Part 1.  "Speed Boat or Sail Boat?" (3:05)

• God desires a deep, personal, daily, growing relationship with you.
• That relationship with God unfolds by spending time together (prayer).
• Prayer is opening our sails to receive God's presence, love, and power.

Part 2.  "Best Friends Forever"  (6:12) 

• Benefits of prayer.
• Why prayer is easy.
• Why prayer can be difficult.

Part 3.  "First Fruits"  (5:37)

• Setting aside the best time/place for prayer.
• Protecting that best time/place.
• How to pray without ceasing.

Part 4.  "How God Speaks"  (7:58)

• Prayer is a conversation with God.
• Conversation involves listening.
• Listen well by knowing how God speaks.

Part 5.  "Is there a structure in prayer?" (4:35)

• 5.1  Acknowledge what is stirring in your heart (thoughts, feelings & desires).
• 5.2  Relate those thoughts, feelings, and desires to God. Tell God about them.
• 5.3  Receive a lived experience of God's love, presence, and power.
• 5.4  Respond in joy and freedom and in union with God. 

ARRR Prayer Guide

Part 5 Section 1  "The Importance of Acknowledge." (3:01)

• Prayer is initiated by God when God draws close to you.
• When God draws close, things will stir in your heart.
• Being attentive to thoughts, feelings, and desires is first step to responding.
• Acknowledging is not easy in a noisy, busy world full of distractions.
• Must take time / pause in busy day to take notice of what is stirring in your heart.

Part 5 Section 2  "The Importance of Relating." (3:44)

• Jesus knows us better than we know ourselves.
• Still, Jesus invites us to honestly relate our thoughts, feelings, and desires.
• Because doing so opens disposes ours heart to receive everything Jesus desires to give to us.
• Honestly acknowledging what is in our hearts and then choosing to relate that to Jesus may seem small but is actually a huge interior shift.

Part 5 Section 3  "The Importance of Receiving." (4:06)

• Jesus gives Himself/gifts to us in simple and tangibles ways.
• Generously receiving these gifts is a perfect way to say...
• ​​"Jesus, thank you."
• "Jesus, I love you."
• "Jesus, I want to receive more and more of You." 

Part 5 Section 4  "The Importance of Responding." (2:02)

• The love we receive from God invites a total response.
• God invites a response of love which expands our hearts to receive even more.