Godly Prayer vs. Magic Spells: Avoiding the Misuse of Intercessional Prayer
Godly Prayer vs. Magic Spells: Avoiding the Misuse of Intercessional Prayer *** Many evangelical Christians have used prayer for too long as a substitute for action, dumping back on God the responsibility for doing what He has already commanded us to do throughout the Bible. Yet neither is social action a substitute for prayer. [John D. Robb, “Strategic Prayer,” Chapter 28, pp. 163-? In Winter and Hawthorne, eds., PERSPECTIVES (on the World Christian Movement), William Carey Library, 2013 ; John D. Robb, Unreached Peoples Program Director with MARC, the Missions Advanced Research and Communications Center of World Vision International.] Make no mistake: We have a whole lot of work to do. When we roll up our sleeves, our prayers will start to mean something. But prayer without action is just noise. [Rev. Matt Mardis-LeCroy (Senior Minister, Plymouth Church in Des Moines), “Bible teaches us that prayer without action is just noise,” Des Moines Register...