Jesus, of course, teaches his disciples and all his children to pray. “He came precisely to introduce us into this relationship [with] the Father,” Francis said, urging everyone to ask the ...

“Lord, teach us to pray” (Luke 11:1). Jon 4:1-11; ... Jesus offers this prayer when his disciples ask him to teach them to pray as John the Baptist had taught his disciples.

Secondly, Jesus taught His disciples that when they pray they must do so with persistence: “And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be ...

Jesus in prayer teaches all of us how to pray. By Father ... Lord’s public ministry right between his woes for the unrepentant cities and the plucking of grain on the Sabbath by his disciples.

Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples." ...

Jesus’ prayer for his disciples to be one reflects such divisions within the community. John depicts Jesus calling instead for unity, just as he is united with the Father in heaven.

While many teachers point to these examples of prayer, we may forget that Jesus prays his eloquent prayer in John 17 in the presence of his disciples. In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus wrestles ...

Jesus may not have commanded his disciples, “pray for your enemies,” in those specific words, but he intended for them to do just that. As with his dying breath he uttered, “Father, forgive them” ...

When Jesus teaches his disciples how to pray, he is not just offering them the words of a prayer. He is inviting them into his own intimate love relationship with his Abba.