Brixham Community Church Podcast

But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. (Matthew 6:6)   Jesus shuts the door Before walking on water, after feeding the 5000: 20 They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. 21 The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children. 22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23 After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, 24 and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it. (Matthew 14:20-24) Why was he intentionally alone? Why didn’t he stay with the disciples? But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed. (Luke 5:16) 12 One of those days Jesus went out to a