Sentences with phrase «prayer groups in»

He has led healing prayer groups in the past.

If the prayer group in the experiment suddenly, in controvention of known medical timelines, demonstrated that they were as they were prior to the diesease, surgery, injury etc, and subsequent testing provides no evidence of anything other than a straight up non medical intervention based change in their biology, THEN the results might be remarkable.

She visits detainees and leads the apostleship of prayer group in taking radical options on certain political issues like boycotting sham elections.

Not exact matches

The family of a Catholic US journalist beheaded by the militant group Islamic State in Iraq are asking for prayers.

Instead of wasting time with these frivolous lawsuits, I wish the American Atheists would take issue with employers who require all workers to participate in group prayer (as one of my former employers did) or landlords who «casually» ask about your religion before they will rent you an apartment (that's life in the Bible Belt, eh?).

«Each group must stick firmly to schedule or, as happened during one of my visits, a kind of backlog of devotion can build up: foot - tapping Armenians were stalled behind impatient Greeks as an overflow of Copts intoned their prayers in apparent obliviousness of the traffic jam.

Although it might also include opposing government encroachment on civil rights, such as, banning personal prayer in school, banning student led prayer groups and meet - at - the - flag - pole groups, and banning Muslism garb.

As Rebecca's faith grew, Shawn started to read the Bible for himself and ended up in tears, praying the «sinner's prayer» at a Bible study group in his local church.

It's not just pray and sit, although yes, there are some groups that believe that prayer does it all but that's not the belief of all people who believe in a god.

«The board will conduct its meeting in an atmosphere of prayer, contemplation and dialogue and will develop a plan to involve LCWR membership in similar processes,» the group said in a statement.

In many cases, it's appropriate to mark a person's departure in a «state of the church» community meeting, congregational prayer time, or a small group settinIn many cases, it's appropriate to mark a person's departure in a «state of the church» community meeting, congregational prayer time, or a small group settinin a «state of the church» community meeting, congregational prayer time, or a small group setting.

In the email, Mark basically said (going by memory here) that there was a group being formed that would serve to collectively counsel T and J, and that our prayers were asked for in that endeavoIn the email, Mark basically said (going by memory here) that there was a group being formed that would serve to collectively counsel T and J, and that our prayers were asked for in that endeavoin that endeavor.

Yesterday, a group of Christian leaders that included writer and speaker Shane Claiborne was arrested in Washington during a prayer vigil demonstration.

I know that most people in my worshiping community have never heard of these folks — they're too busy housing homeless folks, working with the Interfaith Food Shuttle, and practicing the Prayer of Examen in our small groups.

The Kingdom is often taking root in small ways — in our kitchens and in our parish halls, in our streets and our subsidized daycares, in youth group mentoring relationships and after - school care, in prayer circles and by - law meetings at city council.

Do a personal or group study around Forgive Us: Confessions of a Compromised Faith by Soong - Chan Rah, Mae Elise Cannon, Lisa Sharon Harper, and Troy Jackson This powerful book provides historical information, reflection, and prayers around Christian complicity in sins against God's creation, indigenous people, African Americans and people of color, women, the LGBTQ community, immigrants, Jews and Muslims.

Nowadays, the annual Mass and Prayer Vigil for Life, held the night before the march in the vast basilica, has become such a crammed and cramped experience that youth groups who wish to attend must arrive four to six hours early if they want so much as merely a space to sit on the floor.

The prayer group that i belong to has changed the world because Our Leader is Our Saviour Yeshua Mashiach and He has Saved many but the christians don't do what He has asekd and this is why we are seeing the poor beause the christians are selective in who they give to.

I think you should have the right ot counter it with a statement criticizing the idea of God and prayer in public meetings or schools or any gov» t led group meeting.

CNN: «American Taliban» wins right to group prayer in prison The man known as the «American Taliban» won a legal fight that will allow him and fellow Muslim inmates to gather for daily prayers.

They looked largely the same as evangelicals on reading Scripture at least weekly (61 % in 2014 vs. 60 % in 2007) and participating in a prayer or Bible study group (44 % for both years).

No longer interested merely in the destinies of corporate groups, God was conceived as caring for persons one by one, so that prayer was a transfiguring individual experience — «As he was praying, the fashion of his countenance was altered.»

Prayer in the smaller and still more intimate group of two or three friends who love and understand each other well enough to share all their other interests can be a doorway to blessedness.

The CTS has done a competent job with Jim Gallagher's simple booklet telling the story of John Paul's life - the childhood marked by his mother's early death along with that of his brother; the deep, strong bond with his father; the grim years of the German occupation and his tough job in a stone quarry; the mysticism and prayer - life; the youth drama groups; the ordination in a Poland coming to grips with what was to be a decades - long imposition of Communism.

What this means for us is prayer in solitude, prayer in the family or in a small group of friends, prayer at church.

