May 12th 2012

Praying Hands

Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. (John 15:13)

We conclude PRAYER WEEK here on GUWG with a little story about the painting to the right …

In the 1490s, two struggling art students, Albrecht Dürer and Franz Knigstein, were having trouble making ends meet. Albrecht came up with a plan: he would work to support Franz’s studies and then when Franz had sold enough art to support both of them, Albrecht would quit working and go back to school. Franz liked the idea but insisted on being the first to work.

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May 11th 2012

Prayer Week: HOW?

It’s PRAYER WEEK here on GUWG. So far, we’ve looked at the WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN and WHY of prayer. Today, we’ll look at the HOW.

So, how should we pray? First, let’s start with how NOT to pray:

Don’t do it for show. Jesus said: “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men.” (Matthew 6:5)
Don’t babble. Jesus also said: “And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like the pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.” (Matthew 6:7)

So how SHOULD we pray?

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May 10th 2012

Prayer Week: WHERE? WHEN?

I have so much to do that I spend several hours in prayer before I am able to do it. (John Wesley)

It’s PRAYER WEEK here on GUWG. Monday, we started with the WHY of prayer. Tuesday, we focused on the WHO. Yesterday, we covered the WHAT. Today, we’ll discuss WHERE and WHEN to pray.

So, WHERE should we pray?

That answer’s simple: everywhere.

May 9th 2012

Prayer Week: WHAT?

It’s PRAYER WEEK here on GUWG. Monday, we started with the WHY of prayer. Yesterday, we focused on the WHO. Today, we’ll discuss WHAT to pray.

So, what should we pray? Here are some suggestions straight outta the Bible.

May 8th 2012

Prayer Week: WHO?

The one concern of the devil is to keep Christians from praying. He fears nothing from prayerless studies, prayerless work, prayerless religion. He laughs at our toil, mocks at our wisdom, but trembles when we pray. (Samuel Chadwick)

It’s PRAYER WEEK here on GUWG. Yesterday, we focused on the WHY of prayer. Today, we’ll focus on the WHO.

So, who prays? According to the a study by the Barna Group, in the average week:

May 7th 2012

Question of the Week: PRAYER

Got a brain-cramping Bible question you’d like answered? Send it in to getupwithgod@gmail.com and I’ll do my very best to answer it.

Here’s this week’s question …

I’ve been a Christian for a long time, but I still find myself struggling with the whole concept of prayer. My questions are: Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?

More specifically:

April 29th 2012

Heavenly Declarations

We conclude ETERNITY WEEK here on GUWG with a pair of powerful Psalms on which to meditate — one for the morning and one for the evening.

Get alone with God and pray through ‘em with all your heart, soul, mind and strength.