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Wish you could take your whole group or congregation to a prayer conference? Now you can bring it to them. Journey Into the Presence of God . . . a conference of prayer on DVD Dear prayer leader, Do you want desperately for your church to be a house of prayer, but even though prayer is emphasized and there’s an effective prayer ministry, you still feel something’s missing? What’s missing in many churches is congregational prayer at the heart of worship and effective corporate prayer in small groups. The problem isn’t a lack of desire, but that the vast majority of ministers and laymen have never been taught the skills of group prayer. Years ago I asked the Lord to show me how to engage every person in my congregation in prayer. He answered my prayer and led me to write an article about what He had taught me. An editor saw it and suggested I write the book, Prayer Guide – A Manual for Leading Prayer . The first printing sold in less than a year. Then God opened the door for me to lea...

YOUR INVITATION TO PRAY Pray for Students To have a teacher whose godly life-style draw them to a life of faith in Christ. To be a witness and demonstrate God’s love in their attitude, speech, and behavior. To discern truth in subjects being taught. To resist drug and alcohol use and sexual temptation. To have a safe educational environment. Pray for Teachers To demonstrate a maturing, Christ-like life. To be the salt and light at their school. To live in a way that fellow staff will be drawn to their Savior. To see the potential of every student. To be aware of the impact they have upon students. To make a life of prayer a priority and find at least one other educator to pray with. Pray for Parents To be involved in their child(ren’s) education. To attend school activities. To accept leadership roles in parent groups. To become active on their school board. To build relationships with and support their child’s teacher(s). Pray for Administrators To support their staff mentally, emo...

Praying the “ABC’s” of the Names of God Because the Lord is our All Sufficient One, His name is all we need to be equipped for life. As we pray through and reflect on His names we are led to praise Him, trust Him, love Him, and depend on Him. A lmighty . Awesome . Advocate B read . Burden-bearer . Barrier-breaker C ounselor . Conqueror . Companion D welling-place . Deliverer . Defender . E ternal . Encourager . Enduring . Enabler F ather . Friend . Faithful . Finisher G uide . Great . Gracious . Giver H oly . Humble . Hiding-place . Hope I AM . Instructor . Indwelling . Intercessor J ehovah . Just . Joy . Jesus K ing . Keeper . Kind . Key L amb of God . Lord . Light . Leader M aster . Mighty . Merciful . Mindful N igh . Needed . Nearest . Nourisher O mniscient . Omnipresent . Omnipotent P rince of Peace . Provider . Praise-worthy Q uickener . Queller-of-storms . Quietnes R edeemer . Refresher . Ruler . Rock...

>>>Note: Use this as a format for your next corporate, large or small group, prayer session. Distribute the list (or show on a screen) ... Ask individuals to select, as they are led by the Spirit, one of the "You say" statements to pray over ... Ask each person to begin by stating the negative, then the positive , then launch their prayer after reading the Scripture . GOD HAS A POSITIVE ANSWER: YOU SAY GOD SAYS BIBLE VERSES You say: 'It's impossible' God says: All things are possible (Luke 18:27 ) You say: 'I'm too tired' God says: I will give you rest (Matthew 11:28 -30) You say: 'Nobody really loves me' God says: I love you (John 3:1 6 & John 3:34 ) You say: 'I can't go on' God says: My grace is sufficient (II Corinthians 12:9 & Psalm ...

10 Ways to Pray on “Children’s Day” • National Prayer Leader Offers Special Ideas America’s church played a vital role in the birth of both Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. So it should be no surprise that the revival of “Children’s Day” on the second Sunday in June (this year June 14, 2009) also embraces a spiritual component. The website, www.nationalchildrensday.us, and its mirror www.childrensday.us, are offering 10 ways to pray on “Children’s Day” as complied by the Rev. Phil Miglioratti, national facilitator of city and community ministries for Mission America. He also leads the National Pastors’ Prayer Network and writes a prayer column for Pray Magazine. “10 Ways to Pray on Children’s Day” 1. Sit on your porch or patio and pray for children in your neighborhood. 2. Take your family (including children!) or a few friends and pray at a nearby school. • At the flagpole • Around the perimeter • In each parking slot (for the faculty, administration, called-in parents...) 3. Picnic i...

>>>Note from Phil: Avoiding the extremes of prohibiting or promoting prophetic giftings is essential on a corporate, small group or individual ministry basis. Both pastor and prayer leader must be theologically (1 Corinthians 14:3) and practically prepared . . . Picking Up The Pieces A Pastor’s Role When Prophecies Go Amiss By Eddie and Alice Smith A ministry asked a well-known speaker to take up an offering for them during one of its gatherings. After taking the microphone, the man announced to the group, “The Lord told me before I left my hotel room tonight that the offering tonight will be $225,000! Can I hear an ‘amen’?” The loyal crowd, of course, resounded in agreement with a great “amen!” The overly confident prophetic guest insisted that the offering be counted so they could celebrate. When it was reported that the offering from approximately 500 people was roughly $34,000, the prophet berated the people for their unfaithfulness to the Lord and their failure...

Ministry Tip: Prayer Patrol by Rhonda Weese Hundreds of citizens in our city have found a way to help our police force and firefighters without ever leaving home. How? By joining the Prayer Patrol. This prayer program began more than a year ago through the efforts of a local minister. After praying for a police officer at a National Day of Prayer gathering, the minister contacted other churches and prayer groups to see if they'd be interested in joining an ongoing prayer effort for police and firefighters. They were. City police and firefighters have embraced these prayers with open arms. At least one officer now believes more strongly than ever in the power of prayer. Just days after 3,000 people had prayed for this man's protection, he survived five gunshot wounds. If your church or prayer group would like to try a police and firefighters protection program, here are some suggestions. Present your plan to other churches and prayer groups in your city, and solicit their involv...

The congregation should pray for their pastor and church leaders with great consistency and passion.   Prayer will not only be a channel of spiritual power and encouragement for the pastors – it will keep the church members’ hearts warm to the will of the Lord and the needs of the leadership.  Daniel Henderson * Type keywords in the "Search This Blog" box above * Coaching? Teaching? Preaching? on prayer - Contact Phil@nppn.org * Pastor Phil's ministry schedule: http://nppn.org/Schedule.htm * Join the Church Prayer Leaders Network @ http://www.PrayerLeader.com

Where Are We? By Eddie Smith M y father once asked me, "Son, if you were to open a map for the purpose of traveling to Chicago, what would you look for first?" Cautiously I said, "Chicago?" He smiled and said, "No, Son. You first look for where you are. Until you are certain where you are, you can't possibly find your way to your intended destination." May I suggest where I think we are? I'll spare you the details. 1. Prayer More Christians pray today than ever before. Christians pray more today than ever before. Christians pray together more today than ever before. "Prayer has left the building!" Marketplace prayer Prayerwalking On site prayer Prayer journeys Schools of prayer Prayer Summits Pastors' prayer groups Yesterday we celebrated the 2009 Global Day of Prayer which involved all of the 220 nations on earth! As many as 500 million Christians participated. ...