” Not how to say words, but how to actually enter into it. Maybe the problem isn’t that Jesus overstated the power of prayer… maybe it’s that we’ve never fully learned from Him. In this series, Help Me Pray, we’re stepping into that same request—coming to Jesus, and learning to talk to God the way He did. Text: Luke 11:4; John 14:12-14 _______________________________________ Learn more about The Beloved Church: https://www.belovedgr.church/ [https://www.belovedgr.church/] Subscribe to The Beloved Church | https://www.youtube.com/@belovedgr.church [https://www.youtube.com/@belovedgr.church] Follow us on Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thebelovedchrch [https://www.instagram.com/thebelovedchrch] Follow us on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/thebelovedchurch [https://www.facebook.com/thebelovedchurch] Helping the next generation fall in love with Jesus. #TheBelovedChurch #AustinPresnell