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Praying Hands Albrecht Durer

 

Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,

Son of the Father, in truth and love.  I rejoiced that I found thy children walking in truth, …

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Praying Together Class- Revision 2


The Praying Together Class which was on Pray.network has been updated/revised and is now posted on Wheatlandministries.blogspot.com.  

It is an excellent training, encouraing people to pray together.

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Authentic Christianity


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Now, dear children, continue to live in fellowship with Christ
       so that when he returns, you will be full of courage
             and not shrink back from him in shame.
                      1 John 2:28 NLT

 

 

 

 

 

Be captivated in your heart.
     Lovingly obey Me, and I will get…

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Children and Prayer Class update


Children and Prayer Class update

The Children and Prayer class blog presented by Wheatland Ministries has been updated.  This was necessary because some of the links no longer worked, and other technical “updates” to the blog were made in the past by Google. 

 

The Blog should work well now.  If you have visited it in the past, please…

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Formula for Excellence


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Add diligence to divine promises, employ effort exercising faith
  to develop virtue (excellence, resolution, Christian energy),
   and in exercising virtue develop knowledge (intelligence),
    and in exercising your knowledge develop self-control,
      exercising self-control develop endurance (patience),
        exercising…

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Mission in the Mayhem


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 To this were you called—it is inseparable from your vocation.

  Christ suffered for you, leaving you His personal example,

          so that you should follow on in His footsteps.

               1 Peter 2:21 THE AMPLIFIED BIBLE

 

 

 

In a chaotic world, cultivate a calm…

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The Mystery of Unanswered Prayer


I originally wrote this article for Pray! back in 2000.  I think it is still foundational for any biblical perspective on prayer.  Hope you find it helpful.

The Mystery of Answered Prayer

(Five Principles from the Apostle John)

Gary Sinclair

 

Jessica was 18 years old when she died.  My wife and I had anxiously waited with her parents for five and a half…

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We've all had it happen, haven't we?  We're trying to pray, perhaps alone or in a group, and soon our mind is wandering. We're thinking about the next meeting, our kids at home, a funny story, our struggle with our spouse or coworker, a song we heard on the radio and a thousand other things.

Of course, we feel guilty again for not focusing on the Lord and the things that break His heart as the saying goes. We determine…

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I would guess that most of our churches have a formal or informal group of people who minister to others after or during the service(s). And we all know that these people are truly pastors in some sense of the word as they love on and care for people through the power of prayer.  Thank God for people who love prayer ministry.

However, some well-meaning folks need a little coaching particularly in what…

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Most of us are eagerly awaiting the results of tomorrow's national elections, especially for President. We have no doubt prayed for change, that truth would prevail and that God's hand would be on our country. Hopefully we have also voted or will cast our vote before the polls close.


But what if our candidate loses?  What if we don't see the results we had hoped for? Will we be any different?  I hope not. Yes, we may face circumstances we'd rather not encounter or we could see…

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Ten Things To Pray For As The Election Nears


abc_dnc_platform_change_120905_704x396.jpg Did you hear the response yesterday when the Democratic moderator at their convention asked for a vote as to whether they would reinstate God into the party platform? A significant part of the crowd voted with a rousing "YES!"  However, a group that sounded just as large boomed a resounding "NO."  As the cameras moved in on those voting negatively we saw people standing…

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More In Love With The Kingdom or the King?


I've traveled to Russia fourteen times and will add a fifteenth in October. It's been a privilege to teach, train and inspire pastors and other leaders there over the years. They've also taught me much and my last trip almost a year ago was no exception.

After the worship conference we helped lead finished, I and some of my team went out to a town called Istra where I've known the people and staff in a church there for over fifteen years. We helped them finance a building and have been…

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God Expects More Than Just A Prayer


Most of us have now heard (perhaps too many times) the old joke about the guy on the roof of his house as the flood waters rise. A motor boat comes to save him but he refuses stating that he has prayed and knows that God will rescue him. Then a helicopter comes and hovers overhead and he responds the same way.

Soon of course he dies and meets the Lord in Heaven. He is clearly perturbed and questions God about why He didn't save him after his passionate prayers. And God says, "What do…

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frappuccino1.jpg I would guess that most of us have had some pretty negative responses from people when they find out we are a Christian or address spiritual things in any way. Comments like, "Don't try shove your religion down my throat," or "You're just one of those intolerant radicals," can be commonplace. People just walking away or changing the subject can be the norm much of the…

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Using Social Media To Enhance Prayer In Your Church and Community

I recently wrote a blog post for Pray! Network on how churches in Austin, including ours, are using social media to help involve more people in meaningful, real-time prayer. In fact I've copied that post below. I'm curious to know if others of you have ideas or experiences for doing the same in your church or city. Here again is my post: I was privileged to have dinner here in Austin a few weeks ago with prayer leader and teacher Dan Henderson and another friend. I told him that there is a…

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  • I office at Hope Chapel but work for WayMakers.  We produce the prayer guide Seek God for the City and we are the US Coordinators for Global Day of Prayer.  Steve also is the editor of the Perspectives course.

  • I enjoyed your article about not putting so much emphasis on "revival."  Then I had the pleasant surprise to find out that you at in Austin at Austin Christian Fellowship.

  • Sorry, Jon, I'm not the author. It sounds familiar but I don't remember the title. Sorry.
  • Gary: I am trying to remember if you were the author who wrote an article for Pray! years back on the actual commands in Scripture to pray for certain things: Peace of Jerusalem, laborers for the harvest, etc. If that was you, I am trying to get ahold of the article. Do you remember the title of it when it was in Pray? If that wasn't you, you can ignore me!
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