Dear Friend,
Do you want a powerful prayer experience?
Do you have a powerful prayer experience?
(Before you answer this question in the affirmative, I would ask you to consider and compare the scope of God's power and the extent of your experience of it.)
When was the last time you prayed and saw a sea parted? When was the last time you prayed and saw the sun stand still? When was the last time you prayed and saw the dead raised? When was the last time you prayed and saw a national revival?
When was the last time you prayed and saw the power of God? When was the last time you dared to pray for something so big it could only be explained by God at work?
And when was the last time you prayed - sincerely prayed, prayed with all your heart and might - but it seemed like your prayer bounced off the ceiling? When was the last time you gave up on prayer because it felt like it didn't really matter? It felt like God is going to do what God is going to do and my prayers are pointless?
This week we are going to look at a passage of scripture on prayer that convicts me and my prayerlessness (Ephesians 3:14-21). It's implications scare me. It scares me to think about what I haven't prayed for, but could have. It scares me to think about what I haven't seen - not because of God's limited power, but because of my misguided desires and agendas for God.
I hope you will read it. And I hope that God's word will speak to you in a fresh way - maybe even a life-changing way - that revolutionizes and revitalizes your prayer life!
I am praying for you and for me and for what God is going to say to us!
Warmly in Christ,
(Before you answer this question in the affirmative, I would ask you to consider and compare the scope of God's power and the extent of your experience of it.)
When was the last time you prayed and saw a sea parted? When was the last time you prayed and saw the sun stand still? When was the last time you prayed and saw the dead raised? When was the last time you prayed and saw a national revival?
When was the last time you prayed and saw the power of God? When was the last time you dared to pray for something so big it could only be explained by God at work?
And when was the last time you prayed - sincerely prayed, prayed with all your heart and might - but it seemed like your prayer bounced off the ceiling? When was the last time you gave up on prayer because it felt like it didn't really matter? It felt like God is going to do what God is going to do and my prayers are pointless?
This week we are going to look at a passage of scripture on prayer that convicts me and my prayerlessness (Ephesians 3:14-21). It's implications scare me. It scares me to think about what I haven't prayed for, but could have. It scares me to think about what I haven't seen - not because of God's limited power, but because of my misguided desires and agendas for God.
I hope you will read it. And I hope that God's word will speak to you in a fresh way - maybe even a life-changing way - that revolutionizes and revitalizes your prayer life!
I am praying for you and for me and for what God is going to say to us!
Warmly in Christ,
Pastor Gary
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