13-Week Study & Discussion Guide

Praying God's Word

by Beth Moore·105 discussion questions

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1.Moore defines a stronghold as anything that holds a person in a place of defeat or captivity — a way of thinking, feeling, or behaving that exalts itself against the knowledge of God. How does that definition compare to how you have previously understood the word 'stronghold'? Does it feel too broad, too narrow, or just right?

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In Praying God's Word, Beth Moore offers a deeply practical and spiritually urgent guide to overcoming strongholds — those stubborn patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving that keep believers from the freedom Christ has purchased for them. Drawing on 2 Corinthians 10:3–5, Moore's central thesis is simple but transformative: the most powerful weapon for tearing down mental and emotional strongholds is not willpower, therapy, or positive thinking, but the living Word of God prayed back to God with faith and persistence. Each chapter targets a specific stronghold and equips the reader with Scripture-based prayers to fight it directly. The result is less a book to be read passively and more a weapon to be picked up and used daily.

This study guide is designed for small groups or individual use over thirteen weeks — one week for the introduction, one week per topical chapter, and a final week of review and reflection. The recommended approach is simple: read the assigned chapter before your group meets (or before your personal study session), underline or highlight the Scripture prayers that feel most alive or most convicting, and bring those observations to your journal and your group. If you are studying alone, treat the discussion questions as journal prompts and allow the closing prayers to flow into your own conversation with God. If you are in a group, create a safe environment where people can be honest about the strongholds they are fighting — vulnerability here is not weakness, it is warfare.

By the end of this guide, you will have a richer understanding of what a stronghold is and how one is formed, a practical vocabulary of Scripture-soaked prayer for the most common spiritual battles Christians face, and — most importantly — a habit of taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ. Moore writes that God's Word is "active and alive," and these weeks are an invitation to prove that claim in the laboratory of your own life. Come expecting not just information but transformation.

Week 1: Introduction — Tearing Down Strongholds

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Read the Introduction of Praying God's Word. Key passages: 2 Corinthians 10:3–5; Ephesians 6:10–18.

Before diving into specific strongholds, Moore lays the theological and practical foundation for the entire book — take this week to sit with her core argument and let it reshape how you think about prayer and the Word.

2.The book's foundational text is 2 Corinthians 10:3–5, where Paul says we demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, taking every thought captive. In your own words, what does it mean to 'take a thought captive'? What would that look like on a Tuesday morning?

3.Moore argues that strongholds are fundamentally battles of the mind — and that the antidote is not positive thinking but Scripture prayed with faith. Why do you think the mind is such a primary battlefield in the Christian life? What does this suggest about how you spend your mental energy each day?

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Week 2: Chapter 1 — Overcoming Unbelief

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Read Chapter 1 of Praying God's Word. Key passages: Hebrews 11:1, 6; Mark 9:24; Romans 10:17.

1.Moore identifies unbelief not merely as intellectual doubt but as a functional posture — living as though God cannot or will not act on our behalf. What is the difference between honest doubt (which God welcomes) and unbelief as a stronghold (which God calls us to war against)?

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Week 3: Chapter 2 — Overcoming Pride

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Read Chapter 2 of Praying God's Word. Key passages: Proverbs 16:18; James 4:6–10; Isaiah 14:12–14.

1.Moore distinguishes between healthy self-respect (knowing your worth as an image-bearer of God) and pride as a stronghold (the posture of self-sufficiency and self-exaltation). In your own words, where does the line fall? Can a person appear humble outwardly while nursing pride inwardly?

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Week 4: Chapter 3 — Overcoming Idolatry

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Read Chapter 3 of Praying God's Word. Key passages: Exodus 20:3–5; 1 John 5:21; Ezekiel 14:3–5.

1.Moore expands the biblical concept of idolatry well beyond religious statues to include anything we love, trust, or fear more than God. How does Ezekiel 14:3's phrase 'idols in their hearts' reshape your understanding of what an idol actually is?

