Posted by Ray Pritchard on 11.30.09 in Devotional, Prayer
During his sermon yesterday, our pastor stopped for a moment and held up a Bible that was given to him when he was in high school 45 years ago. Written in the margin were the names of four people. On a regular basis he had prayed for their salvation. One was a brother he led to Christ some years old. One was an older brother who is 76 years ago. &l…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 10.15.09 in Bible Study, Books, Prayer
A few years ago I wrote a book on the Lord’s Prayer called “And When You Pray.” When I finished writing it, I came away deeply impressed with how profound this little prayer is. If someone asks, “What does Christian prayer look like?” the answer is, “It looks like the Lord’s Prayer.” Everything that i…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 9.25.09 in Prayer
Each week we receive an email update from Greg and Carolyn Kirschner, our dear friends who are serving as medical missionaries in Jos, Nigeria during the last half of 2009. I was struck by their comments at the end of the update about the importance of prayer. When questioned about the most important commandments, Jesus basically told his followers…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.29.09 in Prayer
I just completed a two-part sermon series on praying for the sick:Praying for the Sick–Part 1 Praying for the Sick–Part 2 In the first part I looked in some detail at the four-step process outlined in James 5:14-15. In the second part I discussed the importance of understanding “healing” from a broader perspecti…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.12.09 in Devotional, Keep Believing Ministries, Prayer
*Last night I spent an hour talking with Peter Wang in China via Skype. As you can tell from the picture, he was wearing a brand-new Keep Believing t-shirt that we sent over from the States. For over three years Peter has been preaching my sermons to the house church he pastors. Only he doesn’t just preach my sermons directly. He studies the …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 7.8.09 in Keep Believing Ministries, Prayer
I am writing this note to ask you to pray for Colson Taylor, the newborn son of Derek and Deneen Taylor. Colson arrived several weeks earlier than expected, and since then he’s had a rough go of it. Derek started this webpage where you can go for the latest news and also to offer your prayers for Colson and for the whole family.Derek and Dene…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 6.19.09 in Keep Believing Ministries, Prayer
We need your prayers!Since February we’ve been sending out a weekly Keep Believing prayer update by email. It’s about one page long and contains some personal updates on the ministry, news about our travels and current projects, and some special prayer needs. If you would like to be part of the KBM Prayer Team and receive the weekl…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 6.15.09 in Current Events, Prayer
Last Wednesday Jamie Mitchell, pastor of NewSong Fellowship Church in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was asked to give the opening prayer at the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Usually these prayers are so bland as to be utterly forgettable. Jamie’s prayer was definitely not bland. By way of full disclosure, I should add that Jamie is …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 5.24.09 in An Anchor for the Soul, Prayer
At the end of a meal with Skip Olson, he asked me to sign a copy of my book An Anchor for the Soul. During the meal he had engaged the waitress in a conversation about spiritual matters. She seemed intrigued when she learned about our name– Keep Believing Ministries. So I signed the book and Skip left it on the table along with a generous tip…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 5.18.09 in Devotional, Prayer
A friend wrote a note saying that she was copying this part of my sermon What If and taping it on her computer as a reminder to pray for others:
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