Family Focus (FF5) Prayer is a priority
The family watched Andy Hawthorne -Reflecting at 60 – 12 things he has learnt:
Jo decided to take each of the 12 things and turn them into 12 bible studies for Family Focus (FF5). The 12 things are as follows:
- More prayer
- God provides
- Leadership is lonely
- Ministry runs on two tracks
- Keep Jesus central
- Passionate people change the world
- Addition is good, multiplication is amazing
- Division is disastrous
- The older you get the faster it goes!
- Marriage good – everything good
- Need mates on mission
- Best is yet to come
Opening Prayer
Bible Reading:
1Thessalonians 5:16-18, Colossians 4:2, Philippians 4:6, Luke 6:12
Introduction
- Andy Hawthorne ( Message Trust) reflecting at 60
- 12 Things he has learnt
- First thing: More Prayer = More Blessing
- More Prayer = More Breakthrough
- Andy wished he had prayer days from the beginning
- It took 5 years to have monthly prayer days
- Just started prayer house – 24/7 – likely to be a game changer
- Andy wished he prayed more
- Fascinating disciples request – teach them how to pray – Lord’s prayer
- Jesus source/ foundation – intimacy with the father = authority
- Prayer greater priority
Question 1
How do you feel about your prayer life today/ now?
Video: Skitguys – The skinny on prayer:
In the video we saw 3 bad ways of praying: Falling asleep, religious & long lists
We saw one good way of praying: Using the Lord’s Prayer as a template
No time to Pray Poem
Andy Hawthorne stated that prayer is foundational, and that prayer needs to be a greater priority
The ‘No time to pray’ poem helps us realise the need to make prayer a priority:
No Time To Pray
I got up early one morning
And rushed right into the day;
I had so much to accomplish
That I didn’t take time to pray.
Problems just tumbled about me,
And heavier came each task,
“Why doesn’t God help me?” I wondered.
He answered, “You didn’t ask.”
I wanted to see joy and beauty,
But the day toiled on gray and bleak;
I wondered why God didn’t show me;
He said, “But you didn’t seek.”
I tried to come into God’s presence;
I used all my keys at the lock;
God gently and lovingly chided,
“My child you didn’t knock.”
I woke up early this morning,
And paused before entering the day;
I had so much to accomplish
That I had to take time to pray.
Author unknown
Discussion
- Prayer is key
- Prayer room/ prayer closets/ prayer together & PrayerTime on Facebook
- What can you do to improve your prayer life?
Prayer Time
Let’s pray & listen to God for his help to make prayer a priority
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