Some people say it's something private. It is, but it's also a family matter.
"if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven. For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst." (Matthew 18:19-20)
Prayer is both a private discipline as well as a corporate practice. It is intimate communication and communion with our Father, but as a corporate practice it is the doorway to power and effectiveness.
Jesus' promise sounds like a spiritual "blank check". When two believers are in agreement they will receive that which they ask for. While the promise seems open-ended, the condition is potentially limiting. The word, "agree", in the original language, means, "the same". The two believers who come together in prayer must be 'the same" - unified not only in what they ask, but unified as believers.
An important principle can be set forth here: perfect unity equals unlimited prayer potential. Two to three believers who are "the same" have incredible power and effectiveness at their disposal. As they gather in the name of God's Son His presence is manifested and our Father stands ready to grant that which is requested.
If there are hindrances and obstacles in corporate prayer they are to be found in disunity. Perhaps it is rare for two to three believers to truly be "the same".
Imagine what could happen if just two believers, perfectly unified, came together in agreement concerning the Lord's prayer - "Your kingdom come; Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven". Two unified believers meeting together in agreement concerning the Lord's great kingdom purposes could unleash a major movement of God's Spirit in the world today.
Personal prayer is vitally important, but small-group prayer with "the same" unified believers is the means to a display of Kingdom power.
Will you seek out just one believer that you can develop "the same" unity with? Will you commit yourselves to praying for supernatural unity as a prerequisite to powerful prayer? Would you then prayer for God's Kingdom to come through you in preparation for its ultimate coming at the return of Christ?
A mighty Kingdom revolution would begin today if a great number of believers make this their goal and priority.
Steve
"if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven. For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst." (Matthew 18:19-20)
Prayer is both a private discipline as well as a corporate practice. It is intimate communication and communion with our Father, but as a corporate practice it is the doorway to power and effectiveness.
Jesus' promise sounds like a spiritual "blank check". When two believers are in agreement they will receive that which they ask for. While the promise seems open-ended, the condition is potentially limiting. The word, "agree", in the original language, means, "the same". The two believers who come together in prayer must be 'the same" - unified not only in what they ask, but unified as believers.
An important principle can be set forth here: perfect unity equals unlimited prayer potential. Two to three believers who are "the same" have incredible power and effectiveness at their disposal. As they gather in the name of God's Son His presence is manifested and our Father stands ready to grant that which is requested.
If there are hindrances and obstacles in corporate prayer they are to be found in disunity. Perhaps it is rare for two to three believers to truly be "the same".
Imagine what could happen if just two believers, perfectly unified, came together in agreement concerning the Lord's prayer - "Your kingdom come; Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven". Two unified believers meeting together in agreement concerning the Lord's great kingdom purposes could unleash a major movement of God's Spirit in the world today.
Personal prayer is vitally important, but small-group prayer with "the same" unified believers is the means to a display of Kingdom power.
Will you seek out just one believer that you can develop "the same" unity with? Will you commit yourselves to praying for supernatural unity as a prerequisite to powerful prayer? Would you then prayer for God's Kingdom to come through you in preparation for its ultimate coming at the return of Christ?
A mighty Kingdom revolution would begin today if a great number of believers make this their goal and priority.
Steve
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