Four Prayers You Need | When We Pray, We Learn - Lesson 1

Hi, this is Pastor David Cooper. Thank you for joining my podcast. I pray that the word of God will be a blessing to you. I also want to ask you to share the podcast with others. Together, we can make an impact in people's [music] lives as we introduce them to the word of God.

Thank you for your partnership in ministry of the Mount Perin family and our outreach. I pray that the word of God will be a blessing to you today as we begin our study of the word of God on four prayers we need in our lives. We discover the power of prayer. Paul the Apostle in writing what is called

the prison letters during a two-year prison term. The letters of Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and the small letter of Fleiman. These prayers give us great insight into the power of prayer. The first prayer we come to is found in Ephesians where there are two specific prayers. And the first lesson in our study is

when we pray, we learn. Let's look together at the prayer of Paul the Apostle in Ephesians 1 15-23. Now, this is the longest of the four prayers given in the pastoral letters, but it is so rich with insight as to what happens to us in terms of spiritual discernment and wisdom when we pray.

Paul the Apostle writes his prayer for the church at Ephesus and for all of the churches throughout history. He says, 'For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God's people, I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. I keep

asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious father, may give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation so that you may know him better. And I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious