Thursday, May 23, 2013

Prayer Leader asks . . .

May 21, 2013 by · Leave a Comment 

Phil, Had a few questions I was hoping you could help me with.  First, are there any books or resources you would recommend about intersession/being an intercessor?  I have had some struggles in the past few months that I have not had before and I am looking for guidance.  I am thinking I am experiencing [...]

“Help!” – How to Lead a 90 Minute Prayer Session

May 20, 2013 by · Leave a Comment 

“Help!” – How to Lead a 90 Minute Prayer Session Phil, I am to co-lead a 90 minute prayer session for our Pastors Prayer Gathering. The focus is giving praise for the God of the City. Can you help me with some guidelines, thoughts, pointers, suggestions. Thanks in advance. A few thoughts – Always seek the [...]

Fresh Prayer ~ a fresh approach to praying scripture

May 20, 2013 by · Leave a Comment 

Check out the latest issue of FreshPrayer. It springs from Isaiah 35. We all know people who just can’t seem to envision God doing anything good in their lives. They are sometimes blinded to God’s love and immobilized in fear. The promise of Isaiah 35 will help you pray with confidence for friends or family [...]

SBC Call to Prayer ~ U.S. Needs Christian Prayers

May 15, 2013 by · Leave a Comment 

Page: Healing U.S. rests in power of Christians’ prayers NASHVILLE (BP) — The responsibility of healing the nation rests with Christians in prayer, Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee President Frank Page said Thursday (May 2) at a National Day of Prayer breakfast in Nashville. “The fault for what’s happening is not the White House, the [...]

Call to Prayer ~ Effectual fervent prayer ‘the key to God-seeking revival’

May 11, 2013 by · Leave a Comment 

CALL TO PRAYER: Effectual fervent prayer ‘the key to God-seeking revival’ Gregory Frizell EDITOR’S NOTE: Frank S. Page, president of the SBC Executive Committee, has issued a call to prayer for revival and spiritual awakening for our churches, our nation and our world during 2013. Baptist Press will carry First-Person articles during the year encouraging [...]

Could you pray with more informed intercession for your city?

April 25, 2013 by · Leave a Comment 

Faith in every city is unique. Barna’s new 2013 editions of the Cities reports will give you a new understanding of the residents of your city. These faith databases provide powerful information on the religious affiliation in your city, including what percentage is Muslim. Cities also contains political, spiritual, and demographic profiles—helping you to be more effective in connecting [...]

Ten Simple Prayer Strategies

April 22, 2013 by · Leave a Comment 

Ten Simple Strategies for Prayer  16 Comments By Chuck Lawless I know very few people who don’t struggle with prayer. We know we should pray, but doing so consistently and fervently is not easy. Most of our praying is reactionary – that is, in response to a problem – rather than proactive, lifestyle praying. Sometimes [...]

Kingdom Focused Praying

April 22, 2013 by · Leave a Comment 

CALL TO PRAYER: Kingdom prayer perspectives from John 17 By: J. Chris Schofield Original article can be found here, http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?Id=40118. CARY, N.C. (BP) — While preparing to speak at a conference, I went into a small Sunday School classroom to pray. Sitting there in meditation, I noticed numerous prayer requests listed on a white board. I [...]

Recruiting Leaders Who Can Pray

March 29, 2013 by · 1 Comment 

Recruiting Leaders Who Can Pray Phil Miglioratti   The qualifications for leadership are obvious. Character – We agree on the essential need to seek out fruitful believer in Jesus Christ; a person who is a disciple, not merely someone who has made a decision. A man or women of integrity and honesty, with an obvious love [...]

Why We Kneel When We Pray

March 9, 2013 by · Leave a Comment 

CALL TO PRAYER: Praying in full surrender Claude King NASHVILLE (BP) — Years ago, while reading one of my dozens of books by Andrew Murray, I learned that our modern posture of prayer (kneeling with hands clasped with head bowed) didn’t come from Judaism but from a medieval ceremony. I undertook a study of that [...]

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