Why the Lord’s Prayer Changes Everything with Brad Gray and Brad Nelson

About this episode

Michael Easley discusses the depth and significance of the Lord's Prayer with guests Brad Gray and Brad Nelson.

The Lord’s Prayer may be the most familiar prayer in Christianity—and the most overlooked. In this episode of InContext, Michael Easley sits down with Brad Gray and Brad Nelson of Walking the Text to uncover the depth, power, and biblical context behind the prayer Jesus taught His disciples. Drawing from years of study in Israel, pastoral ministry, and personal experiences of grief and suffering, Brad and Nelson show how the Lord’s Prayer is not just something Jesus taught—it’s the prayer He lived. From Exodus imagery and the “heavens” language to forgiveness, grief, and the kingdom of God, this conversation reframes the prayer as a daily blueprint for discipleship. Whether you’ve prayed the Lord’s Prayer for decades or rarely stop to think about its meaning, this episode invites you to hear it with fresh ears—and to rediscover how it shapes our understanding of God, ourselves, and our purpose in the world. Chapters 00:00 – How Michael First Met Brad & Nelson in Israel 03:40 – From Sports & Business to Studying Scripture 07:50 – Why Biblical Context Changes Everything 10:45 – Why the Disciples Asked Jesus to Teach Them to Pray 13:55 – Rediscovering the Lord’s Prayer 17:20 –…

People in this episode

Host: Michael Easley

Guests: Brad Gray, Brad Nelson

Topics covered

• Lord's Prayer
• Biblical context
• Discipleship
• Forgiveness
• Grief
• Spirituality

Keywords

• Lord's Prayer
• Christianity
• prayer
• forgiveness
• discipleship
• grief
• biblical context

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Walking the Text

Books & works: The Lord’s Prayer

Places: Israel, Dead Sea

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