Dad, why do we pray?
Jed Coppenger (lead pastor, Redemption City Church) first outlines the reasons Jesus teaches that we shouldn’t pray: to perform for others or God. Instead, as Jesus demonstrates in the Lord’s Prayer, we should pray in a way that helps us see God accurately as a father who is willing and able to do what’s best for us and see ourselves accurately as those who are dependent on God for everything.
About Jed Coppenger
Jed Coppenger is the lead pastor of Redemption City Church in Franklin, TN. He's married to Melanie and they have three kids. He is the author of 21 Days to Childlike Prayer: Changing Your World One Specific Prayer at a Time (Harvest House, 2022). He earned his M.Div. at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and helped co-found Baptist 21, which is a pastor-led voice for gospel centrality in the Southern Baptist Convention.
