Archive for the 'Prayer Life' Category

Prayer for Ephesians (and Us!)

Posted by Ty on 04 Apr 2006 | Tagged as: Prayer Life

I finished reading a book last night and the author ended the book with this prayer. It’s actually a prayer that Paul prayed for the Ephesians. Sometimes we don’t know what to pray for, but we only have to look to God’s word to find just the right words. It is a fitting prayer as [...]

Denominations

Posted by Ty on 20 Mar 2006 | Tagged as: Prayer Life

Tonight during bible study, we talked about the power of a praying church. There were a lot of interesting points in this particular chapter. In one particular section where denominations were addressed it states…
“The purpose of denominations should be to organize believers into distinct families, not to erect walls that separate the body of Christ. [...]

Prayer Groups

Posted by Ty on 07 Mar 2006 | Tagged as: Prayer Life

Have you ever been apart of a prayer group? Last night that was the topic of study. I have never personally been in a prayer group that met on a regular basis nor have I had a prayer partner (last session’s topic). I found this quote something to consider.
“… the best things about being in [...]

Eyes of the Heart

Posted by Ty on 06 Mar 2006 | Tagged as: Prayer Life

We talked a little about how to pray for others during bible study class a few weeks ago. We especially touched on how to pray for someone who needs healing. Healing comes in so many different forms. Sometimes we only think of the physical ailments, but so many people need to be spiritually healed. Their [...]

Praying for Healing

Posted by Ty on 20 Feb 2006 | Tagged as: Prayer Life

One of the topics that came up in the book The Power of Praying Together was “one of the prayers you will be asked to pray most often for other people will be for healing.” If you are familiar with Stormie Ormatian’s Power of Praying books you know she often uses scriptures to form prayers. [...]

Great Quotes

Posted by Ty on 06 Feb 2006 | Tagged as: Prayer Life

This week in the our study of the Power of Praying Together, there were some great quotes I want to share.
“Don’t try to decide how much time you will devote to prayer or you will feel defeated if you can’t live up to it .”
“…concentrate on the praying instead of the answer…”
“Learn to partner with [...]

The Power of Praying Together

Posted by Ty on 17 Jan 2006 | Tagged as: Prayer Life

We started a new study today, The Power of Praying Together by Stormie Ormatian and Jack Hayford. This book comes with a study guide which really makes reading the book a valuable experience.

Here is a little more about the book…

Extra Reading: Prayer

Posted by Ty on 05 Jan 2006 | Tagged as: Prayer Life

My bible study group is about to start a new study. I passed out a list of books for those interested in reading more about prayer. Here is the list, if you are interested as well.

A Busy Woman’s Guide to Prayer by Cheri Fuller
Breakthrough Prayer by Jim Cymbala
Intercessory Prayer Study Guide by Dutch Sheets
Lord, Teach [...]