What is Prayer? | Gospel According to Luke | N.T. Wright Online

What is prayer?

Prayer is a familiar concept to Christians and non-Christians alike, but you may not have as clear of an answer to this straightforward question as you might think. Prof. N.T. Wright helps us unpack some of the difficult mysteries of prayer and why it matters in this clip from his new course, The Gospel According to Luke.

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE
Who did Jesus think he was? What was the purpose of his ministry? And how do we know?

In this course, Prof. Wright ushers students through Luke’s Gospel scene by scene, commenting and drawing out major themes and points of interest.

Luke is a work of serious history, using eyewitness testimony and oral tradition as its source material. It is the history of Jesus of Nazareth – a real, flesh and blood human – whose personal story is at the same time the story of God’s intention to put things right, for Israel and for the whole world. It is the story of a confrontation between the familiar empires of the world and God’s Kingdom, built on a new model of lordship; it is the story of a revolution of healing and feasting, rather than of violence.
Join in the surprising story of God’s visitation and see why Prof. Wright calls Luke ‘the evangelist of prayer, praise, and peace’!

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[wolfgangallanalhazred]

Nothing lifts my spirits more than hearing wise words from N T Wright!

[laradahorner-miller]

I love this teaching. Prayer is so important in my life!

[johnbrown]

Our requirement is to be in constant communicative relationship with our Heavenly Father.

[christophroman]

That was excellent and very helpful! Thank you, Tom, for helping to understand our God and all the treasures that come with this relationship God offers us 🙏

[mikeanderson]

I have taken this course and highly recommend it.

[sherrywebber]

I love this commentary! We do need to up our game with prayer. It is a way of communicating in a personal relationship with the father, the son, and the holy spirit. James won five was my grandfather's favorite scripture and all of the bible. Which I found very interesting and I continually ask for more of the holy spirit's guidance and wisdom and living in the world today. I'm going to sign up for your course because I want to learn more about prayer. Thank you Mr Wright you are an amazing teacher!! God bless you with MORE of Him. 💕💖❤️👩‍🦳

[gwentomlinson]

Prayer is daily communication with God. Answers to prayer is for those who are surrendered to Christ who seek God’s will and not their own. God may not want someone to get well. God may not want you to have a lot of things you ask for. But God will give you what He desires for you to have. If you want to be set free from an addiction, then go to A.A. When you go to AA, and ask God to deliver you from your addiction He will. God knows our thought and attentions . When we are seriously asking for something He desires for us to have, He will certainly give it to us.