The Battle Plan for Prayer by Stephen Kendrick & Alex Kendrick
Week 16: Chapter 15 — Living a Life of Prayer
Read Chapter 15 of The Battle Plan for Prayer. Key passages: 1 Thessalonians 5:17; Luke 5:16; Acts 6:4; Colossians 1:9–12.
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The final chapter draws everything together into a vision not of isolated prayer times but of a life lived in continuous communion with God — this is the destination the whole book has been pointing toward.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.The Kendricks close with a call to integrate prayer into the entire texture of daily life — not as a scheduled event but as a continuous posture. What is the difference between having a quiet time and living prayerfully? Can you have one without the other?
2.Paul's command to 'pray without ceasing' (1 Thessalonians 5:17) has puzzled and inspired believers for centuries. How do the Kendricks help make this command realistic and practical? What does 'ceaseless prayer' look like in the middle of a workday, a commute, or a difficult conversation?
3.Luke 5:16 records Jesus regularly withdrawing to lonely places to pray — even while in the middle of a wildly successful ministry, with crowds pressing in on all sides. What does Jesus' practice teach us about the relationship between ministry and prayer, and about guarding solitude even under pressure?
a.Where and when do you most easily find solitude for prayer? What makes it difficult to protect that time?
b.How might following Jesus' example of withdrawal actually increase rather than decrease your fruitfulness and your love for others?