THE MINISTRY OF PRAYER

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Seven Years Ago ... We were talking about getting back to normal [after 9/11]

Pitfalls to Prayer

1. Piety
2. “Pentecostalism”
3. Pragmatism

Acts 6

• Three works of the apostles:
  - Ministry of Prayer
  - Ministry of Word
  - Ministry of Service

Healing and Hope

• The Ministry of Prayer and Healing
  - James 5
  - What sort of healing is needed?
  - Prayer places us in God’s Rule

Healing and Hope

• The Ministry of Prayer and Hope
  - Learning to Pray the Psalms
  - Every emotion and concern imaginable is visible.
  - All prayer is dependence on and humility before God

JUST DO IT
[as Nike would say]

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

• Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

Chris Benjamin

West-Ark Church of Christ, Fort Smith, AR
Evening Sermon, 7 September 2008

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