01.04.2026 // Learning to Pray Week One // Dr. Shawn Beaty

2 Corinthians 12:7-101. PRAYER CONNECTS YOU TO GOD'S POWERJohn 15:52. PRAYER CHANGES YOUR PERSPECTIVEPhilippians 4:6-7When you pray, problems don't necessarily get smaller—you get biggerYou start seeing with God's eyes, not just your circumstancesYou begin to see God clearer… JESUS GETS BIGGER”Every Year you grow you will find me bigger” 3. PRAYER CLARIFIES YOUR PURPOSEPsalm 37:4 Prayer aligns your wants with God's willThe more time you spend with God, the more you think like HimApplication: What you focus on in prayer reveals what you valuefasting clears space for God…. Where you were hungry… you pray….Use this fast to help eliminate the noise in your life.4. PRAYER CULTIVATES YOUR CHARACTERRomans 8:28-29Romans 8:28-29 - God is conforming you to Christ's imageUnanswered prayers often protect us from our immature requestsPrayer isn't about getting what you want; it's about becoming who God wants"God is more interested in changing you than your circumstances."Start a "prayer rhythm" - same time, same place dailyKeep a prayer journal this week - write down what God is doing IN youThe P.R.A.Y. method: Praise, Repent, Ask, YieldPray about what you should fast as we approach 21 days