Warfare Prayer

Jarrett Stephens teaches from Matthew 26:36-46 in a message called "Warfare Prayer." With Satan active and the cross approaching, Jesus retreats to his regular prayer place, the Garden of Gethsemane, to fight the greatest battle of his earthly life. His prayer is not a polished performance but raw honesty with the Father, repeated persistence through anguish, and finally a settled surrender: "Nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will."

Jarrett walks through three movements of Jesus' prayer, honesty, persistence, and surrender, and connects them to the Lord's Prayer Jesus taught his disciples. He reminds us that God can handle our real emotions, our confusion, and our disappointment. The goal of warfare prayer is not to get what we want but to keep praying until we want what the Father wants.