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  Session 5 Video

Opening Thoughts

• Why (not) talk about routine?

• Do you believe in the power of prayer?

The Power of Prayer

• Prayer certainly seems powerful… But at the same time...

• Prayer is only and always precisely as powerful as its ___________.

• God shares his power with...

Once More, Routine

• Redemptive power flows through regular prayer.

  • Reading Acts with one eye on the clock –

  • Mark 9:14-29 (with Mark 1:35 and Luke 5:16)

“Rules” for making a routine:

• Routine must be our servant not our ___________.

• Routines are typically ________ and seasonal.

Challenge: Work on a simple routine for the next two weeks

Questions for Discussion and Reflection

• Do you love routine, hate it, or somewhere in between? Why?

• When you think specifically about routine with respect to prayer, do you see it as a help or hindrance? (Or if both, how so?)

• Are you convinced that routine is important for prayer?

• If you’re with a group, share what kind of routine you plotted out.