Do you ever struggle with how to pray? Do you struggle with what words to say or knowing if you’re praying exactly God’s will? In Colossians 1:9-14, Paul prays God’s will for the Colossian church, who he had never met and who was being attacked by a dangerous cult. We are sure this prayer was God’s will and Spirit–led because God chose to include it in Scripture as an example for us. As we glean its riches, we can discern many characteristics of Spirit-led prayer which will strengthen our personal and corporate prayer life. Let’s study it together with the Bible Teacher’s Guide: “Helpful to both the laymen and the serious student, The Bible Teacher’s Guide, by Dr. Greg Brown, is outstanding!” —Dr. Neal Weaver, President of Louisiana Baptist University “Expositional, theological, and candidly practical! I highly recommend The Bible Teacher’s Guide for anyone seeking to better understand or teach God’s Word.” —Dr. Young–Gil Kim, Founding President of Handong Global University "Expositional, theological, and candidly practical! I highly recommend The Bible Teacher's Guide for anyone seeking to better understand or teach God's Word." --Dr. Young-Gil Kim, Founding President of Handong Global University "Helpful to both the laymen and the serious student, The Bible Teacher's Guide, by Dr. Greg Brown, is outstanding!" --Dr. Neal Weaver, President of Louisiana Baptist University "Whether you are preparing a Bible study, a sermon, or simply wanting to dive deeper into a personal study of God's Word, these will be very helpful tools." --Eddie Byun, Author of Justice Awakening "I am happy that Greg is making his insights into God's truth available to a wider audience through these books. They bear the hallmarks of good Bible teaching: the result of rigorous Bible study and thoroughgoing application to the lives of people." --Ajith Fernando, Teaching Director, Youth for Christ; Author of A Call to Joy and Pain "The content of the series is rich. My prayer is that God will use it to help the body of Christ grow strong." --Dr. Min Chung, Senior Pastor of Covenant Fellowship Church (Urbana, Illinois) " The Bible Teacher's Guide is thorough but concise, with thought-provoking discussion questions in each section. This is a great tool for teaching God's Word." --Dr. Steve Pettey, Dean of Louisiana Baptist Theological Seminary "Knowing the right questions to ask and how to go about answering them is fundamental to learning in any subject matter. Greg demonstrates this convincingly." --Dr. William Moulder, Professor of Biblical Studies at Trinity International University "Pastor Greg is passionate about the Word of God, rigorous and thorough in his approach to the study of it... I am pleased to recommend The Bible Teacher's Guide to anyone who hungers for the living Word." --Dr. JunMo Cho, Worship Leader and Recording Artist; Professor of Linguistics at Handong Global University "I can't imagine any student of Scripture not benefiting by this work." --Steven J. Cole, Pastor, Flagstaff Christian Fellowship, Author of the Riches from the Word series "Andthe things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust toreliable men who will also be qualified to teach others" (2Timothy 2:2).   Paul's words to Timothy still apply to ustoday. We need to raise up teachers who correctly handle and fearlessly teachthe Word of God. It is with this hope in mind that the Bible Teacher's Guide(BTG) series has been created. The BTG series includes both expositionalstudies and topical studies. This guide will be useful for personal devotions,small groups, and for teachers preparing to share God's Word.   Characteristics ofSpirit-led Prayer is an excerpt and an adaptation from the largerwork BTG Colossians. It can be used as atwo to six-week small-group curriculum depending how the leader chooses todivide the introduction and the five characteristics.