The Pastor in Prayer

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Apr 01, Kent rated it liked it. Couldn't really get into this one. Jun 11, Candace Jane Coran rated it it was ok. Speak humbly and simply to God Too wordy and full of ancient terms. Would not recommend this type of praying to pastors of this day. Do understand that it was written long ago.

The Pastoral prayers of Spurgeon at least 26 of them. A prelude to his sermons. An excellent compilation of prayers - an example for us to run to the Savior in heartfelt and Scripture-saturated prayer. Mar 27, Stephen Drew rated it liked it. I enjoyed this book for awhile, but there is a lot of repetition in the prayers which made it hard to stay in engaged after awhile because they were somewhat predictable. But without a doubt there is a lot of learn from the way that Spurgeon lead his church in prayer.

This small collection of some of C. Spurgeon's Prayers is a gem from the mine that is C. While Spurgeon is known for not wanting his prayers recorded and printed these few examples of his prayers are full of his massive heart and compassion. It serves as both an example and a foundation for those who desire to grow in prayer and compassion.

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Interesting insight into how Spurgeon prayed before he preached. What struck me about the prayers - apparent ease which he prayed - long prayers - of the cuff, yet usually around a topic in the Christian life or a character quality of God - even in the 's he prayed for Muslims as well as Roman Catholics - pretty slow reading the 19th century English. Steve Dygert rated it really liked it Mar 07, Matt Oost rated it it was amazing Dec 25, Jeremiah rated it it was amazing Mar 20, Daniel Suarez rated it it was amazing Dec 03, Jacque rated it it was amazing Feb 16, Greg Vanderleeuw rated it really liked it Nov 02, Dan rated it really liked it Mar 29, Mathew Reames rated it it was amazing Jan 11, Josh Miller rated it it was amazing Feb 21, Greg Foss rated it it was amazing Feb 04, Stephen rated it it was amazing Apr 10, Jeff Brown rated it it was amazing Feb 25, Convictional prayer will illustrate to the people that you pray because you believe in it, and it really matters.

It does work and it does matter, so pray with conviction. When the pastor prays before the church in a public worship service, he needs to pray passionately. The people will become passionate in their prayers when they see modeled before them a pastor who prays with passion. Never should we be afraid to have our emotions involved while we are praying, from enthusiasm to expectation, to weeping, and perhaps even shouting. Regardless, be authentic, but make sure you are passionate. I am convinced that the pastoral prayer needs to be a time the church is led to pray for national and global needs.

Pastors and churches need to pray for our national leaders, and about situations existing in the nation and across the globe. If we really believe prayer matters, we need to pray for national and global issues. While most of the time I kneel in reverence to God when I do my pastoral prayer, this past week, I walked around the stage while I prayed. This is something I determined at that moment and not before. By the way, I think it is very healthy for the people of God to see their pastor kneel as he intercedes for the people and national and global issues.

Pastor, recapture the pastoral prayer in your public worship services. I promise you, you will never regret it. You are the Worship Leader of the church; therefore, lead like it. Leadership , Pastors , Prayer.

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This moment of public intercession can be absolutely powerful. The pastor needs to set the context for this prayer moment. He can do this before or after asking the congregation to bow their heads, preparing to pray. Setting the stage for this moment needs to be an important part of worship planning.

The timing for the pastoral prayer is very important. Personally, I like to set it just before the offering is received, prior to the final song before the message.

Many times, the previous song can help me set the context and the moment. Not only is the timing important, but the amount of time allocated for the prayer is important. Allocate enough time for a four to five-minute prayer led by the pastor. Having latitude to follow the Spirit of God is key in any worship service. If we are not careful, we are going to schedule God right out of our public worship services in the church.

Teach your people how to agree in prayer with you.

As pastor, they need to be engaged with you while you are praying. They do not need to just be listening in, but involved with you in prayer. They can agree with you verbally while you pray. As we turn the church house into a house of prayer for the nations, people need to become involved as you pray. While the pastoral prayer is determined to happen within a set time or to help create an atmosphere, what the pastor prays about should be planned as well.

This is very important. The pastor needs to set this in his planning, so he can go forward that moment with purpose. If this is not planned, it can become meaningless and disconnected. The pastor can even list the topics of prayer to the people before the prayer begins. When the pastoral prayer occurs, after setting the context in the best timing within the public worship service, and after planning for this moment, the pastor should pray with a strong conviction.

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A conviction is not just something that you have in your heart, it something that has you.