What does the Bible say about corporate prayer and the church prayer meeting? As you read through the book of Acts you constantly find the prayer meeting.
In regards to praying in a corporate prayer meeting Spurgeon said, “There is much reason to complain of some public prayers, that those who offer them do not really ask God for anything. I must acknowledge, I fear, to having so prayed myself, and certainly to having heard many prayers of the kind, in which I did not feel that anything was sought for from God – a great deal of very excellent doctrinal and experimental matter uttered, but little real petitioning, and that little in a nebulous kind of state, chaotic and unformed. But it seems to me that prayer should be distinct, the asking for something definitely and distinctly because the mind has realized its distinct need of such a thing, and therefore must plead for it. It is well not to beat around the bush in prayer, but to come directly to the point.” – pg 36 (Spurgeon’s Sermons on Prayer)
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15 Reasons Folks Skip The Prayer Meeting
15 Reasons Folks Skip The Prayer Meeting
Are you part of a church that puts a major priority on the prayer meeting?
How to Pray at a Prayer Meeting
How to Pray at a Prayer Meeting
Much of the advancement of the Church takes place as God's people gather to pray. But there are some ways to kill a prayer meeting.
Truths to Remember When Praying
Truths to Remember When Praying
Brothers and sisters, we've come here to meet with the living God. The One who is your Savior, your Lord, the Lover of your soul. He's loved you from all of eternity. The One who began your salvation back in eternity,...
Don’t Stop Going to the Prayer Meeting
Don’t Stop Going to the Prayer Meeting
Brethren, don't be deceived, Satan does not like praying churches; he loves it when the prayer meetings begin to diminish.
How to Pray in the Corporate Prayer Meeting
How to Pray in the Corporate Prayer Meeting
When praying in a church corporate prayer meeting ask God to help you to forget everybody else. You're not there to impress others with your praying.
A Story of Hudson Taylor’s Answer to Prayer
A Story of Hudson Taylor’s Answer to Prayer
Thus God encouraged me, upon landing on China's shores, to bring every variety of need to Him in prayer,...
The Prayer Meeting
The Prayer Meeting
Prayer is one of the distinguishing marks of a true Christian. It's something that stood out in the Apostle Paul's life right at conversion. Acts 9:11b - "look for a man of Tarsus named Saul, for behold, he is praying,"
Most “prayer meetings” (at least in Baptist circles) consist of a short sermon by the pastor, sharing of prayer requests by the people (usually related to health problems) and then a single prayer by the pastor! Amazing! What is the explanation? Probably the fact that Satan hates prayer (therefore resists us at the threshold of prayer—-tiredness, headaches, depressed feeling, a sense that “it won’t do any good to pray anyway”, etc.) and the fact that prayer is sometimes hard work. Some prayer meetings may be hard going, but it is still right to pray.