Matha 6:6

"Lord, teach us to pray." When the disciples asked Jesus for instruction on how to pray, he responded with a simple prayer that has become beloved all over the world. In this Bible Basics Explained series, Peyton Jones walks us through the Lord’s Prayer and explores the nature of prayer as God intended it: as worship, as surrender and dependence upon God, and as warfare against temptation and evil.

Start your new year with a focus on the spiritual discipline of fasting. This plan includes several passages about fasting and others that encourage reflection and closeness to God. For 21 days, you'll get a daily Bible reading, a brief devotional, reflection questions, and a prayer focus. For more content, check out www.finds.life.church.

Learn how best to pray, both from the prayers of the faithful and from the words of Jesus Himself. Find encouragement to keep taking your requests to God every day, with persistence and patience. Explore examples of empty, self righteous prayers, balanced against the pure prayers of those with clean hearts. Pray constantly.

Do you feel overwhelmed, dissatisfied, and stuck in a rut? Wishing your day-to-day life could improve? God's Word is your guide to brighter days. During this 28-day reading plan, you will discover ways you can go from living just a good life to living the type of better life that God desires you to have.