Pray first, and pray like you mean it: Part 1

This is the first installment of a 10-part series on leadership lessons from Luke 6:12–16 where Jesus chooses his disciples. During this first lesson, Pastor Mark shares the importance of praying first when planning and making big decisions.

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This is the first installment of a 10-part series on leadership lessons from Luke 6:12–16 where Jesus chooses his disciples. During this first lesson, Pastor Mark shares the importance of praying first when planning and making big decisions.

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How is your prayer life? Do you pray before making plans and decisions? Do you pray through your planning process?

How do things go when you have not prayed before planning and making decisions?

What does it look like for you to integrate a time of prayer about organizational decisions?

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You have to pray first and pray like you mean it. http://jesus.to/Yaqnor

Often times God’s leaders get answers from him in silence and solitude. http://jesus.to/Yaqnor

Oftentimes prayer is not about getting God to do something, but about aligning our will with his. http://jesus.to/Yaqnor

You have to pray for God’s plan, not just his blessings on your plan. http://jesus.to/Yaqnor

When we pray we are allowing God to give us his heart, his plan, his strength, his courage, and his wisdom. http://jesus.to/Yaqnor

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Mark Driscoll

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