How To Pray
Neighbourhood Prayer Walks
The following is a suggested prayer to use on neighborhood prayer walks and it is based on the Lord's Prayer. Our Father who art in heaven.... "Lord, You are a Father to us, Your people. But we want every person in this block to know You as Father, too. We speak Your comfort and peace to them. We want them to know that the God of the Bible...
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God Answers Short Prayers "Remember, we have a prayer meeting, Saturdays, at 6 pm. I'd...
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30 Ways to Pray for People of Influence 1. That they be God-fearing and recognize they are accountable to...
About fifteen years ago my husband and I started praying together out loud during our morning walks--to save time, to energize our bodies, to revitalize our spirits, and to enjoy some intimate moments before going off to work. And quite honestly, it was a great way to take care of two important things at once--exercise and prayer! There were no...
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Ask the Lord to search your heart! Heart searching prepares your heart for prayer and leads to personal revival. Psalm 139:23-24 says, "Search me, O God, and know my heart; test my thoughts. Point out anything you find in me that makes you sad, and lead me along the path of everlasting life." 1 John 1:5-10; Psalm 32:1-7 Confession of faith...
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Pray for: Their relationship with the Lord That they will turn from self and sin "I pray that child's name would "flee from youthful lusts, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart." (2 Timothy 2:2) That they will turn toward the Lord To trust and follow Him To know and...
No Comments » I love the sign that hangs in the guest bedroom at our friends' home. It says, "Don't Count Sheep, Talk to the Shepherd." Doesn't it make sense, rather than lying awake worrying about tomorrow, to instead center our hearts on God and to remember other people and their needs? A simple way to do this is to "pray your ABC's." Starting with the...
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Smiling like newlyweds, we snuggled into the first meeting of our annual marriage conference. The outstanding speaker had us laughing to tears as he entertained us. But at one point we stopped laughing and started to squirm. The topic was shared prayer time. The teacher had us rate ourselves in various areas of our marriage: Friendship – 9/10,...
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Relate to the Lord as freely as a friend. Over Christmas vacation, my old high-school friends and I reunited at Jenny’s house. After completing our undergraduate degrees, we’d all gone different directions and now looked forward to catching up. We knew Shannon and Divine had just gotten engaged, so the rest of us took turns asking about their...
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In Psalm 100:4 God's Word directs us to enter the gates with thanksgiving. Once inside the gates, we're not too far from the Throne Room – the place of intercession. Thanksgiving, we might say then, is a DOOR OPENER which leads eventually to intercession. Have you ever noticed what thanksgiving does to you? Try it some day when you can't seem...
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