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SCRIPTURES: Revelation 8:3-4, 5:8; Romans 8:26-27; Matthew 6:9-13; Luke 23:46, 1:38: John 20:22, 12:; 1 Samuel 3:8-9; Philippians 3:10; Psalms 119:164; Acts 3:1
TRY IT: Expand your prayer life this week by trying one or more of the prayer forms below:
1. Return to the fundamentals by praying the model prayer that Jesus taught us- a.k.a. “the Lord’s Prayer”. You can pray this as a stand-alone prayer, use it to begin or end your conversational prayer times, or use each phrase as an outline to pray from.
“Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.
Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil.”
2. Practice the presence of God by finding a breath prayer to pray whenever you think of it throughout the day. Use a scripture (ex. “I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection”), a prayer that has been meaningful to other believers throughout history (ex. “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner.”), or write your own prayer based on your needs or what God is teaching you right now (ex: “Fill me with Your peace Lord”).
3. Take a stab at Fixed Hour Prayer using “The Divine Hours” (http://www.annarborvineyard.org/tdh/tdh.cfm). See the back of this sheet for an example. Try praying all of the hours for a single day, or praying two of the hours each day for a few days.
WANT TO LEARN MORE?:
· Fixed Hour Prayer: http://www.explorefaith.org/prayer/fixed/
· Breath Prayers: http://www.christiansoulcare.com/spiritualdiscipline/spiritualdisciplinebreathprayers.htm
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