Too Busy Not to Pray by Bill Hybels
Week 11: Chapter 10 — Praying with Others
Read Chapter 10 of Too Busy Not to Pray. Key passages: Matthew 18:19–20; Acts 4:23–31 (the early church praying together).
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Prayer was never designed to be purely private — Hybels calls us back to the power and beauty of praying alongside other believers.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Hybels argues that corporate prayer — praying together with other believers — has a distinct power that private prayer alone does not. What does he say happens when believers pray together? Do you believe that, based on your experience?
2.He describes the early church in Acts 4 as a community that ran to prayer when threatened — their first instinct under pressure was to gather and pray, not to strategize or protest. What does that pattern say about the place of prayer in the life of a healthy church?
3.Many people feel uncomfortable praying out loud with others. What makes it feel vulnerable? And what does Hybels say about pushing through that discomfort for the sake of the community?