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PRAYER FOR YOUR CHURCH

Lord, I lift up our Men’s Ministry to You. Use this ministry to build our men in their faith. Teach them to be in right relationship to You and each other, to love their wives sacrificially and to instruct their children with patience. Encourage them to hold each other accountable as they carry each other’s burdens. May they speak the truth in love to each other even when its hard. (Jude 1:20; Titus 2:2; 1 Tim. 5:1; Eph. 5:25, 6:4; Gal. 6:2; Eph. 4:15; Prov. 27:6)
 
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. . . the desire to grow deeper in our understanding of the Word and go higher in our Christian experience can prevent us from seeing the obvious.

A recent fresh look at Jas. 5:13-17 uncovered a short, simple phrase that reminded me of something as basic to prayer as breathing is to staying alive: “Phil, you should pray.”

No new truth here. Certainly not a new insight that has escaped the Church fathers (and mothers) for centuries. Only a simple, yet woefully needed reminder, no, admonition--pray!

Is it possible that in all our sermons, websites, workshops, meetings and ministries, that we have forgotten to pray? Not so much forgotten; is it possible we have so emphasized the trappings around our praying (chairs or candles, hymn books or song sheets, standing or kneeling, loud or silent) that we have neglected or underappreciated the simple act of praying? The truthful, tender sharing of our heart and soul with our Master, Friend, Savior Jesus? Listening and learning. Observing and obeying. Have we done everything around prayer but the praying?

The simple, straightforward words of James admonish me; “Phil, you should pray.”

With you for a prayed for planet,

Pastor Phil
 
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