In this 11-part series of messages, The Prayer That God Answers, Dr. Youssef demonstrates that unless we understand not just how to pray, but what to pray, our prayers are ineffectual. The end result of prayer is for God to be glorified.

In this powerful second message of The Prayer That God Answers, Dr. Michael Youssef proclaims the Biblical Truth that only those who are in Christ can call God “Father.” The world claims a universal fatherhood of God, but Scripture reveals that God is uniquely Father to those adopted through the shed blood of Jesus Christ (Galatians 4:4–6). Drawing from the Lord’s Prayer, Dr. Youssef exposes the false assumptions many have about prayer and corrects cultural distortions of God’s character. With urgency and clarity, he shows that no repentance, no forgiveness, and no relationship with the Father is possible apart from Jesus. This message drives home the series’ central call: we must pray rightly—approaching God His way—for only then does true intimacy and answered prayer begin.