Church@Prayer (eBook)

52 Weeks at the Throne of Grace

Hugh Wesley Carrington (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2020
366 Seiten
Bridge Ministries Consulting, Inc. (Verlag)
978-1-7326132-0-1 (ISBN)

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I love and welcome a good challenge. Moreover, I like to challenge myself. One evening several years ago after a prayer meeting at my local church, I challenged a church leader about making prayer the focus of our prayer meetings. The response? "e;Well, you'll just be talking about the same things every week."e; This seasoned spiritual leader was not alone in his thinking. Many spiritual leaders and members believe that a church cannot and will not focus on prayer for 52 weeks-one full year. As a matter of fact, one pastor was emphatic in his position: "e;It will never happen."e;Are you struggling with planning your prayer meetings? Are you thinking there's no way you can study and discuss prayer for 52 weeks? Yes, you can! This 52 Weeks of Prayer Initiative (52- WPI) is just what you and your congregation needs. The Church@ Prayer: 52 Weeks at the Throne of Grace is a practical guide con- taining 52 essays on prayer that considers crucial concepts on the transforming influence of prayer and can be used to guide your prayer meeting discussions and sermon themes throughout the year.These essays are not conclusive but are the author's spiritual musings on each passage of Scripture as seen through the eyes of prayer. As such, the essays were not written to cover every aspect of the specific theme; rather, they are intended to be used, along with the discussion questions, as a catalyst for the expression of the reader's thoughts and to encourage further dialogue.Now you (your church) have more tools available to focus on prayer each week for the next year. I challenged myself to write these essays, and I'm currently challenging any new pastor to a church to spend the first 52 weeks of his tenure preaching and teaching about prayer. The challenge is also for any pastor-begin now by committing the next 52 weeks to preach and teach about prayer. Being intentional about prayer will set a tone for the con- gregation and unleash a tremendous wave of power to move that church forward spiritually.I'm not a pastor, and I've never pastored a church, so I've never had the opportunity to implement this bold philosophy. But I am a Christian, and I've experienced the tremendous power of prayer. As such, I'm currently challenging spiritual leaders to try it. Spiritual leaders, this is your opportunity to engage your members over the next 52 weeks in practical prayer discussions that will foster ministries, programs, and activities to cultivate a house of prayer. I'm curious to see what God is going to do. What do you have to lose?In my first book, Inevitable & Imminent: On Becoming a House of Prayer-The Process, I outlined the process of how a church becomes a house of prayer. This book allows you to do "e;it"e; for a full year. The subject matter experts tell us that most habits can be formed in 21 to 30 days; watch what happens to your church and in your home after these 52 weeks!

Inhalt

Acknowledgments

Introduction

MONTH 1

Week 1 Back To Basics

Week 2 The Church's Primary Function

Week 3 Spiritual Waiting

Week 4 Praying With Purpose

Week 5 On Your Way to Pray

MONTH 2

Week 6 Persistence in Prayer

Week 7 Prayer and Consistent Praise

Week 8 Prayer and Revelation of Jesus

Week 9 Show Yourself to the Priests

MONTH 3

Week 10 Progressive Prayer

Week 11 Challenging God Through Prayer

Week 12 A Closer Relationship

Week 13 Connecting with the King

MONTH 4

Week 14 Temples of Prayer

Week 15 Remarkable Secrets

Week 16 Instructions Included

Week 17 A Straight Line

MONTH 5

Week 18 Two or Three: Families and Prayer

Week 19 I've Heard Your Request

Week 20 The Blessings of Intercessory Prayer

Week 21 Get on the Wall

Week 22 A Quiet and Peaceful Life

MONTH 6

Week 23 Thy Will Be Done

Week 24 No Glory

Week 25 After the High

Week 26 What Are You Hungry for?

MONTH 7

Week 27 You Gotta Sing!

Week 28 Show Me Your Glory

Week 29 In That Moment

Week 30 Tear Up the Roof

Week 31 Sweet-Smelling Incense

MONTH 8

Week 32 Praying for a Second Chance

Week 33 You Have Not

Week 34 Start Praying!

Week 35 When, If, and Then

MONTH 9

Week 36 Fully Armed, but Prayerless

Week 37 The Progression of Sin

Week 38 Delivered?

Week 39 Wait for It

MONTH 10

Week 40 I'm Only Human

Week 41 Where Is the Answer?

Week 42 Just Say the Word

Week 43 Only by Prayer

Week 44 God Still Delivers

MONTH 11

Week 45 Neglected Opportunity

Week 46 Transformation Through Prayer

Week 47 Prayer and Ministry

Week 48 It's Harvest Time

MONTH 12

Week 49 Send Me

Week 50 An End of Praying

Week 51 Prayer Must Give Way to Action

Week 52 I've Prayed, Now What?

BONUS ESSAY

Same God!

House of Prayer Indicator Assessment

Notes to the Reader

About the Author

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.10.2020
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
• Schlagworte: Church Growth • House of prayer • Prayer • Prayerlessness • spiritual growth
• ISBN-10: 1-7326132-0-6 / 1732613206
• ISBN-13: 978-1-7326132-0-1 / 9781732613201