Describe what prayer was like in your childhood home. Is prayer more or less a part of your home today by comparison?

Joe restated the “Lord’s Prayer” in his own words. Which of his restatements were most helpful to you? Do you have other contributions or alternative interpretations?

What was the best gift you ever received from your father? What was the best gift you ever received from God? Talk about a request you made to either your earthly or heavenly father that you now realize was “not a good gift” and you’re now grateful that the answer was “no.”

Does this Sunday’s message or this discussion motivate you to make more requests to God? Talk about one of those requests and why you believe it is a good request. Speculate about reasons why it might not be a “good gift.”