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Dangerous Prayers

Dangerous Prayers – Craig Groeschel

Craig Groeschel calls believers to move beyond safe, carefully managed prayers into prayers that risk something. Examples include prayers like “Search me,” “Break me,” “Send me,” and “Use me.” These are dangerous because God often answers them in ways that disrupt comfort, expose sin, or call us into costly obedience. The point is not to be dramatic, but to stop praying only for protection and provision and start praying for transformation and mission.

How you’d preach it

Useful for sermons that want to stretch people’s willingness to be interrupted by God.

  • Prayer
  • Obedience
  • Rest

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