FAQs - Prayer

Jesus taught that if we don’t forgive others God won’t forgive us. Does this mean a person who is a Christian will lose his salvation if he refuses to forgive someone?

John Barnes from Prentiss, MS

I enjoyed your message this sunday so much at Pelham first Baptist. Thank you. I cannot remember the one sentence prayer that you talked about could you please tell me what that prayer is. Thank you.

Ashley Hassler from Pelham, Alabama

J.C. Ryle in “A call to prayer” states “I assert confidently that the principal means by which most believers have become great in the church of Christ is the habit of diligent private prayer.” Do you agree with...

Is there ever a point where you should just stop praying for a person. You’ve fasting for them, gone into warfare and you get to a point where you just say Lord help them and you don’t pray as hard any more.

M from chicago

In the book of Job, why would it have been wrong for Job to blame God since God had given permission for the events that occured? Satan was responsible but God gave the “ok” so could you help straighten this out?

Amy from Ca

Hebrews 11:6 states that without faith we can’t please Him. What is a good working definition of faith? Is faith the same as trust or is it more than that?

Maggie from Ca.

What does it mean to pray in the Spirit?

Helen L. Bender from United States

Should we pray even when we doubt God is listening?

From a friend in Louisiana

Is God more likely to answer our prayers if many people pray for the same thing? If the answer is no, what is the real value of having many people praying for the same requests?

Conference attendee from Cannon Beach, OR