Tag Archives: prayer

Why don’t we pray? – Part 3

Posted on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 by rupert

Part 1 – the sermon teaser. Part 2 – the depths of our desires – the first part of what I shared on Sunday. The second part of Sunday’s Sermon was Mary and Martha (Lk 10:38-42). Martha and Mary are … Continue reading →

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The Depths of Our Desires

Posted on Monday, September 14, 2009 by rupert

Or “Why don’t we don’t we Pray? – Part 2 Part 1 can be read here.  This is a short summary of the first part of what I said yesterday (Sunday 13th September) at church.  The audio will be available … Continue reading →

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Establishing a rhythm of daily prayer 1

Posted on Friday, September 11, 2009 by rupert

I am inviting people to pray.  Or perhaps, more accurately, I am inviting people to learn to pray.  I think Jesus is inviting us to learn to pray.  The disciples, good Jews one and all, and therefore men who knew … Continue reading →

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Why don’t we pray?

Posted on Thursday, September 10, 2009 by rupert

Why don’t we pray? If I knew the answer to that one, I could write a book, become famous … Bill Hybels did it, in 1988, when no-one had heard of Bill Hybels or Willowcreek.  “Too Busy not to Pray”.  … Continue reading →

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Monumental Service

Posted on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 by rupert

Last Sunday, I invited our congregation to practice the spiritual discipline of daily prayer.  You can read a summary of my talk in the previous post (somehow the words on the computer screen don’t have quite the life that they … Continue reading →

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Jesus stands before you…

Posted on Wednesday, September 2, 2009 by rupert

So Jesus is standing before you, and he is asking a question:  “What do you want me to do for you?”  What do you reply? It seems such an innocent question.  But it penetrates deeply to our core.  This is … Continue reading →

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Praying for Revival…

Posted on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 by rupert

This is from Mr. David, from our congregation… Some people pray for revival and imagine that ‘signs and wonders’ will declare that when it happens, but I was rolling around the thought that maybe we are part of a revival … Continue reading →

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