The Battle Plan for Prayer by Stephen Kendrick & Alex Kendrick
Week 15: Chapter 14 — Persisting in Prayer
Read Chapter 14 of The Battle Plan for Prayer. Key passages: Luke 18:1–8; Genesis 32:22–32; Daniel 10:12–13; Galatians 6:9.
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The Kendricks save some of their most important teaching for the question every pray-er eventually faces: What do you do when God seems silent, and the answer doesn't come?
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.The Kendricks are honest that persistence in prayer is one of the hardest disciplines. What are the most common reasons believers stop praying for a specific request before the answer comes? Which of these reasons resonates most with you personally?
2.Jacob's all-night wrestling match with God (Genesis 32) is one of the most mysterious prayer narratives in Scripture. The Kendricks use it to illustrate tenacious prayer — a refusal to let go without a blessing. What does it mean to wrestle with God in prayer, and have you ever experienced something like that?
3.Daniel 10 reveals that Daniel's prayer was heard from the first day, but the answer was delayed due to spiritual warfare. How does this passage change the way you interpret unanswered prayer? Does knowing there may be an unseen battle behind the silence help you persist, or does it raise new questions for you?
a.How do you distinguish between a prayer that hasn't been answered yet and one that God has answered with 'no' or 'not this way'?
b.How does this passage connect to Paul's teaching in Ephesians 6 about wrestling against spiritual forces rather than flesh and blood?