Hymn and prayer book of the second temple it may have been, but obviously some of the psalms could never have been sung in connection with the sacrifices, and may well be grouped, as Professor Julius Bewer suggests, under the caption, «Private Worship outside of the Temple.»

Evangelicals are also slightly more likely to report reading Scripture at least weekly (63 % in 2014 vs. 60 % in 2007), participating in a weekly prayer or Bible study group (44 % vs. 41 %), and sharing their faith with others at least weekly (35 % vs. 34 %).

For ever since Pius Xll's Mediator Dei and also at the Second Vatican Council the liturgical prayer has been given such priority over the private prayer of individuals and groups that — despite papal warnings — one is easily tempted to think that private prayer is more or less superfluous, especially if we are as involved in our liturgical prayer as we ought to be.

I remember a friend telling me about her sister - in - law who had found such a connection in a weekly prayer group, then became insufferable to the other members of the family «We just can't be spiritual enough for Evelyn,» my friend sighed.

a) There is a prayer of individuals and groups which is not liturgical prayer in the strict sense of the word.

Our prayers are not on behalf of one group or congregation: they are the cry of the people of God for the places in which he has set them.

When speaking about the relation between liturgical and «private» prayer we should not forget that there is also a private prayer of groups (for example a family rosary or a devotion approved by the bishop) which may itself approach in various degrees to liturgical prayer, even to being virtually identical with it, so that there is only a verbal difference between the two.

A perusal of the Church of the Brethren Web pages provides clear evidence that a commitment to pacifism is not limited to denominational headquarters: the 48 churches of the Northern Indiana District Conference have joined to urge «the use of nonviolent approaches and interventions» in response to the terror; the Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, Church of the Brethren has adopted a statement in which they «remain committed to walk in the Jesus way of nonviolent love, in which evil can only be overcome with redemptive acts of love»; a group of Brethren Volunteer Service Workers have issued a statement in which they «advocate the use of nonviolent means to settle disputes» and «stand opposed to the increased drive toward militarization»; on October 7 members of local Brethren churches (along with Mennonites and others) organized a peace rally at the state capitol in Harrisburg, «Sowing Seeds of Peace: Prayers and Petitions for Nonviolent Action,» which attracted over 300 people.

When I grew up we did things like pray in school, said the pledge of allegiance and after prayer was banned, we had our fellowship groups.

Usually these prayers, whether in worship or personal devotions, include petitions for four overlapping groups of people: intimates and friends, public authorities, enemies and the needy.

Prayer groups have accomplished that, but the consensor has at times helped people break through their first lack of confidence, revealing their worries about being honest and open in pPrayer groups have accomplished that, but the consensor has at times helped people break through their first lack of confidence, revealing their worries about being honest and open in prayerprayer.

We have experimented with the use of EEG in prayer (watching the brain waves to discern a rise in spiritual consciousness), the use of the consensor with prayer groups, and the impact of certain kinds of music as observable with biofeedback machines.

getting all bent out of shape when a student carries a Bible to school, or a group of students having prayer around the flag pole in the morning at school.

Prayer changes things Prayer is personal and private Prayer is public Prayer is corporate Prayer is made for groups Prayer takes many forms Pray without ceasing in 2012 Prayer changes things

There are small groups, prayer cells, ecclesiolae in ecclesia; but real passion to make the streams of social justice roll?

(I did meet his wife though, after about 20 years — she was wonderful) I was in all the prayer / intercession groups (I was called to prayer and a few other things) and several times one of the other pray - ers sort of intimated that ours was «The» church of the city, and I'd always then start praying for every God called church in my city.

In more specific ways the spiritual influence of group involvement was also apparent: of the people currently involved, 90 percent claimed they were better able to forgive others, 79 percent said they had been enabled to share their faith with others outside the group, 78 percent felt closer to God and 66 percent had experienced answers to prayer.

Not so far, but until the last few months, I haven't been in a group prayer setting (except with a close friend who prays the same way) for years...

My primary work was helping to lead a group of inmates in the practice of silent prayer.

Repeatedly he argued that the introduction of women priests, the new prayer book and other changes in the Episcopal Church had taken it out of the mainstream of Episcopalianism; that in fact the schismatic group, by separating itself from all that «error,» is the faithful remnant.

Here the field is wide open, not merely for the indictment of wrong in another person or group which is the usual approach, but for the appreciation and creation of right through the spiritual resources released in prayer.

There is a growing practice among serious Christ - ians» Evangelical, Catholic, and others» to join in Bible study and prayer groups.

In a house - church format for Bible study and prayer, three age groups can learn the same content, but each group learns differently.

A charming story about his impact concerns the so - called Serenity Prayer in constant use by the half - million acknowledged alcoholics in Alcoholics Anonymous groups throughout the world: «O God, give us serenity to accept what can not be changed, courage to change what should be changed, and wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.»

If the Christian faith, the fellowship of the church, the significance of prayer and worship, the challenge of Christian service are important for that large segment of the population that fall in the range between 80 and 120, then it is important for these two youngsters who happen to be above and below that group.