Discuss the importance of prayer. And I know very few things American Christians are less inclined to do. The great nineteenth-century Baptist preacher Charles Haddon Spurgeon wisely noted, 'The condition of the church may be very accurately gauged by its prayer meetings. If God to be near a church, it must pray. God has said, 'Call upon me in the day of trouble.
Prayer is the only sufficient solution to the needs of our times.
A pastor in one of the most difficult neighborhoods in the nation said, 'If the times are indeed as bad as we say they are, if the darkness in our world is growing heavier by the moment, if we are facing spiritual battles right in our own homes and churches, then we are foolish not to turn to the One who supplies unlimited grace and power. I believe conditions and circumstances necessitate a commitment to authentic, consistent, persistent prayer. Lead members to respond to the text of this message. Lead members in a time of prayer, specifically committing to be persistent in prayer. These creative ideas will present current information to help you shape weekly Bible study to be relevant and distinctive to the adult age or focus groupings you teach.