This week we welcome Pastor Jim Li onto the show. Pastor Li pastors in California but is very active in teaching in the Asian churches. As a result, his identity will be hidden today. And with Tony on vacation, you're stuck looking at Patrick. Good thing we make an audio-only version of the show. Patrick invited Pastor Jim on to discuss prayer. As Patrick struggles with prayer, Pastor Jim was gracious enough to sit down and have a conversation about how to have a conversation with God. What is prayer? What are the elements of a good prayer? And of course, some good book recommendations on the subject. We hope you are edified by this discussion. Timeline: 00:00 - Introduction 04:03 - The Topic Of Prayer 05:36 - What Is Prayer? 08:18 - What Should I Experience In Prayer? 12:18 - The A.C.T.S. Model Of Prayer 14:54 - Prayers That Ask God To Do Things (Supplication) 21:16 - Things That Get In The Way Of Our Prayers 22:35 - When Pride Gets In The Way Of Prayer (Jeremiah 9-23) 28:07 - When General Sinfulness Gets In The Way Of Prayer (John 9-31) 32:02 - Praying With Family Corporately 39:25 - When Complaining Gets In The Way Of Prayer (Philippians 2-14) 41:21 - The Importance Of Going To Your Local Church For Prayer 45:00 - Some Practical Points For Prayer 45:10 - Heading Towards Sanctification 51:24 - Read Some Good Books 53:00 - Go To Church Prayer Meetings 55:22 - Ask Other People To Prayer For Your & Vice Versa 55:29 - Realize Prayer's Benefits 01:00:20 - Pray For Your Enemies 01:04:43 - Pray For The Salvation Of People In Your Life 01:09:29 - Final Book Recommendations & Comments 01:12:36 - Conclusion 01:13:35 - Closing Prayer The episode link is cavetothecross.com/ep136 LINKS: Veritas Domain Website - https://veritasdomain.wordpress.com/ Veritas Domain Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Veritas-Domain-152595018216108 Veritas Domain Twitter - https://twitter.com/DomainforTruth BOOKS MENTIONED Praying with Paul: A Call to Spiritual Reformation by D.A. Carson - https://amzn.to/3fFJjrf Chapel Library - https://www.chapellibrary.org/ Effective Prayer by Charles Spurgeon - https://amzn.to/3s0Lxq1 Free Will - A Slave by Charles Spurgeon - https://amzn.to/3itNng9 Does Prayer Change Things by R.C. Sproul - https://amzn.to/3jtPmjJ (FREE!) #Prayer #Pastor #Interview For more information on the show go to https://www.cavetothecross.com Subscribe on the following: Patreon - http://patreon.com/cavetothecross YouTube - https://tinyurl.com/y638gxoc iTunes - https://tinyurl.com/y59cexm7 Stitcher - https://tinyurl.com/yybepzo8 Google Play - https://tinyurl.com/y3mra4ap TuneIn & Amazon Echo Alexa - https://tinyurl.com/C2CATuneIn IHeartRadio - https://tinyurl.com/c2cihrtrad Spotify - https://tinyurl.com/C2CASpotify Odysee (YouTube Alternative) - https://odys ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn5DgC38frY