How to Saturate the Ministry You Lead with Prayer

As a leader you can easily be overwhelmed by the demands of ministry. The good news is that you are not alone! Jesus never intended that you do ministry in your own strength, relying on your own ingenuity and resourcefulness. He taught disciples to maintain a vibrant, inner fellowship with Him, “because you can do …

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Alone with Him

When we realize that God is not some faraway distant and disinterested deity... When we learn that He invites us to draw near on a pathway blazed by His Son... When we discover that He made us to be satisfied only by continuously and deeply drinking from the life He alone can provide... When we …

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LIFE in His Presence

When Jesus steps into the room... If you are blind, you will see; If you are deaf, you will hear His voice; If you are an offender of others, you will love others by seeking their forgiveness; If you are bound, you will be set free; If you are an enemy, you will be reconciled; …

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My Father (a consuming fire)

The sight of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the top of the mountain in the eyes of the children of Israel. Exodus 24:17 ...when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. Luke …

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5 Ways to Pray Today

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. (Romans 12:12) Your daily prayer life is the greatest privilege you have as a child of God. One of the reasons Jesus died for you is so that you would have unhindered access and unfiltered fellowship with the Father! He wants you to be with …

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Glimpsing Revival: The Haystack Prayer Meeting – How a Campus Revival Birthed American Foreign Missions

It was on a Saturday afternoon during the month of August 1806 that five young men from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, met together to pray near a grove of maple trees north of the campus. As a thunderstorm rolled in overhead, lightning and rain forced the students to run and take shelter in a …

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8 Principles for Launching a Prayer Ministry

In 1979, they met in a church classroom early on Sunday mornings to pray.  A small group of older men and women would gather, encouraging a group of students to join them as they interceded for Sunday services, church leaders, and lost souls. As the church grew and lives were changed, lessons were learned. Listening …

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When Praying Gets Hard

“Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and NOT LOSE HEART...” ~ Luke 18:1 “For I want you to know what a great CONFLICT I have for you...” ~ Colossians 2:1 “Epaphras, who is one of you, a bondservant of Christ, greets you, always LABORING fervently for you in …

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Insight: John Newton on Seeking God

Every Christian is on a journey to know God more fully (John 17:3)... but rarely does anyone explain that the path is not an easy one nor is it well-populated. It can be strange and disorienting, especially as you look around and it seems no one else is travelling with you, or that no one …

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