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BBBCanada
12/25/00 4:48 PM
A Prayer Board
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Seeing as we beelieve that prayer is of uttmost in OT where we partner with God to see his will done in the earth, what do you think of having a separate board or area for prayer? Start off with a prayer request. What do Greg and Co. think?
Brandon
Posted Originally From: Christus Victor Ministries
trosie
12/25/00 11:40 PM
RE: A Prayer Board
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Gee Brandon:
Your last post really touched my heart, especially regarding your youngest child. I wholeheartedly agree with you that prayer is SO crucial and important! I want you to know that I will pray for you and for your children. Merry Christmas to you my brother in Christ.
God's blessings to you,
trosie
Posted Originally From: Christus Victor Ministries
BBBCanada
12/27/00 10:08 AM
A Prayer Board
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Thanks for your prayers trosie. Greg and Co. know what has gone on in my life over the past year and they have been soooo gracious to here me cry and pray for me. Sometimes I feel like a cry baby in wanting to blab about it (kinda helps to get things off your chest). But this is not always a good thing. Anyhoo, I am on a journey, and that *WILL* include suffering. Glenn Miller over at the "Christian Think Tank" and myself seem to have similar stories. Check out how he made it through it all.
http://www.webcom.com/ctt/howimadeit.html
Brandon
Posted Originally From: Christus Victor Ministries
BBBCanada
01/16/01 4:34 PM
RE: A Prayer Board
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This site has been interactive with board discussions. And I think the discussions have been great. But one weakness is that it may not be interactive enough. Ummm...I propose that we not only interact with each other, but with God. What's the use of just believing and talking about how we really affect the heart of God and we don't offer a thread on prayer requests? Shouldn't this be a given?
My first missionary trip was in to Mexico in '94. While down there building "instant homes" (basically the size of a back yard shed, but a palace to the poor) a little girl of 4 years old was staying with her mother and father with some friends, across the street from one of the homes we were building. She was incestously rape, thrown by the side of the of the house, and left for dead by her father while the mother was gone into the city with the friends who owned the house. Sometime later, the mother and her friends came home and upon finding her daughter took her to the hospital where later on she died. The next day I went to the visitation which was held in the driveway of this "nicer" home. There, the little girl lay in a casket with a little window to view her and ice wrapped all around (so she would not decompose to quickly, there is no embalming, only for the rich) on a table that you would pull up from the downstairs of your church basement. I prayed with the devastated mother who was pregnant with the father's second child. How hard it must have been for her.
However Satan's army is ranked, I don't know. But there seemed to be a demonic stronghold over this city in which incest was pretty predominant. In this thread, I would like to pray for missionaries, in third world countries or the 10/40 Window where demonic influence will be to thwart God's plan to bring salvation to the lost. Hello? Can I get an "Amen?"
Brandon
Posted Originally From: Christus Victor Ministries
ghost-dog-girl
01/16/01 5:14 PM
RE: RE: A Prayer Board
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Bradon, No matter where people land on open theism, I'm sure you'll get a very serious AMEN from this group.
Speaking of strongholds, please remember Haiti in prayer. My church has several connections with Haiti, via mission trips, adoptions ministries, etc. Our missions pastor lived for several years as a missionary in Haiti and he has some tragic stories like the one Brandon mentioned in Mexico. Things are so bad there, it's hard to even know where to begin praying--they need so many miracles!
We recently went to the Dominican Republic (on the other side of the same island as Haiti) to scope out a mission trip there. They have many needs--schools, homes, clean drinking water, basic health care, etc.--that could benefit from prayer and missionary work. But I want to praise God for the way he is already at work in the peoples' hearts. One night we were sitting at the bar at our hotel and the Dominican manager started playing the Jesus video on t.v. and explaining it to a Danish couple. I watched it with them too and I was struck by how much ancient Palestine resembles rural Mexico and parts of the D.R. and even Haiti where people still throw their own pots and ride donkeys and do not have running water--but it is much more difficult for an urban or suburban or just about any American to relate to. Another time a Dominican man approached us in a store and asked if we believed that anything was possible for God. I'm thankful for the way God is reaching the Dominican people and I'm anxious to cooperate with what he's doing there as the Lord leads. Amen, GDG
Posted Originally From: Christus Victor Ministries
trosie
01/20/01 5:13 PM
RE: RE: RE: A Prayer Board
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Hello Room:
I want to ask a question regarding the topic of prayer. I desire to come to a greater understanding about the power of prayer. I believe in prayer and I believe what the bible teaches about it, but sometimes I struggle with why it seems that some people appear to have more of a direct link to heaven when it comes to prayer? I believe, by faith, that God hears us when we pray, but sometimes I feel like I am talking into thin air when I lay out my prayer petitions (however, I keep praying in faith, even when I feel this emptiness, because I hold to the biblical truths that it does have an impact) I know that we are told to pray without ceasing regardless of how we feel, but why do some prayers seem to have more weight on them than others. I have seen some people with such an anointing in prayer that I have experienced people being healed right on the spot. Why does it appear that some people have more of an impact when they pray? I have heard people say that sin prevents us from receiving answers to our prayers -- I don't agree with this but it does make me wonder what is it with prayer? I really want to know what prayer really means and why some people seem to have more of an anointing. I firmly believe that prayer is our greatest weapon in this spiritual warfare that we are in. I am hoping to understand this further so that I can pray with an even greater understanding and confidence.
