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“What thing is that that maketh our prayer acceptable to God? Is it our babbling? No, no; it is not our babbling, nor our long prayer; there is another thing than it. The dignity and worthiness of our words is of no such virtue.
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August 7, 2009(Filed under: Evangelism & Outreach)
One church in Michigan is skipping the giveaways, glitz and glamour. The LA Times tells the story of a church in a Michigan town, hit hard by the recession. They set up a prayer booth at their local city hall, offering a prayer to each passerby.
At first it might sound a bit cheesy or ineffective, but they’re seeing around 175 people per week dropping in for a prayer. When a third of a town find themselves jobless, prayer becomes a bit more of a felt need.
Any worries of ineffectiveness or general heavy-handedness are eased by this paragraph from the article:
Word of the prayer station has spread as the City Hall crowds have grown. The manager of a 7-Eleven wants a station set up next to his soda machines. So does the owner of a ConocoPhillips gas station.
It’s easy to get caught up in making church more sexy when a lot of people simply need the church to be more available.
Posted by Tom Welch on July 22, 2009 under Pray! | Be the First to Comment
Sandee: Jordan, Nichole and Brett keep focus on God and be in His Word. Praise the Lord for the comfort He continues to provide in stressful times. Leya- personal problems.
Herb & Jo: Thank you Lord for our health, safe travels and answers to our prayers.
Susan F.: Please pray for two very difficult decisions that I need to make. That I will consider the right things and make the right choices to God’s glory. Thanks and praise for Alais’ continue recovery and for all the loving and giving people that are helping the family deal with difficult times.
Nancy: Ask the Lord to give Tom a wonderful, relaxing vacation this week with his family (and Stephen) at the Lake house. Pray for continued recovery and strength for Jonathan as well as decisions that need to be made regarding school in the fall. Janna needs peace and strength in the Lord this week.
Eloise: Please Lord send your might Holy Spirit to work in Pam and Trent’s hearts to draw them to your Holy Spirit. Thank you Lord for answered prayers, peace in my heart, and enough of all I need.
John D.: Thank you for my wonderful family. Pray for the 99 people living at the women’s homeless shelter where my company renovated two emergency rooms. May those women keep or find faith in the Lord in these hard times. Pray for a personnel problem that is creating backlash issues for me personally. May God fight this battle!
Julie: Thank you Lord for being the Light of my life and thank you Lord for filling my heart with Your Love.
Barbara B.: Praise for a wonderful time of refreshment with my family this past month. Prayer for Edgewood Ranch staff training this week: 1) New filling of the Spirit of God. 2) Unity. 3) Encouragement.
Deborah T.: Thank God for a certified kitchen. Pray for guidance for Deb & Jim.
Lindsey: Pray for a good completion to her Missions Internship in Indonesia this week and a safe journey home next week. Pray for Whitney to look to God for all she needs in her new job in Auburn, Alabama.
Maurice: I am thankful for the cross which leads me to salvation, a loving fellowship at my church, and an ever ready help in time of need.
Anon.: Thanks for calmness and being surrounded by people with positive attitudes. Pray for people who are less fortunate.
Posted by Tom Welch on July 10, 2009 under Pray! | Be the First to Comment
“Imagine that your prayer is a poorly dressed beggar reeking of alcohol and body odor, stumbling toward the palace of the great king. You have become your prayer. As you shuffle toward the barred gate, the guards stiffen. Your smell has preceded you. You stammer out a message for the great king: ‘I want to see the king.’
Your words are barely intelligible, but you whisper one final word, ‘Jesus, I come in the name of Jesus.’ At the name of Jesus, as if by magic, the palace comes alive. The guards snap to attention, bowing low in front of you. Lights come on, and the door flies open. You are ushered into the palace and down a long hallway into the throne room of the great king, who comes running to you and wraps you in his arms.
The name of Jesus gives my prayers royal access. They get through. Jesus isn’t just the Savior of my soul. He’s also the Savior of my prayers. My prayers come before the throne of God as the prayers of Jesus. ‘Asking in Jesus’ name’ isn’t another thing I have to get right so my prayers are perfect. Is it one more gift of God because my prayers are so imperfect.”
—Paul Miller, A Praying Life (Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress 2009), 135
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Greetings Praying Friends,
Thank you so much for all your prayers for us! God is doing so much and it is hard to communicate all that is happening. God is encouraging our staff here to focus on Him and depend upon Him as it comes to reaching their countries with the Gospel.
We have had many opportunities to pray with a number of these dear brothers and sisters. We received word on the first day of the conference that 22 more of our staff in indo-kneesia have been released from prison. That makes 35 out of 41 have been released now – please keep the last 6 (only men now) in your prayers. They are praying they will be released by the end of the year. Please keep this in your prayers!
Ben & I have been very engaged in the program so far in this conference. The first night I led the entire group (over 100) in prayer around their tables to ask God to send his presence to meet with us all week long. Each morning we are starting the day with 6:30 prayer. We have been part of the morning worship & prayer time (this morning was a special time focused on “Listening to God”). As mentioned before we also have had many times to interact with our dear brothers and sisters and have had many opportunities to pray with many already.
Pray that the Lord, by His grace, will continue to use us to encourage these dear beloved saints of the Lord! Some of these dear brothers & sisters live in very difficult places across Southeast Asia.
We so appreciate your prayers for us,
Milt Monell
