Episode Chapters

  • Why Prayer Can Be Hard to Understand  

    Starting at 4 min 
    13 sec

    Why can prayer feel so difficult when the Bible’s promises sound so clear? Discover how expectations shape our response when God does not answer on our timetable.

  • The Prayer Jesus Prayed When God Said No  

    Starting at 8 min 
    42 sec

    Jesus asked His Father to remove the cup of suffering—and the answer was no. See what His honest prayer in Gethsemane teaches us about faith when the answer hurts.

  • Four Parts of Jesus’ Prayer  

    Starting at 14 min 
    18 sec

    Not sure how to pray through a difficult situation? Learn a simple four-part pattern from Jesus: call God Father, believe He is able, ask directly, and submit to His will.

  • The Birthday Prayer That Led to Baptism  

    Starting at 21 min 
    29 sec

    A baby arrived early on one very specific date. Hear the remarkable story of how that answered prayer convinced a friend in Thailand that God knew her personally—and led her to baptism.

  • When God Says “Wait” or “No”  

    Starting at 30 min 
    03 sec

    Why does one prayer receive a dramatic answer while another ends in disappointment or loss? Explore how trusting God’s larger story helps us face “wait” and “no.”

  • Can Prayer Bring Peace in Anxiety?  

    Starting at 33 min 
    33 sec

    What if you pray but the fear does not immediately disappear? Ken shares how God’s promised peace arrived at exactly the moment he needed it most.

  • Keep Asking, Seeking, and Knocking

    Starting at 39 min 
    47 sec

    Jesus’ invitation is not a one-time request—it is a call to persist. Discover why continuing to ask, seek, and knock can change more than the situation; it can change us.

  • Episode Notes

    Ken and Julie explore what the Bible’s promises about prayer mean when the answer does not come as expected. Using Jesus’ prayer in Gethsemane as a model, they identify four parts of a faithful prayer: calling God Father, believing He is able, asking directly, and submitting to His will.

    The conversation also explores:

    - Why an unanswered prayer does not mean God has stopped caring
    - How trusting God protects disappointment from becoming resentment
    - Why prayer is not a blank check or spiritual vending machine
    - A remarkable answered prayer that led a friend in Thailand to baptism
    - How prayer can bring peace at exactly the moment it is needed
    - Why persistence in prayer changes us as we keep asking, seeking, and knocking
    - Why we should not stop praying for the people we love

    ### Scripture Referenced

    John 15:7  
    Mark 14:32–42  
    Mark 11:22–24  
    1 John 5:14–15  
    Philippians 4:6–7  
    Isaiah 26:3  
    Matthew 7:7–11  
    Luke 11:5–13  
    Luke 18:1–8  
    Jeremiah 33:3  
    Ephesians 3:20–21