Luke 22:42 “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” If praying is not going to change the will of God – then why pray? Jesus prayed the most earnest prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane just a few hours before He was arrested. He...
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03 February 2024 – Why Pray? – Part 6
Acts 10:4 Cornelius stared at him in fear. “What is it, Lord?” he asked. The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering before God.” How did the prayer of Cornelius catch the attention of heaven? The prayer of Cornelius mustered such traction in the heavenlies that...
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02 January 2024 – Why Pray? – Part 5
Mark 1:35 Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. Why did Jesus pray? What did He pray about? Why did He spend hours in prayer? Very early in the morning in the Middle East would have...
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01 February 2024 – Why Pray? – Part 4
Genesis 3:8 In the cool of the evening, the man and his wife heard the LORD God walking around in the garden. What did Adam and Eve talk to God every day? They had nothing to pray about. There was no desperate financial need, no disappointing relationships or disturbing medical results. There were no theological...
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31 January 2024 – Why Pray? – Part 3
Genesis 18:32 Then he said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak just once more. What if only ten can be found there?” Only God can move mountains but faith and prayer move God — EM Bounds Prayer moves the heart of God. We know that “fasting and prayer does not change God...
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30 January 2024 – Why Pray? – Part 2
Psalm 147:9 He provides food for the cattle and for the young ravens when they call. “Prayer is the slender nerve that moves the muscle of Omnipotence” — Charles Spurgeon Prayer plugs us into the socket of the divine sources. Prayer is the link that connects us with the supernatural provision. Prayer gives us access to...
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29 January 2024 – Why Pray? – Part 1
1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray without ceasing. Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden. — Corrie Ten Boom Why should we pray when God knows our concerns and problems? He is omnipotent and omniscient. He is in control so, why should we pray and...