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Our desire to control whatever we can is why some prayers are dangerous. Not dangerous in the sense that they cause direct harm or injury (although they can well result in such situations), it is meant in the sense of prayers that are likely to cause problems or have adverse consequences. And yes, there are such prayers, Church, as we will discover in today's message. We will look at the examples of Balaam in Numbers 22, the Pharisee in Luke 18, and the prayer of the Apostles in Acts 4.

In the OT, prayer was commanded as a labor of the heart (Dt. 11:13). In this desire of God, we are called to serve with all of our heart. Prayer was taught as a gifted process of self-reflection meant to transform humans engaged in it. In the Bible prayer isn’t a means to an end, it’s the point. A two-way connection. Jesus learned how to pray, taught how to his followers, and embodied its impact as an example for everyone in the kingdom of God.