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Category Archives: praying community
Praying with diverse Christ-followers
My wife and I have for years have been praying heart-to-heart with diverse Christ-followers (from various churches and even those who are done with traditional church). On the phone, online, or in person, we meet with one or more other … Continue reading →
Posted in agreeing in prayer, how to create community, learning to pray, pray for one another, prayer meetings, praying community, praying in the Spirit, praying together, soak in prayer
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Tagged Christian unity, heart-to-heart praying, ministry of prayer, prayer ministry, praying from the heart, praying with people, Spirit-led praying, unity in the body of Christ
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The Story Of “Blest Be The Tie That Binds”
In 1765, John and Mary Fawcett went to minister in Wainsgate, a rural English community, described as: “farmers and shepherds, poor as Job’s turkey; an uncouth lot whose speech one could hardly understand, unable to read or write; most of … Continue reading →
Posted in bear one another's burdens, Christ-centered community, Christian community, Christian unity, church community, fellowship, love, one in the Spirit, prayers, praying community, the beloved community, Uncategorized, unity
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Tagged Blest Be The Tie That Binds, famous hymns, history, hymn, John Fawcett, lyrics, prayer, quotes
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Dare to lovingly pray for Christians you disagree with
Should we pray for Christian groups that hold beliefs that we disagree with and/or that do things we don’t approve of? Jesus did. In John 17, Jesus didn’t just pray for His first disciples, “but for them also who shall … Continue reading →
Posted in body of Christ, book of James, Christian community, Christian unity, Ephesians, intercessory prayer, James, Jesus prayer, love your enemies, pray for your enemy, prayers, praying community, Uncategorized, unity
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Tagged Christianity, denominations, intercession, interdenominational, pray for one another, prayer, praying, praying for people you disagree with
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What’s your favorite way TWO read ONE?
There isn’t only one way to get and to read ONE. There are acutally THREE ways TO read ONE! 1) You can read the whole book for free on your phone or computer. Just click on this link. 2) You … Continue reading →
Posted in book review, books, Christian community, Christian unity, church community, community, community building, Creating Community, how to create community, praying community, selling books, Uncategorized
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Tagged book suggestion, Christian book, how to read a book, ONE by Henry Hon, ONE: Unfolding God's Eternal Purpose From House To House, reading ideas, unity
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Unity in Christ — The other “Lord’s Prayer”
My dad taught me the Lord’s prayer when I was about ten. He wasn’t religious and our family didn’t go to church at that time. However, I remember him standing by my top bunk one night and having me repeat … Continue reading →
Posted in ancient prayer, apologetics, apologists, Christ in you, Christ-centered community, Christian community, community, fellowship, learning to pray, Our Father, prayers, praying, praying community, The Jesus Prayer, Uncategorized
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Tagged Christian unity, Francis Shaeffer, high priestly prayer, Lord's Prayer, prayer, The Mark of The Christian, unity of the Spirit
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Prayer sayings & inspiration
Prayer is heartfelt connection with God that goes beyond words. Jesus is my PrayPal. We talk together all day long! Prayer is not Amazon Prime. It often takes more time. Prayer is scrappy. It embraces good & refuses to be … Continue reading →
Posted in agreeing in prayer, answered prayer, Bible, learning to pray, listening prayer, pray for one another, pray for your enemy, prayer list, prayer meetings, prayer without ceasing, prayers don't get past the ceiling, praying community, praying in the Spirit, Quotations, Scripture, soak in prayer, supernatural praying, the effectual fervent prayer, Uncategorized
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Tagged Amazon Prime, how to pray, PayPal, prayer, prayer requests, praying, quotes, thoughts about prayer
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East Nashville Fire, Spiritual Fire, & Buffalo Statues
A fire started at this site in 1916 that left 3,000 people in East Nashville homeless. Every time I am by here I pray that God will send His supernatural fire to East Nashville and so impact the lives of … Continue reading →
Posted in battle flag, Blood and Fire, buffalo statues, East Nashville, East Nashville Fire, history, homelessness, McFerrin Park, move of God, movement, Nashville adventure, Nashville charity, Nashville church, Nashville events, Nashville news, Nashville streets, Nashville times, Nashville tourist attractions, prayer walking, prayer walking with The Salvation Army Flag, prayers, praying, praying community, renewal, revival, Salvation Army church, Salvation Army Flag, salvation war, spiritual awakening, spiritual fire, Tsunami Of The Spirit
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Tagged flags, Nashville, prayer, religion, Salvation Army
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36 ingredients to another Pentecost . . .
We need another Pentecost! (Acts 2) * A storm of the Spirit; * Holy fire; * Spirit-driven life; * Spirit-prompted words; * Uninhibited praise; * Contagious courage; * Public proclamation; * Depression & defeat destroyed; * Holy Spirit intoxication; * … Continue reading →
Posted in Acts, Acts 2, Acts chapter 2, Acts of the Apostles, another Pentecost, drunk in the spirit, fire, fire of the Holy Spirit, inner flow, inner prompting, inner rivers, inner teacher, inspiration, Jesus Movement, mighty rushing wind, praising God, prayer, prayer without ceasing, prayers, praying, praying community, praying in the Spirit, praying in tongues, renewal, repent, repentance, revival history, spirit, spirit fire, Spirit of Truth, Spirit's flow, Spirit-filled, Spirit-led, spiritual, spiritual fire, spiritual gifts, spiritual listening, spiritual movement, spiritual prompting, spiritual reality, spiritual transformation, spiritual worship, this is that, This is that spoken by the prophet Joel, tongues, tongues of fire
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Tagged Christianity, Holy Spirit, Pentecost, Pentecost Sunday, revival, spiritual awakening
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1 Speaking to All? Or All Speaking To All?
Church is when a group of believers gathers together around the living, resurrected Jesus Christ and focuses their attention on listening to His voice and doing whatever He tells them to do. Church is when the living Christ, in a … Continue reading →
Posted in Christian community, church leadership, church programs, church services, church speakers, clergy/laity, community, hearing God, hearing Jesus, hearing the Holy Spirit, how to do church, laity, laymen, laywomen, participation, participation in church, participatory church, participatory sermons, praying community, preacher, preaching, preaching the Word, priesthood of the believer, sermons, simple church, speaking, speaking out, voice of God, What is church?, When you come together, where two or three in My name, why go to church, worship, worship service
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Tagged church, public speaking, religion, resurrection
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Church — Spirit-Directed Team or Laid Back Audience?
Is church a Spirit-directed team that ministers to one another? Or a laid back audience that watches a religious program? (Search: “One another verses of the New Testament” and see.) If you live in the Nashville, Tennessee area, come and … Continue reading →
Posted in Bible, Bible study, biblical, Biblical concept, Nashville, one another, one anothers, pray for one another, praying community, Team Church, Team Jesus, Tennessee, the way we do church, the Western church, What is church?, What is the true church?, worship, you can all prophesy
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Tagged church, religious programs, Spirit-directed, team, team building
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