He is an author of various books, some academic (such as Polycarp and Paul), some semi-academic (such as What Are Spiritual Gifts? Rethinking the Conventional View), others for-the-classroom (such as Sing and Learn New Testament Greek or The Apostolic Fathers: A Narrative Introduction), and still others for-the-church (such as Walking in the Spirit or Bible Revival: Recommitting Ourselves to One Book). Kenneth Berding is a professor of New Testament at Talbot School of Theology. Focus: thanking God for all he has made. But today I am particularly hoping that this list will help those of you who lead prayer meetings to direct spiritually rich times of corporate prayer grounded in the Word of God. You could, of course, use these passages during personal times of prayer as well. Don’t work through passages in the order listed above instead, select a passage that seems appropriate to the moment. Whenever you plan to lead a prayer time, select one of the above passages. I share this list with you in case you are looking for helpful scriptural passages to employ as you pray with others.Įxodus 19:10-25 with Hebrews 12:18-29 Some of these passages are somber, others quite convicting, some joyful and celebratory, others doctrinally thick. During our prayer times at The Berdhouse, we have prayed through many more biblical passages than those found on the list below, but all of the following passages have been successful in framing our prayers. The aim of this post is to share with you my list of Scriptures that have worked well when I have led group prayer. It has taken quite a few years to identify Scripture passages that work well for such times of prayer. Our times responding prayerfully to God’s Word have frequently been spiritually rich - and since they have been directed by Scripture, often spiritually deep as well. We normally spend the first 15 minutes of each prayer time reading through a passage from the Bible and responding to that passage with dozens of short prayers. Have you participated in any of the above Bible studies on prayer? What did you think? Do you have any other favorite Bible studies on prayer to recommend to our readers? Leave a comment below.For the past five years, I have been leading twice-a-week prayer times at The Berdhouse, a residential Christian discipleship community that Trudi and I lead for college students. Decide that there really is a God who is waiting to hear from you – wants to hear from you. To be a person of prayer, all you have to do is decide. Even if you’re in a prayerless place yourself. The main idea for the Too Busy Not to Pray: you and your small group can become people of prayer. It has become a classic on prayer, helping Christians all over the world slow down and draw near to God. Too Busy Not to Pray by Bill HybelsĢ5 years ago, Bill Hybels wrote a book entitled Too Busy Not to Pray. The best part is, you’ll be encouraged to pray the way Jesus himself prayer – as if your prayers make a difference, as if God is there and listening…to you. The goal of this study is to help you and your group more fully consider, experience, and cherish the priceless gift of prayer. Filmed in different locations in the Rocky Mountains, Prayer takes you to the mysterious intersection where God and humans meet and relate. What is prayer? How does it work? And more importantly, does it work? ”Prayer is the act of seeing reality for God’s point of view,” says Yancey. Philip Yancey helps you and your group explore and experience the very heartbeat of our relationship with God: prayer. The aim of this small group study is to help God’s people discover prayer as our lifeline to him – our source of strength and abundant blessing. These blessings can change our lives, invigorate our churches, transform our communities, and even alter the course of history! Best of all, they are available to every believer and every church if we will only pray for them in faith and obedience. We, as individuals and as churches, suffer great loss when we fail to ask God for these blessings. Our God loves us deeply and longs to be in a relationship in which we receive the spiritual and physical blessings he wants to give us. With all that (and more) in mind, here are 3 studies on prayer that you and your small group might want to check out. There are many questions on the hows, whys, whats, and whens of prayer. There are many mysteries in the Christian faith, and prayer is one that I know many people have a hard time grasping.
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