Prayer beads

them how to pray. He starts with the Lord’s Prayer. The first words were: “Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done.” These…

Evangelism in Future Ministry The future of my ministry revolves around pastoring a local congregation. With that said, evangelism and multiplication must and will be an integral part of my ministry. I, first of all, must model effective evangelism. Secondly, I must create an evangelistic culture within the church so that every disciple of Christ is engaged in evangelistic efforts. My first efforts will be to continue growth in my own personal life. The principles that were taught in this…

the proclaiming of the Gospel. It has been faithfully sought after in prayer by the Christian Church through the ages to the present. “Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord, and the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; and the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he shall be forgiven.” (James 5:13-14) Prayers for spiritual, emotional, and physical healing had always been…

Pastor faith opened with prophecy for the prayer night portion of the evening. She lead the end of the 2nd day of the retreat with a deep hour of prayer. "The great need we have for you lord, the great need is there. Please come down and enter our hearts Father. We want to love you back. We know you love us and we want to give our everything to you…

Prayer in Public Schools Prayer in Public Schools Religion appears on many American symbols, from the Star Spangled Banner, to the Pledge of Allegiance, to our currency with the slogan “In God We Trust,” to our government’s tradition of using the Bible for swearing in public officials. Some may even believe that this country was built on a religious, Christian specifically, background. Religion is part of the foundation of America making prayer in public schools the controversial issue it is…

life and it requires the re-education of your body, your emotions, your intellect, and your spiritual outlook. Be fair to yourself. Keep on!” The Basic Ideas of Science of Mind, pg. 24 Perhaps you are familiar with the technique of affirmative prayer that Ernest Holmes called a spiritual mind treatment. Perhaps you did not know that Holmes never taught a five step approach to treatment, as it is commonly taught in Science of Mind classes. That was a later suggestion by one of his…

rules. We sin everyday. I believe that being a faithful disciple of Jesus Christ requires a willingness to listen to listen to the four realities with loving hearts and open minds. 2. What do you think Chittister is trying to get at when she writes: "Prayer in Benedictine spirituality is not an interruption of our busy lives nor is it a higher act"? a. She makes this stamen because she wants us to realize that pray is a filter…

Prayers and Answers My sisters and I had just finished unloading the garbage out of the back of the pickup and it was time to drive back to the house to fill it up again. I had backed up just a little too far this time and the pickup was sitting on a steep slope. At eleven years old, I was not strong enough to hold the brake and push in the clutch to start the engine. As I struggled to hold them both and turn the key, the pickup rolled backward and up over the top of some straw bales we had…

A Call to Prayer What are some reasons we pray? Today we are going to discuss our call to pray. Praying is something that we all need to do more of. How we spend our time is an indicator of what we see as valuable. If we put private time into prayer, we are saying to God that we think our relationship with God is important. As a church we need to be people who pray privately, but we also need to pray together. Matthew 18:20 says, “Where two or more are gathered in my name, I am with them. There…

There were set prayers at set times of the day. Their prayer life was very ritualistic. They fumbled through their faith doing their best to please God. They helplessly sought out a rhythm in prayer by reading the sacred text. They had a heart to please their new King. They had a heart to fellowship with the Lord Almighty. They soon broke out of the ritualistic Jewish tradition and adopted their own rituals formed by the word of God. The Bible is filled with instruction about prayer. Since the…