"For fear that I might be disqualified." 1cor9:26
Praying the Scriptures is a prayer method that is easy to learn and put into practice, and if practiced regularly, it will enhance not just our regular prayer time and communal prayers, but also enrich one’s bible reading.
The aim of our THIRST-DAY SERIES is to equip our pastoral leaders with a variety of tools, tips, techniques, exercises and guides in order to have “scripture-focused” discussions during their regular small group meetings.
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When you come to the Lord in prayer, asking for His help for yourself, or while interceding for others, you might find encouragement by studying how the good king Jehoshaphat interceded to God during a desperate moment in his kingship over Judah (in 2 Chron 20). Read about this in an earlier related post: BAHALA KA NA LORD.
In this post, I will break down Jehoshaphat’s prayer (which I call the “Bahala ka na, Lord” prayer) and describe a simple pattern which hopefully you will find easy to emulate, and which will encourage you to pray with joy and peace in your heart, knowing that the God of Jehoshaphat is honored as you come to Him for help.
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“Rejoice in the Lord always!” Paul says in Phil 4. He further encourages them by saying “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”
The other night, I was speaking to my brothers and sisters in our District in Ligaya, and I summarized what those who spoke ahead of me were saying. I said, “Grabe, parang hindi tayo nauubusan ng mga serious problems, ano?”
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