Devoted to Prayer

House of Prayer • Week 3

The direction in 1 Thessalonians to "Pray without ceasing." is not a call to walk around 24/7 audibly praying to the exclusion of all else. Rather, it's a call to be ceaselessly devoted to prayer and having an attitude of prayer. Adam Barnett continues our House of Prayer series by reminding us of this call to devotion.

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Devoted to Prayer
House of Prayer | Week 3
January 17, 2021 | Adam Barnett

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“The Church will win the world for Christ when—and only when—her people are fully immersed in prayer.”
// Evelyn Underhill

Romans 12:12 ESV
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.

“Prayer is more than self-stimulation. It is not a method of creating a positive mental attitude in ourselves. Rather, prayer is in large part a matter of creating in ourselves a right attitude with respect to God’s will. Jesus taught us persistence in prayer: keep asking, keep seeking, keep knocking. Persistent prayer makes it apparent that our petition is important to us, as it is to God.”
// Millard Erickson

“I persist; I persevere in; I continue steadfast in; I wait upon.”

1 Thessalonians 5:17 ESV
Pray without ceasing.

“It is not in the moving of the lips, but in the elevation of the heart to God, that the essence of prayer consists."
// J.B. Lightfoot

How long should I pray, what time of the day, and what do I say?

  1. Wow!
  2. Sorry!
  3. Thanks!
  4. Please!
  5. Yes!
  6. Amen!