Guess what, if the word PRAYER is not mentioned in those verses., the topic is
not about prayer.
Paul Marshall shows that living the Christian life is
not about prayer, Bible studies, and church attendance, but about living the way God wants us to live as human beings in this world.
(Side note: my husband was already a Christian) The next morning I casually told my husband about the vivid dream, but
not about the prayer the night before.
Not exact matches
Now, to be fair, they'll pretty much leave you alone as long as you don't «stir things up» like complaining
about school
prayer, especially at the HS football game.
This is
about prayer not rather God talks to you or people have ever seen him ornot.
I want everyone here to think for a second
about the muslim men who were arrested at the Twin Cities airport because they said their
prayers at the gate — they were delayed, arrested, questioned
not ON the plane but even BEFORE they got on it.
In the book of Philippians, the Apostle Paul writes «Do
not be anxious
about anything, but in every situation, by
prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
I know this because for all I may
not understand
about the mysteries of God or
prayer or love or hate, I do know this: it is impossible to hate someone if you are sincerely praying to Almighty God for their sake.
It's
not about whether God exist or doesn't or whether
prayer works or doesn't... geez some folks are really amazingly stupid and prejudice.
I would any who know this, or who know that terrorists
not wanting to get caught usually dress to blend in, would
not be overly concerned
about some
prayer in hebrew when they see Orthodox Jews in traditional dress.
And you probably «don't care»
about Governor Perry declaring a day of «
prayer» because you don't pray.
3) for all your talk
about taking the Bible literally, you clearly don't care
about mutating the Lord's
Prayer with «your own version.»
Actually Jesus you're wrong
about what Atheism said,
prayer changes things by
not doing anything and allowing the natural (disastrous) course of events to transpire.
That was very interesting thing to read
about and I respect every word it came with and Thank you for the guidance and encouragement therefore I find my self more attracted to read the old books after all they are the elder parts of our book what ever they say although each has his own belief and can figure which are similar to ours and which are
not... after all verses seemed as ours although were put differently... Thank you again and wish all the Christians a Happy and Peaceful celebration for this occasion... our
prayers and peace upon the soul and the spirit of the Prophet and Messenger of God Jesus the Son of Mary..
As one person said to me, «If we are serious
about sharing the gospel around the world, shouldn't we be glad that we still have missionaries who pray rather than setting up a bureau of
prayer inspectors!»
He says that he would «convert on the spot» if any of these could be shown to him: verifiable fulfillment of prophecies that couldn't have been contrived; scientific knowledge in holy books that wasn't available at the time; miraculous occurrences, especially if brought
about through
prayer; any direct manifestation of the divine; aliens who believed in exactly the same religion.
do
not be anxious
about anything, but in everything by
prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
About «The Reponse» rally, shouldn't God be cool with a couple of well meaning and sincere
prayers?
I get a kick out of the Atheist talking
about how religious people try and ram their faith down throats... and then you see clowns like hippypoet and the
prayer is
not healthy kook... guess they are hypocrits just like everybody elese.
It misses the point,
prayers are
not about changing the world, they are
about changing us.
6Do
not be anxious
about anything, but in every situation, by
prayer and pet.ition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
Prayer should
not be all
about receiving things and good things happening, it should also be
about connecting to «the higher power» on a spiritual level and providing sustenance for your soul.
Hmm — whose
prayers change things, and why doesn't all
prayer change things... a friend asked for a new house — got one; another friend asked to be cured from leukemia, God didn't answer her
prayers — she died; another friend asked for wisdom on how to care for her elderly father, an alcoholic — still drinks, she still has no knowledge on what to do
about it — never thought to maybe look up information
about elder care.
- Pope to Mass of millions: Get out of church — What we learned
about Pope Francis in Brazil — Massive crowd attends
prayer service with pope — Why millennials are leaving the church — Pope Francis tells youth that faith cures discontent — «Slum pope» visits Brazil's poor — X.XX Church pastor: Weiner is an addict,
not a joke — Security raised to «high risk» for pope in Brazil — A nightmare day for the pope's security detail — Explosive found near site pope
«If you are just twittering to God your
prayers throughout the day, then you are
not taking the time to think
about what you're praying.
