Dear Praying Friends,
Strategic Time!
June 20, 150 Year Celebration of Statehood.- West Virginia Prayer Summit -
Above all else, this will be a prayer gathering - we will be praying - as our friend Steve Hawthorne says, "On site, with insight!"
2012- Chris Skeens- Jackson Co
Is praying together important?
One of many Old Testament examples of assembled prayer occurs as recorded in 1 Kings at the dedication of the Temple "And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, forgive" (1Kings 8:30).
Belovedly recognized as the Lord's Prayer, the Gospel of Jesus Christ includes Jesus' prayer with the disciples (Matt. 6). Jesus' John 17 prayer colloquy with the Father is His implore to the Father for the Body of Christ to exist and function in oneness - That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me (John 17:21).
Additionally, the New Testament letters resound with importance of united fervent prayer. The Apostle Paul admonishes Timothy - "I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, [and] giving of thanks, be made for all men" (I Tim. 2:1).
"Intercession is more than prayer, but it always starts as prayer. Christ's crucifixion was an act of intercession; His prayer, 'Father, forgive them,' (Luke 23:34) was perfectly united with his sacrificial action. God will give us intercessory actions that are the consequences of our intercessory prayer life." Pastor Francis Frangipane
In His Grace,
Pastor Chris Skeens
The Church of Jesus Christ at Ravenswood
Special thanks to the Church in the City for sharing in the email call
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