Teach Us to Pray | Three things to Know about Prayer | Matthew 6:5-8 | Coleton Segars

Teach Us to Pray | Three things to Know about Prayer | Matthew 6:5-8 | Coleton Segars

From CHRIST COMMUNITY CHURCH MEMPHIS by CHRIST COMMUNITY CHURCH MEMPHIS

April 20, 2026 · 36 min · Episode 442

About this episode

Coleton Segars discusses the importance of learning to pray and how it deepens one's relationship with God.

Learning to Pray Introduction: Coleton begins by sharing personally that 10 years ago he didn’t know how to pray—and honestly didn’t think it mattered. But everything shifted when he encountered people who genuinely loved prayer and believed this simple truth: People who pray will experience more from God and with God than people who don’t. That statement reframed everything. Coleton points out that prayer is not something we naturally know how to do—it must be learned. But the encouraging truth is: it can be learned. He highlights something powerful from the Gospels: the disciples never asked Jesus to teach them how to preach, perform miracles, or lead—but they did ask Him to teach them how to pray. Why? Because they saw something in Jesus’ relationship with the Father that they wanted. Over the past 10 years, Coleton shares that he has experienced more of God than in the previous 29 years of his life—and he attributes that largely to learning to pray. Quote: “The greatest undiscovered area in the resources of God is in the place of prayer… you cannot estimate the power of prayer. Prayer is as vast as God because God is behind it.” — Leonard Ravenhill This sets up the main idea…

People in this episode

Host: Coleton Segars

Topics covered

  • prayer
  • relationship with God
  • spiritual growth

Keywords

  • Matthew 6:5-8
  • disciples
  • Leonard Ravenhill

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Gospels, Bible

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