Two Views on Prayer

About this episode

Dr. Michael Youssef discusses the purpose of prayer in relation to God's glory and the balance between divine sovereignty and human requests.

When prayer becomes only about getting what we want, we miss God’s purpose—and God’s best. Dr. Michael Youssef explains why prayer exists first for God’s glory, and how mature prayer holds God’s sovereignty and our asking in biblical tension.

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Michael Youssef

Topics covered

• prayer
• God's glory
• spiritual maturity
• sovereignty
• biblical tension

Keywords

• prayer
• God's purpose
• spiritual growth
• Christianity
• biblical teaching

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