Beginning a series on prayer, Pastor Andy Lucas helps us consider the purpose of prayer. When then disciples asked Jesus how to pray in Luke 11, he gave them a prayer. He didn’t give them a theory about prayer or an empty euphemism like, “Just talk to God.” He gave them a prayer that he intended for them to pray. This prayer would help form them as disciples. “The primary purpose of prayer is not to get God to do what you think God ought to do, but to be properly formed.” -Brian Zahnd.