Then we wrote this article, fulfilling the prophecy of a supposed RELEVANT reader who tweeted: «Aaaand que RELEVANT with an article titled «You won't believe what Chris Pratt just said
about prayer!»
Aaand que @RELEVANT with an article titled «You won't beleieve what Chris Pratt just said
about prayer!»
Now think
about the excuses Christians give when God does
not «answer
prayers.»
If the church truly functioned as the church Sunday's would be
about fellowship,
prayer, worship (
not rock concert that I can't sing too), and the gifts of the people displayed.
If they weren't «good» and started praying and became «good,» that says something positive, I think,
about prayer...
What Jesus says
about prayer in the Bible clearly is
not true.
I'm
not sure I agree with you on this one, David... Wouldn't teaching
about tithing (or, if you prefer, giving) be like teaching
about prayer, fasting, confession, Bible study, etc., under the umbrella of other spiritual disciplines?
He was talking
about prayer and said we need to be careful
not to keep pleading and pleading with God for something that is
not His will for us.
And it's quite scary to think that he might actually
not be there to hear and care
about our
prayers.
So to bring it into a Bible study, to bring it into talking
about prayer, to talk
about living with trauma as part of a fallen world, may help it become a more generalized topic where we don't have to be ashamed to name that we're broken and that we struggle.
In fact
prayer is
not first and foremost
about asking for things.
The point of the
prayer isn't
about god, after all, it's
about being SEEN to push
prayer on others.
as far as IM concerned topher is
nOT doing it so he can fell better.your argument does NOT support your response (topher only does it dso he can feel better about himself) Topher beliecves strongly the prayer works regardless of what YOU think
nOT doing it so he can fell better.your argument does
NOT support your response (topher only does it dso he can feel better about himself) Topher beliecves strongly the prayer works regardless of what YOU think
NOT support your response (topher only does it dso he can feel better
about himself) Topher beliecves strongly the
prayer works regardless of what YOU think ok?
If Jesus» words aren't true
about prayer, then how can we depend on anything else Jesus said?
I don't think simply saying a
prayer and going
about your life the way you used to does it, and it's because of the scriptures I listed above.
I didn't see this applying to any legislative act, nor did I see that this was a conversation
about funding, The case you are siting was a school system FORCING kids to say a particular
prayer.
A comment that stays with me from many years ago, when I first encountered contemplative
prayer on a visit to a Carmelite monastery, is a friend's observation that none of us can know how much of what God is doing in the world is brought
about in response to the
prayers of people we don't know and never see.
It holds a variety of Christian themes
about Jesus, salvation, global day of
prayer, blah blah blah; you know the usual tacky Christian attempt to witness to unsuspecting motorists who are forced to see this massive sign against their will and resent the fact that they have to look up and see
not Coca - Cola, but «Jesus loves you enough to die for you».
But Justice Sonia Sotomayor worried
about the effect on local citizens who choose
not to stand and bow their heads when asked during a public
prayer.
It tells them
not to be anxious
about anything, for anxiety is the cause of all evil, but to bring everything to God in
prayer.
Pastors and mentors will of course feel compelled to offer guidance and
prayer as young adults navigate the tricky terrain of sexuality, but they should
not be deceived into thinking that the all the questions
about faith, science, technology, religious pluralism, politics, justice, equality, and ethics emerging from the Millennial generation are related to sex and can be solved by abstaining from it.
The odd thing
about prayer — it doesn't seem to matter which god / goddess you pray to.
I'm
not as concerned
about someone ending their
prayer «in Jesus name» as I am to hear people praying in Old English, using «thou,»» thy» or «thine» to use a couple of common ones.
My
prayer is, «Lord, don't let me believe the same thing
about you tomorrow that I do today.»
From a pragmatic point of view, I couldn't care less
about a
prayer before a Gov» t meeting.