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A Father's Example of Prayer Magazine Senator John Ashcroft shares the following story about learning from his father's example: Many kids wake up to the smell of coffee brewing or the sound of a rooster crowing. My wake-up call was my father's passionate praying filtering through the house. Sometimes I'd ease downstairs and join him. One knee was usually raised, so I'd slip in underneath, shielded by his body as he pleaded for my soul. I never caught Dad praying for our happiness. He realized that the pursuit of happiness for its own sake is a frustrating, disillusioning, often futile effort. Happiness usually hides from those addicted to its sugar, while it chases after those caught up in something more lasting than momentary excitement. I never heard him pray for a bigger house, car, or bank account. Instead, he prayed that our hearts would be ignited and inspired to do things of eternal consequence. "Turn our eyes from the temporal, the physical, and the me...

Prayer Leader interviewed Peggy Pearson, a member at Inland Hills Church in Chino Hills, California and leads the Prayers & Squares Ministry as a volunteer. Prayer Leader ~ Peggy, what is a prayer quilt and how are you using them to mobilize prayer for persons in your church? I’ve attached the blurb that goes on the back of each quilt request ===>Click headline to access that information . . . Prayer Leader ~ How did this ministry begin? What was the inspiration the Holy Spirit used to launch the idea? A few ladies started an informal quilting group in 1992 at Hope United Methodist Church in Ranch Bernardo, California, with no other purpose than to have fun making quilts together. Then, a group member's 2-year-old grandson ended up in a coma following heart surgery. His doctors were very pessimistic about Kody's chances for recovery. The ladies decided to make a quilt in vivid primary colors. There was no time to quilt it, so it was tied with perle cotton thread as si...

Prayers & Squares is an interfaith outreach ministry that combines the gift of prayer with the gift of a hand-tied quilt. Unlike many other organizations that make quilts for charitable causes, the purpose of Prayers & Squares is not to make and distribute quilts, but to promote prayer through the use of quilts. Our motto is: "It's not about the quilt; it's all about the prayers ." Each Knot Represents a Prayer The idea behind these prayer quilts is simple. A heavy thread is used to take stitches through the quilt layers, and the ends are left free to be tied with square knot. As each knot is tied, a silent prayer is said for someone in special need, who then receives the finished quilt. Through Prayers & Squares many quilts have been distributed, each a special gift of love. They have been made for sick babies, for cancer and AIDS patients, for adults and children fa...

Phil, If you have time, this church service will really bless you. The message is why I am sharing it... First Baptist Orlando is Jim Henry's old church...their new pastor, David Uth shares about his recent encounter with God --as to the direction of his sermon topics. He shares openly about what happened to him... He raises the questions: Have you lost the "wonder" of God? Have we lost the "holiness" of God in our churches? He shares about wanting to share with those at First Orlando that it should be our desire to have "a heart that is filled with a passion for prayer" - Our churches should be houses of prayer and our "passion" should be "to want to converse with God on a daily basis". So what is wrong with us? He has challenged his people to try when they are alone in their cars to "actively give up the seat next to them in their cars on the way to and from work...to invite God to sit next to them...to actively, LISTEN and...

Harvest Prayer Ministries is into its 14th year of ministry, and we are more determined than ever to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness. Obeying Him in our personal lives, in our homes and in our ministry is paramount. If He calls us to lay everything down for His sake, we are prepared to do just that. Yet, we sense a renewed enthusiasm and zeal for the work of prayer in a needy, dark world. So we press on! As O. Hallesby has said,"The work of praying is prerequisite to all other work in the kingdom of God. By prayer we couple the powers of heaven to our helplessness, the powers which can capture strongholds and make the impossible possible." God has given us His prerequisites for this work of prayer: * Have faith and do not doubt (Matthew 21:21-22) * If you remain in Me and My words remain in you (John 15:7) * Ask according to My will (1 John 5:14-15) * If two or more agree (Matthew 18:19-20) * Ask in My name (John 14:13-14) ...

Preparing Leaders for Reflection and Prayer Days and Short Retreats Lead Facilitator: Dr. Evelyn Davis Worship Leaders and Topic Facilitators will be announced Prayer Coordinators: Fran Woods, Chesley (Tiny) and Ruth Ray In the U. S.: May 17–26, 2007 at Lutheridge Retreat near Asheville, NC October 4–13, 2007 at Brookhaven Retreat near Dallas, TX Overview of Topics for Reflection and Prayer Days A day of reflection and prayer begins with worship and singing, then there is a brief overview of the topic the group has chosen. Handouts describe the topic, with Bible verses for reference and thought questions for application. There is time for personal reflection and prayer, then the option of praying with someone else or continuing with individual reflection. There is a time of closure, with an opportunity to share. A Spiritual Inventory and Spiritual Markers It is helpful to identify spiritual markers in our lives—times when we have encountered God’s call or his ...