Prayer

“communicate with people. And in the 66 books of the Bible, there are 650 prayers that are recorded. Prayers of praise, prayers of confession, prayers for protection. There are prayers that are full of hope and prayers for those that are running on empty. Prayers for immediate need and prayers for things in the future. All kinds of prayers are written down throughout scripture. But one consistent thing that we see is prayer is the most powerful form of communication we can have.”

“look at today was his prayer. So what do we know about prayer? Well, prayer is the platform of both our private and public praise and worship. Prayer is the lifeline of our sustained daily communion with God. Prayer is the place of intercession for the needs and care of others. prayer is the practice that teaches us dependence on God. And sometimes prayer is the panic button.”

“marched up the street to St. Paul's Chapel in New York City. There and then, the entire government, which was much smaller, at its inception knelt in prayer. It was prayer, prayer, and more prayer that began the nation in humility, acknowledging the sovereign God. So the greatest need, I want to say this morning, of our country is prayer, prayer, and more”

“when it comes to the matter of prayer. Some of us were taught that a part of the liturgy or the ritual of prayer was that of standing and kneeling whenever a church gathered together, or bedtime prayers that were said on your knees, or maybe prayers around the table where people held hands together. But the real issue in prayer is not the physical posture of your body. The real issue in all prayer is the posture of the heart. And today I want us to hear the heartbeat of the Apostle”

“And while prayer shouldn't always only be about me asking, God help me do this, God help me do that, prayer must always include asking because prayer is seeking God to do and to move and to work in ways in which we cannot supply or we cannot guide or direct our lives or the lives of others it was Jesus who taught us when we pray what was the order of business and prayer after we go through that opening preamble of the Lord's prayer he says give us this day our daily that's a specific”

“well good evening everyone thank you so much for taking a little time out of your week to be here for our evening of prayer it's our prayer that this impacts you that this ignites you if you will to more prayer to a greater depth of prayer it's really our heart that you'll walk away from this evening not just having attended something but having been shaped and changed by prayer and so it seems”