Discussion Questions:

What about Jesus’ character do you learn from this passage?
Jesus calls his disciples to be a praying people. What underlying beliefs do you have about prayer that leads you to or leads you away from praying?
Spend time examining your heart and mind. In what areas of your life is the Holy Spirit calling you to repent of your self sufficiency and seek God’s will and persevere in prayer?
Who in your life has encouraged your faith through their prayer life?

Prayer Points:

Spend time in prayer praising God for his love and faithfulness.
Pray that God would fill us with the joy of communing with him through prayer.
Pray that God would root out any form of self-sufficiency and cultivate a heart of dependency for him.