Paul, fol-lowing the lead of Jesus, deliberately diverted the disciples’ attention away from fasting and any form of food asceticism and into prayer, service, and toil on behalf of the Kingdom.
My aim and my prayer in writing this book is that it might awaken a hunger for the supremacy of God in all things for the joy of all peoples. Fasting proves the presence, and fans the flame, of that hunger.
oming of Christ. We pray for his appearing, because we lov his ap pearing. The prayer “Come, Lord Jesus” is rooted in something deeper: “I love y akening happens. This love involves desiring, lon ing, …
Carry this manual to church and use it during collective times of corporate prayer in praying for others – there are sections included for praising God, as well as many Scripture prayers, etc.
Answer: Prayer is an offering up of our desires unto God, for things agreeable to his will, in the name of Christ, with confession of our sins, and thankful acknowledgment of his mercies.
PRAYER Thank God for the significance of His love for His children. Pray that your group would learn what it looks like to fully delight in the treasure that is given to us in Jesus Christ. Ask God for …
Our united prayer and commitment, from the home base of a missions-mobilizing local church, and the newly founded Bethlehem College and Seminary, is that God will be merciful to us and make our …
Break into small groups and spend a few minutes in prayer. In particular, pray that God would awaken in each person a desire to glorify him by being satisfied in all that he is for us in Jesus.
List one or two new habits you want to cultivate to enrich your private prayer time—or, if your private prayer time needs a full overhaul, write a new Private Prayer Plan.
Therefore the work of the Holy Spirit is essential for right understanding of the Bible,5 and prayer for His assistance belongs to a proper effort to understand and apply God‘s Word.6