Prayer is major (2)

When Paul was training Timothy up in ministry, he kept going back over and over this one point: prayer. Have a read of 1 Timothy 2:1-10. Paul was keen to emphasise the need for prayer, particularly with others, as the Church, the Body of Christ. When we bring everything before God in prayer, we're including him in our adventures, our trials and our future. Without including God, we end up being a church of people, not the Church of God. Corporate prayer is incredibly powerful, especially when led by the Holy Spirit.

When we think of prayer, is it a quick end of the day job or a rushed word before a meal? Or is it a shoulder-to-shoulder cry of the Church, longing to get closer to God and to get him out there into the world?

In the Bible, the Lord's house is described as a 'house of prayer for all nations' (Isaiah 56:7 NIV). Prayer changes things across the entire world. It's also one of the things that unites the Church globally. So, let's get serious about praying for the Church, and as the Church, today.



So what now? Get hold of two people from your church (or people in your community - your workplace, the street/building you live in, etc.). Ask if there's anything in their lives that they'd like you to pray for. Then, on top of that, find something practical to do to help them out.





— SCRIPTURE —

'I want men to pray with holy hands lifted up to God.' 1 Timothy 2:8 NLT
— SOULFOOD —

Eze 34-36, Matt 23:23-39, Ps 78:1-8 , Pro 20:7-10