I was thankful to God for the opportunity to preach at this Grace Brethren Church on August 12 (Jason Carmean, Pastor). The people were very warm and seemed to respond well to what God has been lovingly drilling into my soul from Acts 4:23-31. We discussed a path to prayer that rocks the world and how God accomplishes His mission when believers come together in prayer. We looked at 4 traits of powerful prayer:- Urgency from mission. Prayer is powerful when it is urgent and urgency comes from a concern for the souls of specific people that God has placed around us to reach through us.
- Unity with partners. Prayer is powerful when we pray in harmony with key friends for God's missional movement in our local context.
- Faith from good theology. Prayer is powerful when we pray prayers shaped by our view of God. When we see God as sovereign, Creator, fulfiller of prophecy (faithful to His Word), and director of a perfect plan...our prayers lead us through obstacles to mission.
- Supernatural results from a Kingdom perspective. Prayer is powerful when we're more concerned about the advancement of God's Kingdom through God's power for God's glory than we are about our personal welfare.
Take a close read of Acts 4:23-31 and see if the same principles shake out for you. Through this passage and what He's taught me through it... God is helping us forge ahead through obstacles to church planting and missional living. My prayer is that He'll encourage you in the same way. I've found that things appear brighter when I pray with urgency (there are people Jesus loves to reach), pray with other missional people for God's movement, pray with respect for Who God is, and pray with a mind for God's agenda, not my comfort. See what you think. I'd love to hear your comments (click "Comments" below and leave note).
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