Various texts — Have you ever prayed and not received an answer? This can be a frustrating experience, but Divine silence should not surprise us. The Scriptures spell out clearly particular practices that can hinder our prayers being answered.

Matthew 6:7-13 — Prayer is a wonderful gift from our loving heavenly Father, but are our prayer lives all that they could be? Are they lacking power? In this lesson, a number of practices that prevent powerful prayer are addressed and the Biblical remedies offered.