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Why Pray? |
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| Romans 8:26-27 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God's will. |
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Our Prayer Beliefs We believe all things are possible through prayer! We believe prayer is the first and most important step you must take to solve any and all of life's problems, difficulties, circumstances and adventures. God does nothing on earth save in answer to believing prayer (John Wesley) God shapes the world through prayer, the more praying in the world the better the world will be, the mightier the forces against evil... the prayers of God's saints are the capital stock of Heaven by which God carries on His great work upon earth. God conditions the very life and prosperity of His cause on prayer! E.M. Bounds You can do more than pray after you have prayed, but you cannot do more than pray until you have prayed .... Prayer is striking the winning blow.... Service is gathering up the results. Matt 7:7-11 "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. 9 "Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask Him! Why we must pray! God chose, from the beginning of creation to work on the earth through humans NOT independent of them. He always has and always will, even at the cost of becoming one! Though God is sovereign and all-powerful, Scriptures clearly tells us that He limited Himself, concerning the affairs of earth, to working through human beings! Jesus told us to pray and ASK for our daily bread, all our needs! Yet He knows our needs before we even ask. Paul said "Pray for us that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly" (2Thess.3:1). Wasn't God already planning to do this? God wants this more than we do! Are not these things Gods will? Why then, are we supposed to ask Him for something He already wants to give us, if it's not that our asking somehow releases Him to do it? Why? Because God has chosen to work through People! God's giving is inseparably connected with our asking... Only by prayer can that power be brought down from heaven. God wants our prayers! Ezek.22:30-31 - 30 "I looked for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found none. 31 So I will poured out my wrath on them and consume them with my fiery anger, bringing down on their own heads all they have done, declares the Sovereign LORD." In Ezekiel He wanted to spare the people, but he could not find a human to ask Him to spare this people so He had to destroy them. The implications of these verses are astounding, God's holiness, integrity and uncompromising truth prevent Him from simply excusing sin. It must be judged. Not only is He holy, but He is also love, and His love also desires to redeem, to restore and to show mercy! Ezek.33:11 Say to them, 'As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! Why will you die, Isaiah 30:18 Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. For the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him! How much should we pray and when do we stop? Never give up, never stop, He answers all prayers! Luke 18:1 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. Gal. 6:9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up Prayer is essentially a partnership of the redeemed child of God working hand in hand with God toward the realization of His redemptive purposes on earth.
Our Purpose We are here to pray for those in need and help shoulder their burdens by asking Jesus to intercede in their life and conquer the spiritual warfare that is taking place. We also pray for friends and love ones that have not turned to Jesus, (lost souls that are not saved, no matter who they are or what they have done). We believe through prayer, God will remove the Vail and lies Satan has put in front of people and make Himself known to them so they may see His Love and Grace and Salvation through Jesus Christ. We believe we are God's servants on this earth and only through prayer can we truly know His will for our lives and serve Him as He created and died for us to do. Heb 4:16 Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. |
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