This week we'll be finishing the section on "PRAYER SOLIDARITY", picking up at the paragraph:
"The church of Protestant countries is well able to nourish the infant church of the Orient by a steady and powerful volume of intercessory prayer."
We'll also dig into the next section, "PRAYER PROCEDURE".
The J. O. Fraser booklet downloadable from this blog post.
(https://genevachristian.weebly.com/james-be-mature/prayer-faith-patience-by-j-o-fraser)
Some specific guidance for preparation:
- First read the section in Fraser.
- Then read the blog note here about Spurgeon's devotion, "The Church's Special Privilege".
- Then as you consider J. O. Fraser's exhortation and notes, come up with some challenging questions for all of the men - these are meant to stir our hearts and help us self-examine and judge ourselves, such as:
- "How well do I prepare for prayer?"
- "What's missing in my life that would lead me to becoming a 'prayer warrior'?
These are just examples - the idea is to challenge each other to dig deep with our Lord and grow in our closeness to Him to the point where praying with Him ceases to become an afterthought.
None of this is to imply we are not there - but I know I am not - so I welcome the challenge from all of you!
The above blog post also has a link to the original source website if you want to just access it on-line.