Enjoyed the Prayer Course yesterday and reconnecting with Jacob. Chaz joined us as well and Dan and Heather received their Jesus focused Bibles. Dave, Art, and Drew were there as well. Jim and I had a wonderful talk in the car having experienced the Vertical Endeavor this last week end. This coming weekend we get to honor Margo and continue to praise the Lord for our friends and family. Here are the big takeaways from the video:
Pray with others. Agreement adds strength.
Scripture shows that joined prayer carries unique spiritual force.
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“If two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.” (Matthew 18:19)
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“They all joined together constantly in prayer.” (Acts 1:14)
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“Pray for each other so that you may be healed.” (James 5:16)
Praying together shapes unity, increases faith, and opens the door to God’s intervention in community, not isolation.
Pray incrementally. Break big needs into small, faithful steps.
God often answers through steady, step-by-step faith.
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Jesus taught persistence one request at a time: “Give us today our daily bread.” (Matthew 6:11)
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The persistent widow shows incremental courage: she “kept coming” until justice was done (Luke 18:1–8).
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Nehemiah models this pattern. He prays repeatedly (Nehemiah 1:4–11) and acts in small, wise steps to rebuild the wall.
Incremental praying keeps the request active and your trust grounded while God works layer by layer.
Pray God’s promises. Scripture guides specific, grounded requests.
Praying the Word aligns your desires with God’s revealed will.
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“This is the confidence we have… that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.” (1 John 5:14–15)
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“The Lord is faithful to all His promises and loving toward all He has made.” (Psalm 145:13)
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Jesus prayed Scripture on the cross (Psalm 22).
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Daniel prayed God’s promises back to Him (Daniel 9:2–3).
Promises steady your heart. They give language to your petitions and reframe your expectations in truth, not emotion.
Pray consistently. Keep “stacking dominoes.”
Consistency builds spiritual momentum.
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“Pray without ceasing.” (1 Thessalonians 5:17)
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“Ask… seek… knock.” The verbs are present-continuous: “keep on asking.” (Matthew 7:7–8)
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Jesus tells His disciples “always to pray and not give up.” (Luke 18:1)
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Paul urges believers to be “faithful in prayer.” (Romans 12:12)
Every prayer is a domino. One prayer moves the next. Over time, God weaves these consistent petitions into breakthroughs you could not engineer yourself.
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