Ep. 211 - Prayer For Believers

Fresh off a jam-packed Fresh Start Sunday at First Baptist Arlington, Luke Stehr, Katy, and Dr. Dennis Wiles catch up on promotion Sunday chaos, a record class of visiting students from their sister church in Korea, and a full slate of fall kickoffs, including Alpha launching this September and a very special 25th anniversary celebration for their senior pastor. Then the conversation turns to the heart of the episode: prayer. Dr. Wiles unpacks Jesus's high priestly prayer in John 17, why He stopped to pray specifically for His disciples rather than just sending them out on their own, and what that means for how believers today pray for one another. The group talks about praying with real specificity instead of just "remembering" someone, the Baptist conviction of the priesthood of the believer, and why praying out loud with someone in the moment — hand on the shoulder, eyes open — can be one of the most disarming, powerful forms of evangelism there is. Includes a great story about praying with a Muslim Uber driver on the way home from vacation. If you only take one thing from this episode: pray for each other, specifically and often.