ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT - PRAYER (1 OF 3)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:1-8
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Essential Equipment - Prayer (1 of 3)
Series: Essential Equipment
Jeff Strite
1 Timothy 2:1-2:8
OPEN: A young boy was observed by a minister in church praying very fervently; but much to the preacher's surprise, he was also heard to say from time to time: ''Tokyo, Tokyo, Tokyo.'' So preacher approached the boy after he had apparently finished his prayer and said, ''Son, I was very pleased to see you praying so devoutly, but tell me, why did you keep saying 'Tokyo, Tokyo, Tokyo?''
The boy replied, ''Well, you see sir, I just finished taking my geography test in school, and I have been praying for the Lord to make Tokyo the Capital of France.''
APPLICATION: Many people pray, wanting God to better their lives, change their circumstances. Even non-religious people will turn to prayer in times of need to appeal to a higher power for Him (or it) to intervene and change their lives.
An article on prayer in America in Newsweek (1/6/92) quoted sociologist Andrew M. Greeley as saying that more than 3/4 (78 %) of all Americans prayed at least once a week. More than 1/2 (57%) reported praying at least once a day. Indeed, Greeley found that nearly 1 in 5 of Americans who are atheists or agnostics, still prayed daily.
The #1 prayer reason people pray is to ask God to intervene in their lives.
AND IT WORKS:
The most intriguing experiment involves 60 patients at the Arthritis Treatment Center in Clearwater, Fla. Because rheumatoid arthritis has clear manifestations - including swollen joints and crippling pain - relief of these symptoms can be easily measured. The study is under the general direction of Dr. Dale Matthews, an associate of medicine at the Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, DC Matthews is also a Presbyterian who has been praying for and with patients for years and now wants to find out if science can confirm that prayer really has healing effects.
He has divided the participants into 2 general groups. All patients w ...
Series: Essential Equipment
Jeff Strite
1 Timothy 2:1-2:8
OPEN: A young boy was observed by a minister in church praying very fervently; but much to the preacher's surprise, he was also heard to say from time to time: ''Tokyo, Tokyo, Tokyo.'' So preacher approached the boy after he had apparently finished his prayer and said, ''Son, I was very pleased to see you praying so devoutly, but tell me, why did you keep saying 'Tokyo, Tokyo, Tokyo?''
The boy replied, ''Well, you see sir, I just finished taking my geography test in school, and I have been praying for the Lord to make Tokyo the Capital of France.''
APPLICATION: Many people pray, wanting God to better their lives, change their circumstances. Even non-religious people will turn to prayer in times of need to appeal to a higher power for Him (or it) to intervene and change their lives.
An article on prayer in America in Newsweek (1/6/92) quoted sociologist Andrew M. Greeley as saying that more than 3/4 (78 %) of all Americans prayed at least once a week. More than 1/2 (57%) reported praying at least once a day. Indeed, Greeley found that nearly 1 in 5 of Americans who are atheists or agnostics, still prayed daily.
The #1 prayer reason people pray is to ask God to intervene in their lives.
AND IT WORKS:
The most intriguing experiment involves 60 patients at the Arthritis Treatment Center in Clearwater, Fla. Because rheumatoid arthritis has clear manifestations - including swollen joints and crippling pain - relief of these symptoms can be easily measured. The study is under the general direction of Dr. Dale Matthews, an associate of medicine at the Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, DC Matthews is also a Presbyterian who has been praying for and with patients for years and now wants to find out if science can confirm that prayer really has healing effects.
He has divided the participants into 2 general groups. All patients w ...
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