Let's hold one another up in prayer
trosie
Posted Originally From: Christus Victor Ministries
ModesofThought
01/20/01 5:27 PM
RE: RE: RE: RE: A Prayer Board
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Dr, Boyd did a fantastic series (several months worth!) on prayer back in 1993. I think the tapes are still available through Woodland Hills Church. He says so much, I couldn't do it justice here.
Posted Originally From: Christus Victor Ministries
trosie
01/21/01 9:13 AM
RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: A Prayer Board
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Hi Modes:
I looked in the Christus Victor section under Greg's sermons and 'tada', there it is -- under the 1993 section some sermons on the topic of prayer. I hadn't thought of looking there. Thanks for pointing me in that direction. I'll see if this answers my questions.
Thanks,
trosie
Posted Originally From: Christus Victor Ministries
ModesofThought
01/21/01 10:37 AM
RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: A Prayer Board
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I really think it will help, I have been truly blessed by those sermons. Much practical wisdom therein. May the Lord strengthen and deepen your prayer times through your investigation...
Amen
Posted Originally From: Christus Victor Ministries
Proverbs23_23
01/22/01 1:11 PM
A note about the POWER of prayer....
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In my distress I CALLED UPON THE LORD; to my God I CRIED FOR HELP. From His temple HE HEARD MY VOICE, and my cry to Him REACHED HIS EARS.
THEN the earth reeled and rocked; the foundations also of the mountains trembled and quaked, because He was angry. Smoke went up from His nostrils, and devouring fire from His mouth; glowing coals flamed forth from Him.
HE BOWED THE HEAVENS, AND CAME DOWN; thick darkness was under His feet. He rode on a cherub, and flew; HE CAME SWIFTLY upon the wings of the wind. He made darkness His covering around Him, His canopy thick clouds dark with water.
Out of the brightness before Him there broke through his clouds hailstones and coals of fire. The Lord also thundered in the heavens, and the Most High uttered His voice. And He sent out His arrows, and scattered them; He flashed forth lightnings, and routed them. THEN the channels of the sea were seen, and the foundations of the world were laid bare at Your rebuke, O Lord, at the blast of Your nostrils.
HE REACHED DOWN from on High, HE TOOK ME; HE DREW me out of mighty waters. HE DELIVERED ME from my strong enemy, and from those who hated me; for they were too mighty for me. They confronted me in the day of my calamity; BUT the Lord was my support. He brought me out into a broad place; he delivered me, because He delighted in me.
~~Psalm 18:6-19
Trosie...whenever I doubt the effectiveness of my single prayer, or think that others are more eloquent than I ...I reread psalm 18. I can relate. I hope it is as much a blessing for you as it has been for me.
love sparkle
PS I think the key is to remember your identity is in Christ, you have the same amount of 'PULL' as any part of the Body. (Eph 2:18) I have given YOU direct access to the Father by My Spirit.
Posted Originally From: Christus Victor Ministries
trosie
01/22/01 5:57 PM
RE: A note about the POWER of prayer....
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Thanks for your posting, *Sparkle*. I will keep these scriptures in mind.
Your sister in Christ,
trosie
Posted Originally From: Christus Victor Ministries
BBBCanada
02/08/01 4:46 PM
Pray for Clark Pinnock
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I recieved an e-mail from Clark Pinnock's office. I hope he doesn't mind me putting this down, but as some of you know, Clark's eye sight is not good (that's pretty public). Anyhow, he had retinal surgery done. Let's pray for his recovery and strenght.
Brandon
Posted Originally From: Christus Victor Ministries
BBBCanada
02/22/01 2:14 PM
Pray for Me.
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Hey guys and gals. This month coming up for me is very important. I have two dates coming up. March 8th, concerning some legal matters which will probably be postponed until after the 16th which the 16th is pretty much written in stone (another legal matter). I don't want to get into anything, but those at CVM know about the situation. Can I get a few people to stand with me? Thanks.
Brandon
Posted Originally From: Christus Victor Ministries
Proverbs23_23
02/23/01 2:17 AM
RE: Pray for Me.
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Brandon,
Count on me, anytime, anyplace, about anything.
I will pray on those days. Promise.
Posted Originally From: Christus Victor Ministries
trosie
02/23/01 5:23 AM
RE: Pray for Me.
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Hey Brandon:
You betcha! I will be praying for you brother on March 8 & 16
trosie
Posted Originally From: Christus Victor Ministries
BBBCanada
02/23/01 3:07 PM
Thanks.
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Thanks for your encouragement and support Proverbs and Trosie.
Brandon
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