Tuesday, February 19th, 2013

Prayer Service

This Thursday, February 21st at 6:30 pm we will have our first prayer service. Alll are invited to attend. 

What is a prayer service?  A prayer service is simply a gathering of people who want to come together to seek God in prayer. 

How long will it last?   There is no set time. You can come for 10 minutes or stay a couple of hours if you need more time dedicated to prayer.

Can't I pray at home alone and still have my prayers heard? Absolutely.  A prayer service is simply a dedicated time and place where two or more are gathered in His name. It is also a place where we can pray for one another and share our prayer needs with others if you choose.

Who will do the praying?  Everyone who comes to the prayer service can pray either out loud or silently. There usually will be others there who will pray for you if you so desire.

Will there be a sermon?   No. A prayer service is simply dedicated to prayer. It is a time when we call together to God to send His Holy Spirit into our lives. A time for serious calling out to God for guidance, for His peace, for our needs and the needs of others. 

I'm afraid I would be uncomfortable at a prayer service.   Understandable. I'm uncomfortable and its for that very reason I want to start this service.  Jesus renewed His power and Spirit everyday with lots of time spent in prayer.  Why?  Jesus said that He did only what His Father in Heaven told Him.

If you want to see the power of God come to its fulness in your life, then you are going to have to make changes to your current life. That is true for all of us.  Meeting with others to call out to God for His wisdom, His touch, His mercy, is going to take courage because it is outside of what most of us have grown up with. It is different.  It will feel different. But I think you have to ask yourself this, "Why am I so uncomfortable with going to a prayer meeting?"  "What exactly about that makes me uncomfortable?"

How many of us get invited to all kinds of parties, events, social gatherings and we gladly go?

What is it about going to a gathering that has a sole purpose of seeking God that makes us shy away?  Could it be that there is another power that does not want us to discover the power of prayer?

Put on your adventure shoes and step into the flooded Jordan River,  on the other side is the promised land.

This Thursday 6:30 at Esic.     Sincerely, Pastor Kent