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August 2010

Introduction

Technology is truly amazing--a tool that is being used greatly to advance the Kingdom of God. I say that because I am sending this newsletter to you from the middle of the dessert in the Arabian Peninsula. Plus, the fact that my computer crashed and died yesterday, barely detered this newsletter from being completed. A quick email from a borrowed computer to our writers got the articles again and we were good to go.

A Simple Corporate Prayer Idea

Since it is always a challenge to engage our people in meaningful corporate prayer, I have recently been looking for ways to bring creative prayer into worship services. Lately I have started using an idea that both teaches people to pray scripture and prepares them to hear the spoken Word. I call it Preparation Prayer.

It Seems to Me . . .

. . . prayer is not listed as a fruit of the Spirit.

Building A House of Prayer -- Where to Begin

Perhaps the most exciting question that my wife and I hear--as “Prayer Coaches”--from a local church pastor or prayer ministry coordinator is: “Where should our church begin, towards becoming a true house of prayer?”

Prepare to Participate in a Day to Pray

The International Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem

October 3, 2010

Isaiah 62:6 says that God has posted watchmen on the walls of Jerusalem, who are never to be silent–day or night–and that we “who call upon the Lord” are to give ourselves no rest, and to give Him no rest, until He establishes Jerusalem and makes her a praise in the earth. Does this verse actually apply to you and to me today? And if our answer is “Yes,” then what are we called to do about it?

Powerful Prayer Stimulation

We are all looking for ways to stimulate more prayer in our lives and in the life of our churches. One of the best things to challenge and even jump start individuals to pray more is the intensity of a prayer conference. Spending time away from the routine both learning about prayer and practicing prayer can have a profound effect on those who attend. This fall, the CPLN is offering three regional conferences that can inspire you and your people.

Complete Issue

August 2010

No. 7, Vol. 8