Praying for Your Neighbors
Everyone should be challenged to pray for their neighbors. C.S. Lewis offers a forceful charge, “Next to the blessed sacrament, your neighbor is the…
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The Prayer Training Program of Jesus
Jesus gives us a complete training program in prayer recorded by Luke. In Luke 11:1-2, he offers the experience of prayer. Prayer is first…
Prayer is Contagious
As a young 22 year-old evangelist, Billy Graham was on a trip, when he heard Stephen Olford talk about being filled with the Spirit.…
What is the Main Thing?
Many in ministry, place preaching, teaching, or ministry activity at the heart of their endeavors. We are an action-oriented culture. So we see prayer…
Jesus Came to the Earth to Pray
We think Jesus came to the earth to preach, to teach, to heal and minister, and to die for our sins. Actually, he came…
His Goal is Transformation
We often see prayer as a transaction with God. We make a request of Him and hope for an answer. We talk with God…
The Middle Man
Ultimately, God wants to move us to the middle. He wants to bless us, but more importantly, He wants to use us as a…
Praying for Non-Believers
Lord, we, Your people, have become so accustomed to being prayed for. Prayer lines are common. We flock to mighty men of God looking…
Does Your Church Need a PIT Crew?
In Nascar country, every driver requires a pit crew. No race can be won without such a support team. They refuel the car, change…
The Call to Intercession
The third prayer concentration of your prayer effort is the force of intercession and mobilized intercessors. Every believer is called to intercession. And yet,…
Prayer Opens Doors
Can a prayer effort make a difference? Key Christian leaders in India attribute “Praying Through the Window” as the major catalyst resulting in the…
God is at Work Around the World
While church growth and conversions here had stalled, they were escalating in other parts of the world. In 1992, it was estimated that more…