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Week 5: Chapter 4 — Overcoming Prayerlessness

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Read Chapter 4 of Praying God's Word. Key passages: Luke 18:1–8; 1 Thessalonians 5:17; Philippians 4:6–7.

1.Moore names prayerlessness not merely as a discipline failure but as a spiritual stronghold — a pattern rooted in lies about God, self, and prayer itself. What are some of the underlying beliefs that fuel prayerlessness? ('God won't listen,' 'I don't have time,' 'Nothing changes anyway'…)

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Week 6: Chapter 5 — Overcoming a Negative Perspective and Feelings of Rejection

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Read Chapter 5 of Praying God's Word. Key passages: Romans 8:31–39; Ephesians 1:3–14; Psalm 27:10.

1.Moore argues that a deeply rooted sense of rejection can become a stronghold — a lens through which every relationship and circumstance is interpreted. How does an old wound of rejection shape what we expect from God, from others, and from life in general?

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Week 7: Chapter 6 — Overcoming Addiction and Substance Abuse

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Read Chapter 6 of Praying God's Word. Key passages: 1 Corinthians 6:12, 19–20; Romans 6:6–14; Galatians 5:1.

1.Moore defines the stronghold of addiction broadly — substances (alcohol, drugs, prescription medications, food) can all create bondage that the will alone cannot break. How does understanding addiction as a spiritual stronghold — not just a physical or psychological problem — change how you approach it or pray for those who struggle with it?

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Week 8: Chapter 7 — Overcoming Sexual Strongholds

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Read Chapter 7 of Praying God's Word. Key passages: 1 Corinthians 6:18–20; 1 Thessalonians 4:3–8; Job 31:1.

1.Many Christians struggle with sexual strongholds but feel too ashamed to name them, even in prayer. How does Moore's framework — bringing the struggle directly into prayer using God's own Word — break the shame cycle rather than reinforce it?

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Week 9: Chapter 8 — Overcoming Unforgiveness and Bitterness

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Read Chapter 8 of Praying God's Word. Key passages: Matthew 18:21–35; Hebrews 12:15; Ephesians 4:31–32.

1.Moore describes unforgiveness and bitterness as a stronghold that harms the person holding it far more than the person who caused the original offense. Do you agree with this? Have you experienced the physical, emotional, or spiritual weight of carrying unforgiveness?

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Week 10: Chapter 9 — Overcoming Depression and Despair

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Read Chapter 9 of Praying God's Word. Key passages: Psalm 42–43; 1 Kings 19:1–18; Romans 8:18–28.

1.Moore acknowledges that depression can have physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual dimensions — and that it is not simply a faith deficit. Why is it important to hold this complexity rather than reducing depression to either 'just a chemical imbalance' or 'just a spiritual problem'?

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Week 11: Chapter 10 — Overcoming Guilt and Condemnation

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Read Chapter 10 of Praying God's Word. Key passages: Romans 8:1; 1 John 1:9; Psalm 103:8–14.

1.Moore draws a crucial distinction between godly sorrow (2 Corinthians 7:10), which leads us to repentance and is healthy, and the stronghold of condemnation, which keeps us stuck in shame long after we have repented. How do you tell the difference in your own experience?

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Week 12: Chapter 11 — Overcoming Doubt and Deception

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Read Chapter 11 of Praying God's Word. Key passages: John 8:31–32, 44; James 1:5–8; 2 Timothy 3:16–17.

1.Moore identifies deception as the root-level stronghold — the soil in which all other strongholds grow. Every other stronghold, she argues, is sustained by a lie. What lie, specifically, sustains the stronghold you have found most personally challenging in this book?

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Week 13: Review & Reflection

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Review your notes from all chapters of Praying God's Word. Re-read any Scripture-prayers that were particularly meaningful to you.

1.Looking back across all eleven topical chapters, which stronghold hit closest to home for you? What was it about that chapter — a specific Scripture-prayer, an insight, Moore's framing — that made it land so personally?

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