Encouraging people to pray for their friends, co-workers, family and neighbors is essential. It can be a blessing to you personally, and to other people in ways you may never know.
Stories are a great way to lend encouragement to people. Maybe you have stories of how God has worked in and through you. How have you seen God answer prayers in your life? What has God shown you through prayer? Have you been able to pray with anyone lately?
Maybe you take prayer walks in your neighborhood …praying for strangers you don’t even know.
The following are a few stories highlighting the necessity of prayer in our everyday lives, and how ; through prayer, we can be a Light for people to see.
Please listen to the short audio stories below (Lighthouse Report radio features). And feel free to contact me (Matt.Bendell@cru.org) if you have stories you’d like to share in encouraging other believers to be a Light for Christ… through prayer!
-Living life in constant conversation with God …That’s one way prayer can be defined. You know, the apostle Paul says we’re supposed to pray without ceasing. In this example, Luci Swindoll expresses the importance of maintaining an ongoing dialog with the Lord. (Listen to 1- MINUTE and 2-MINUTE audio)
-Prayer … oftentimes, in difficulties, it's the first place we turn. Pastor Tullian Tchividjian talks about prayer. (Listen to 1-MINUTE and 2-MINUTE audio)
-How about a prescription for life change? Pharmacy technician turned pastor, Paul Haroutunian tells a unique story regarding the power of prayer. (Listen to 1-MINUTE and 2-MINUTE audio)
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A story from Open Doors . . .
The Power Of Prayer- Evangelism In Spite Of Persecution
In 2011, Francis Namukubalo, a Ugandan evangelist, was brutally murdered by several Muslim extremists.
Francis was a Muslim Background Believer, and these men did not approve of him evangelizing in their region. Two of the people involved in the murder were some of his closest friends.
The murder left his wife widowed, alone to raise their three children, with one on the way. The entire family was heartbroken by the situation, unsure of what the future held.
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