Intercessory Prayer - Extreme Makeover PRAYER Edition, Part 7

“If we truly love people, we will desire for them far more than it is within our power to give them.  This will lead us to intercessory prayer.”

What is intercessory prayer?  Why should I care to practice it?  I can barely pray for myself - so why should I concern myself with trying to pray for others?  And even if I wanted to pray for others, what is that supposed to look like?

Check out yesterday's message from the Extreme Makeover: PRAYER Edition series for answers to these questions and more.  I also shared about my personal system for intercessory prayer and gave some tips about how you can get started in this Christ-like ministry of intercession as well.

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Thanksgiving Prayer - Extreme Makeover PRAYER Edition, Part 6

“In the school of thanksgiving & praise, the soul learns why the approach to every other goal has left it restless.”

Yesterday's message in the Extreme Makeover: PRAYER Edition series was a powerful one.  It's one that we all need to hear - especially those going through tough times these days.  The more difficult your circumstances, the more essential is that you make THANKSGIVING PRAYER a priority in your life.

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Praying Through Scripture - Extreme Makeover PRAYER Edition, Part 5

“We aren’t just reading words; but we are seeking the Word thru words.”

You can't speak about prayer without speaking about the Scriptures - aka, the Word of God.  If the goal of prayer is a conversation with God, then true prayer requires time spent prayerfully in the Bible.

That was the topic of Week 5 of the Extreme Makeover: PRAYER Edition series - PRAYING THROUGH SCRIPTURE.  Take a look at the video and find out what it means to pray through Scripture, why we need to do it and most importantly, HOW it can be done.

And if anything stands out to you and you think it's worth sharing, be sure to use the hashtag #PrayerMakeover when you share it.

Repentant Prayer - Extreme Makeover PRAYER Edition, Part 4

Week 4 of the Extreme Makeover: PRAYER Edition series and this week we moved into one of the most essential rooms in the house of prayer...THE WASHROOM! What's the washroom of prayer?  It's REPENTANT PRAYER and we all need it.  Why?  It isn't so much about the sins we do as it is about the state we're in.  Or in other words, we are not sinners because we do sinful things; we do sinful things because we are sinners.

Take a listen and see for yourself.  And if anything stands out to you and you think it's worth sharing, be sure to use the hashtag #PrayerMakeover when you share it.

Structured Prayer - Extreme Makeover PRAYER Edition, Part 3

“Prayer – secret, fervent, believing prayer – lies at the root of all personal godliness.” Week 3 of the Extreme Makeover: PRAYER Edition series and this week we moved from the family room (Simple Prayer) into the kitchen...Structured Prayer!

What is structured prayer?  Do I really need it?  Why is it important?  Why can't I just pray whenever I want and however I want?

Those are the questions that I answer in this week's message as we discuss why we need to have consistency and discipline in our prayer life if we are going to fulfill God's plan for our life - which is to be "conformed to the image of His Son” (Romans 8:29).

Enjoy the video and if anything stands out to you and you think it's worth sharing, be sure to use the hashtag #PrayerMakeover when you share it.

Simple Prayer - Extreme Makeover PRAYER Edition, Part 2

Sorry for not posting this sooner but I was out of town this past weekend for my annual trip to Toronto.  I go there every year on Columbus Day weekend (although they somehow thought it was Thanksgiving) to visit my wonderful friends at SMSV church (more about that trip later this week). But back here, we were truly blessed to be able to receive a visit from Fr. Abraham Fam - a priest, a missionary, and a good friend of mine from back in the day.  Fr. Abraham continued the Extreme Makeover: PRAYER Edition series at The Well and spoke about SIMPLE PRAYER - aka, the family room of our house of prayer.

The main idea of simple prayer?  CS Lewis summarized it best: "We must lay before Him what is in us, not what ought to be in us.” 

Enjoy the video and if anything stands out to you and you think it's worth sharing, be sure to use the hashtag #PrayerMakeover when you share it.

EMPE

An Invitation to Prayer - Extreme Makeover PRAYER Edition, Part 1

“Prayer is not an act we do, but rather it is our home – the place we meet God.  In order to have intimacy in that home, we must make sure that it is built properly.  There are many layers/facets to prayer and the goal of this series is to talk about 7 of them and come up with ways to practice them throughout the week.”

That's the summary of the latest series in The Well.  It's called Extreme Makeover: PRAYER Edition and the goal is to build a house of prayer - one in which the Lord is pleased to dwell in.

Jesus said “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me." (Revelation 3:20).  This series is the knock.  Your practice is the answer.

I invite you to check out the video below and join us on this 7 week journey together.  And be sure to use the hashtag #PrayerMakeover to send out anything that struck you from this message.