TOPICS: Being alone, Demons, Ministry, Prayer, Preparation, Purpose, Sacrifice, Solitude

1. What is the hardest thing you find about praying regularly?

2. Read Mark 1:35-39. Where did Jesus go, and why did he go there? (1:35)

3. How was Jesus interrupted? Why? (37)

4. How did Jesus respond to this "interruption"? What does this say about Jesus? (38)

5. Why do you think Jesus spent so much time praying even though He was the Son of God? If Jesus spent so much time praying, how should we respond?

6. What area of need does Jesus' example reveal to you?

7. What role do you think that solitude (being alone) has in your life?

8. When and where can you pray on a regular basis?