Here’s a summary of this week’s sermon:

• Habitual is defined as something that is of the nature of a habit and having developed a specific characteristic through force of habit, eg. He is a habitual gossip.

• Habituation is one of two components involved with overcoming addiction. When an individual has learned certain behavior over time, it can be harder to break.

• Habituation can be likened to cutting the corner over a nice lawn; initially it may feel wrong but eventually becomes normalized behavior.

• Just as it is possible to develop unhelpful habitual behaviors, it is also possible to inculcate helpful ones like healthy eating, exercising, and habitual prayer.

• After Jesus’ ascension, the Apostles returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives which was a Sabbath day's walk away (approximately 1km). Upon arriving in Jerusalem they went upstairs to an upper room where they were staying with other people including Mary, the mother of Jesus; His brothers; and women who were probably wives of some disciples.

• This band of around 20 people had been trained by Jesus to face any challenge with believing prayer. Prayer as their natural go-to place in difficult situations.

• Developing habitual prayer is a great way to deepen one's relationship with God. For some, praying while sitting in a chair can be beneficial; for others, going for walks and praying may work better.

• Find the most comfortable place and time of day that works best for you – it could be in the morning, at lunchtime or evening - either sitting or standing up and listening to music if desired.

• Forming this habit of talking to your heavenly Father will help strengthen your faith journey.

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Matt + Claire discuss:

• Have you ever felt bad or guilty about not praying enough?

• What is Prayer/Habitual Prayer?

• Why is it that some of our prayers get answered quickly whereas others take ages?

• What do you do to develop your prayer life?

• What can you do when you don’t know what to pray for or how to pray?

• How can we pray with and for others?

• Do you have any stories of answered prayers?

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