Why Pray - 1 Samuel

- The Doctrine of Prayer is a means of grace offered according to the will of God expressed in accordance with His word. Prayer is the language of the soul, an “…opening up of our hearts before God.” - John Calvin

- Last week, we examined what and how to pray as taught by Jesus in the scripture. Today is why pray. Next week, we will examine when we should pray and will finish with “To whom should you pray?”

- Prayer reveals our heart.

- Prayer is about aligning ourselves with God’s will. Matthew 26:36 - PROSEUCHOMAI (pros - near or come before & uechomai - pray, will)