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Foundations of Grace Pt. 2

Posted in Devotional Prayer, General Discipleship, Intercessory Prayer, tagged , , , , , on December 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »

In Pt. 1 I introduced the fact that nothing will shut down our prayer life like having condemnation in our hearts. The foundation of grace is so critical to the ministry of intercession. I also spoke about the need for a ‘devotional’ dimension to our prayer times where we continually bathe our hearts and minds [...]

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Foundations of Grace Pt. 1

Posted in General Discipleship, Intercessory Prayer, tagged , , , on December 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

One of the most critical foundations in the ministry of intercession is the foundation of grace. We must have a firm understanding of our identity in Christ if we are going to persevere in prayer over the long term. The enemy of our soul will continually work to undermine this identity and when he is [...]

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Praying to See God’s Glory

Posted in Devotional Prayer, quotes, tagged , on December 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Author John Piper has a great prayer in his book, ‘Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ’: O Father of glory, this is the cry of our hearts – to be changed from one degree of glory to another, until, in the resurrection, at the last trumpet, we are completely conformed to the image of your Son, [...]

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Interceding for Government

Posted in Intercessory Prayer on December 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Today’s post comes during my visit to the Canadian National House of Prayer in Ottawa. This is my first time here and the occasion is the first national summit for leaders of Canadian houses of prayer. Despite being in leadership of a house of prayer in Edmonton for six years I have not had much [...]

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Why I Pray

Posted in Devotional Prayer, Intercessory Prayer, tagged , , , , on December 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »

There are many reasons why I pray, such as the fact that I know that God genuinely enjoys the sound of my voice; it puts a smile on his face to hear my voice. One day I’ll write more about that but today I want to talk about the investment of time. Prayer is one [...]

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