Teach Us To Pray: With Faith Like A Child | Jimmy Carter

About this episode

Pastor Jimmy Carter discusses the importance of prayer and outlines three pillars for a healthy spiritual life based on the Lord's Prayer.

In week 3 of the series,"Teach Us To Pray", Using the Lord’s Prayer from Matthew 6 as a guide, Pastor Jimmy Carter outlined three pillars for a healthy spiritual life: childlike affection (approaching God as a loving "Abba" or Father), Christ-centered direction (surrendering one's will and relying on Him for daily needs), and Holy Spirit protection (seeking grace to resist temptation and evil). He concluded by urging the church to abandon divided hearts and "babbling" cliches, inviting them instead to enjoy the simple, profound privilege of talking to a Father who deeply loves them.

People in this episode

Guest: Jimmy Carter

Topics covered

• prayer
• spiritual life
• childlike faith
• Christianity
• temptation
• grace

Keywords

• prayer
• spirituality
• childlike affection
• Christ-centered
• Holy Spirit
• temptation
• faith

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Lord’s Prayer

Places: Matthew 6

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