Recapping Prayer E1 | Can We Pray 30 Minutes A Day?
In this episode, Pastor Trey and Pastor Caleb recap the first teaching of our prayer practice.
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How to Teach Your Kids Gratitude Through Prayer (Week 1 Family Guide)
Welcome to Week 1 of our Formed by Jesus Family Prayer Guide series! š This episode is for parents who want to teach their kids how to praise and thank God in simple, life-giving ways.
Pastor Trey sits down again with Kids Director Juli Minahan to break down the first weekās practice: helping your children understand prayer as gratitude. In this episode, youāll learn:
- How to talk to your kids about what prayer really is
- How to introduce the Lordās Prayer in a way kids can remember
- Why Psalm 145 (Davidās prayer) is a beautiful example of praise
- A simple daily rhythm that includes family prayers and journaling
- A bonus activity called The Thankful Walk that will help your kids see Godās goodness in everyday life
Whether your kids are toddlers or teens, this practice is designed to be doable, flexible, and transformative. And rememberāprogress, not perfection. If all you do is talk about one thing you're grateful for today, thatās a win.
š Download the guide or grab your printed copy at formedbyjesus.com/prayer
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Prayer E1 - Delighting in God's Presence
Itās pretty significant that the one time weāre told the disciples ask Jesus to teach them something, they say, āTeach us to prayā (Luke 11:1). After everything they saw Jesus doingāpreaching, performing miracles, healing, casting out demonsāwhat caught their attention was the devotion and commitment Jesus seemed to have when it came to prayer.
When Jesus answered his disciplesā request, the first thing He told them to do was address God as a Father. āOur Father in heavenā¦ā as the prayer goes. Many of us know it by heart, but this was a radical move on Jesusā part. In a culture full of both reverence and uncertainty about the divine, Jesus was demonstrating to His disciples a very simple, yet radical truth: God is knowable. Heās not simply āup thereā in the clouds, nor is He passively waiting for us to approach Him with the right words, mantra, or sacrifice. God is near, and we can talk to Him the same way a child would talk to their father.
The starting point of prayer is delight. We canāt develop the kind of prayer life Jesus had until we get our heads and hearts around the truth that God wants to be near us in prayer more than we want to be near Him. To truly delight in God requires a proper theology, a patient consistency, and a practicing community.
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How to Teach Your Kids to Pray: A Simple Guide for Families
Season 8 of the Formed by Jesus Podcast is here, and weāre diving deep into the practice of prayerābut this time, weāre not just talking to adults. Weāre inviting your whole family into the journey.
In this episode, Pastor Trey sits down with Passion Creekās Kids Director, Juli Minahan, to unveil our brand new Family Prayer Guideāa weekly and daily resource designed to make prayer approachable, meaningful, and consistent in your home. We talk about:
- Why we created a printed guide just for families
- How to help your kids memorize the Lordās Prayer
- Age-appropriate ways to teach children to pray
- Encouraging rhythms (without overwhelming your schedule)
Whether you have toddlers, teens, or somewhere in between, this guide helps you make prayer a sacred rhythm, not just a spiritual theory.
š Grab your digital or printed copy at formedbyjesus.com/prayer
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Fasting Isn't Just About FoodāIt's About Freedom [Jeremy Craig's Fasting Story]
In this powerful return episode, Jeremy Craig opens up about his life transformationāspiritually and physicallyāthrough fasting, focus, and faith. From a medically-required liquid fast to a Spirit-led journey of health and discipline, Jeremy shares how surrendering food led to gaining clarity, control, and deeper communion with God. Trey and Jeremy talk about the power of vision, the lies of modern food culture, and the kind of internal shift that happens when you finally realize: this isnāt a momentāitās a new way to live.
This is not just about health. Itās about formation.
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