Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God by Timothy Keller
Week 1: Introduction — Awe and Intimacy
Read the Introduction of Prayer by Timothy Keller. Primary Scripture: Matthew 6:5–15; Romans 8:15–16.
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Keller opens the book with a frank admission: most Christians are deeply dissatisfied with their prayer lives, and that dissatisfaction is itself a doorway into something better. Come to these questions honestly, because honesty is where prayer begins.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Keller observes that many Christians feel a persistent guilt about their prayer lives—they know they should pray more and better, but the guilt itself seems to make things worse. Do you identify with that pattern? What does your typical experience of prayer actually feel like right now?
2.The subtitle of the book promises 'awe and intimacy with God.' Keller argues these two qualities—awe (a sense of God's transcendence and holiness) and intimacy (a sense of God's nearness and fatherly love)—must be held together in prayer. In your experience, do you tend toward one more than the other? What happens to prayer when awe eclipses intimacy, or when intimacy eclipses awe?
3.Keller frames this book partly as a sequel to Counterfeit Gods, arguing that prayer is the primary means of dismantling the idols of the heart. Why might prayer—rather than, say, willpower or accountability—be the right tool for that job? What does that say about what prayer actually is?
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