Join Shannon Bream as she welcomes Jentezen Franklin, pastor of Free Chapel, New York Times bestselling author, and 36-year veteran of the same congregation, to discuss his encouraging new book, The Power of Short Prayers. With warmth, humor, and decades of pastoral wisdom, Jentezen makes the case that most people don’t pray not because they don’t want to, but because they’re intimidated, convinced that prayer is for the super spiritual and that God probably wouldn’t listen to them anyway. He dismantles that lie chapter by chapter, walking through fifteen biblical prayers that range from two words to twenty-nine, each one met with a dramatic response from heaven.
From little kids in car seats stretching their hands toward a construction site and whispering “grace, grace,” to Hezekiah praying a 29-word prayer and receiving 15 more years of life, to the thief on the cross whose nine-word request stopped Jesus in his tracks, Pastor Jentezen shows that it’s not how long you pray, it’s the urgency, sincerity, and humility behind the words. Whether you’re a seasoned believer or someone who has never prayed before, this conversation will meet you exactly where you are.