Deeper by Dane Ortlund
Week 7: Chapter 6 — Prayer
Read Chapter 6 of Deeper by Dane Ortlund. Key passages: Matthew 6:5–13; Romans 8:26–27; Hebrews 4:14–16.
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Ortlund treats prayer not as a spiritual discipline we master but as a lifeline of communion with Christ — and argues that our poverty in prayer often reveals exactly what we most need to receive from him.
Discussion Questions
8 questions1.Be honest: how would you describe your prayer life right now — not what you think it should be, but what it actually is? What makes prayer difficult, dull, or inconsistent for you?
2.Ortlund frames prayer primarily as communion — speaking with and listening to a Person — rather than as a technique for getting things done. How does shifting from "prayer as mechanism" to "prayer as relationship" change your expectations of what a good prayer time looks like?
3.Romans 8:26–27 promises that the Spirit intercedes for us "with groanings too deep for words." How does knowing that the Holy Spirit himself is praying within you and for you change how you feel about your inadequate, stumbling, half-formed prayers?