Prayer

“In the wake of the recent and tragic passing of Olive Alayne Heiligenthal, the two-year-old daughter of Bethel worship leader Kalley Heiligenthal, Christians worldwide have been praying that Jesus would resurrect the little girl. At the same time, the situation has raised concerns about how believers should pray for miracles and how church leaders should encourage people to do so.” - Church Leaders

“The choice isn’t between praying or confrontation. One can pray and confront. Sycophancy is a sin. Christian leaders should confront earthly rulers who commit unjust acts. But lack of charity is a sin also. So is lack of faith.” - David French

David Platt Responds to Criticism after Praying over President Trump

“In ‘American fundamentalist worship’ we consider reverence the defining characteristic of what we do, but I wonder if, in our hearts, we are truly as reverent as we think we are.” - Proclaim and Defend

The study “found that a whopping one in five among the non-religious population pray to God The survey had 2,069 adult respondents. Approximately 20 percent of them said that prayer is included into their daily routine … Over 50 percent of all UK adults pray.” WRN

The same Spirit who inspired spontaneous sermons also inspired the crafted acrostic poems of the book of Lamentations. He has moved like rapids — quickly and vivaciously — and startling to see. But the Spirit also moves like a glacier — subtly and cumulatively — and sometimes so imperceptibly that the believer might be unaware of his work.

Proclaim & Defend: We shouldn’t be shamed from engaging in the greatest privilege we have: “to come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need” (Hebrews 4:16).