
What’s on this page?
Explore prayer and related themes by choosing from the podcasts, teaching videos, suggested books, and other links. For resources geared more towards children and young people go back one-step and visit the Children and Young People’s pages
We’ve chosen resources from a range of speakers and organisations including Seedbed, Open Doors Youth, Thy Kingdom Come, The Methodist Church, and The Church of England with the hope that we can encounter different voices and perspectives. You can continue to explore more resources through their individual websites.
How do I start?
By clicking on the image or the link a new window will open in YouTube or another website or window. We’ve tried to arrange the sections by theme, so scroll down to find what you’re interested to explore.
Before you start…
Wherever you are, be still for a moment. Then, pause to pray – even if there are distractions and activity going on around you. Ask God to guide what you choose, ask God to help you to focus and to listen for His voice. Be open to how God might speak to you at this time and illuminate your thinking and actions.
When you’ve finished…
Pause for another moment before you move off to something else. Thank God for the time you’ve spent and ask him to continue to stimulate your thinking and actions in response to what you’ve learned so far. Don’t forget to share with others.
16 I do not cease to give thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers. 17 I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know him, 18 so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance among the saints.
(Ephesians 1:16-18)
Basics
(Where possible, the videos have been grouped thematically but are not arranged in any particular order)
https://youtu.be/ERa57SkNr-4
https://youtu.be/ERa57SkNr-4
https://youtu.be/ERa57SkNr-4
https://youtu.be/2plNDULkwRk
https://youtu.be/d4EV-Iax7zE
https://youtu.be/d4EV-Iax7zE
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https://youtu.be/tIqbRn6dC_Y
https://youtu.be/tIqbRn6dC_Y
https://youtu.be/Xfawb4PV5dM
https://youtu.be/-D6II_Nq-tQ
https://youtu.be/-D6II_Nq-tQ
Deeper
(Where possible, the videos have been grouped thematically but are not arranged in any particular order)
https://youtu.be/lTyEo83Y0Fg
https://youtu.be/mBLfWhSmSnc
https://youtu.be/FloN9OHEMuk
https://youtu.be/eV5JtoC28qA
https://youtu.be/CFJv8QITVt4
https://youtu.be/JtJMsEVEIfA
https://youtu.be/T1xfAaGuCTI
https://youtu.be/T1xfAaGuCTI
https://youtu.be/s6zdj2p0FKU
https://youtu.be/z1E8HTYeyFo
Suggested reading…
(Where possible, resources have been grouped thematically but are not arranged in any particular order)
Notes on spiritual fasting
Eunice Attwood takes a brief look at Jesus’ words about fasting from the Sermon on the Mount (From the Methodist Church in Britain)
CLICK HERE to read
Prayer as Worship Leading to Sanctification
A short reflection on Prayer as Dialogue with God: Worship Leading to Sanctification by Stéphane Tibi (Regional Education Coordinator, Eurasia, Church of the Nazarene)
CLICK HERE to read
Authentic Christian Worship
Rev. Todd A. Stepp. He approaches Christian worship from a Wesleyan point of view (2009). He delves into the four criteria that John Wesley would use to identify “authentic Christian worship”.
CLICK HERE to read
Prayer through Personal Situations
A short reflection on Prayer as Dialogue with God: Through Personal Situations. Written by Stéphane Tibi (Regional Education Coordinator, Eurasia, Church of the Nazarene)
CLICK HERE to read
Prayer and Fasting Guide
Samantha Chambo explores prayer and fasting as a time to petition God to ignite a hunger and passion for holiness in unprecedented ways within us and throughout the Church of the Nazarene in Africa (2016).
CLICK HERE to read
Prayer through Scripture
A short reflection on Prayer as Dialogue with God: Prayer Through Scripture. Written by Stéphane Tibi (Regional Education Coordinator, Eurasia, Church of the Nazarene)
CLICK HERE to read
The following ‘reads’ are excerpts from the video series Nooma. Nooma is a series of short films (10-15 minutes) written by Rob Bell reflecting on individual life experiences and the Christian faith. You can watch official trailers and buy the films individually via the NOOMAtube webpage or unofficial full versions on YouTube.

Is our physical breath actually a picture of a deeper spiritual reality?
https://library.adu.edu/sites/default/files/docs/014_Breathe-full.pdf

How do you pray? Does prayer really help?
https://library.adu.edu/sites/default/files/docs/019_Open-full.pdf

Are our lives in tune with God’s plan for the world?
https://library.adu.edu/sites/default/files/docs/014_Breathe-full.pdf

If God really cares about us, why don’t we have what we want?
https://library.adu.edu/sites/default/files/docs/019_Open-full.pdf

Why are we so afraid of silence?
https://library.adu.edu/sites/default/files/docs/014_Breathe-full.pdf

Where’s God when life isn’t going like we want it to?
https://library.adu.edu/sites/default/files/docs/019_Open-full.pdf
More…
(Where possible, resources have been grouped thematically but are not arranged in any particular order)
https://youtu.be/tOhKGjYB4cU

How to the Bible: Psalms
https://youtu.be/dpny22k_7uk
https://youtu.be/VebUje0xt5M

https://www.trinitychurchperth.org/mediacast/week-1-our-father-in-heaven/
This video explores what sin means
https://youtu.be/aNOZ7ocLD74