In our current culture the church and prayer are often dismissed as irrelevant. But when believers gather and pray together, powerful things happen: the Spirit equips the saints for ministry, the helpless are met with help, and believers experience the joy of being led by the Spirit of Jesus. In this Sunday morning message series, we will cast a vision for a return to the simple, yet life-changing practice of praying together. Through personal stories and biblical examples, Pastor Tom Cogle will teach the why, what, and how of praying together. We will learn how praying with other Christians can transform their communities into beacons of hope.
Series: A Praying Church
Message: Who Killed the Prayer Meeting?
Text(s): Matthew 6:5-6, 10b, Acts 1:14
Pastor Tom Cogle
Sunday, January 7, 2024
John Wesley once said,
“God does nothing but in answer to prayer.”
For most of us, prayer is solitary, which means that when it comes to corporate prayer, we aren’t exactly sure what it even feels and looks like.
Acts 1:14 NLT
They all met together and were constantly united in prayer.
If you doubt something, if you don’t think it works, you don’t use it.
When someone says, “I’ll keep you in my prayers,” 85% of the time it is just words. We are not really praying.
Our world has increasingly adopted the philosophy of secularism (Secularism is the principle of seeking to conduct human affairs based on naturalistic considerations, with God totally uninvolved.)
The church, through corporate prayer, can bring God back into our culture and back into our secular society.
During this New Year, I believe our church can be so much stronger, more spiritual, anointed with God’s Spirit than it ever was!
Will you become part of the prayer movement that makes that happen?