Renewing Your Mind Praying with Paul
Oct 9, 2025
In this insightful conversation, Joel Kim, president and assistant professor of New Testament at Westminster Seminary California, dives deep into the Apostle Paul's powerful prayer life. He breaks down four key elements of Paul's prayers that shape our own spiritual journeys. Listeners discover how mature Christians exhibit increasing dependence on God and the importance of gratitude and intercession in prayer. Kim emphasizes ongoing prayer as a vital practice for personal and communal growth, demonstrating how Paul's approach can inspire our daily lives.
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Prayer Heritage From Home
- Joel Kim grew up as a pastor's kid where prayer was a daily practice in his home.
- He worries his children will remember him as a man of prayer rather than just an absent pastor or author.
Prayer As Daily Rhythm
- Paul models prayer constancy: he opens and closes Colossians with prayer and urges continual prayer.
- Constant prayer means maintaining a daily spirit of prayer amid ordinary activities, not mystical nonstop prayer.
Thankfulness Shapes Prayer
- Paul prays with a characteristic of thankfulness and repeats "I thank my God" across letters.
- Thankfulness shapes his prayers and signals what he values most: gospel fruit, not material blessings.
