The importance of noontime prayer meetings
Prayer is the essence of the spiritual life in
Christianity. The Bible is full of
examples and stories of people that had a prayer life, which is the discipline
to pray at set times of the day. Right away, we think of Daniel, and he prayed
three times a day. He opened up his windows toward Jerusalem and prayed no
matter what the consequence. The book of Acts records that Peter and John went
up to the Temple at the hour of prayer. This shows us that in the early church,
it was a common practice to have a set time for the Saints to meet together
daily to spend time in prayer. Even into
our modern era, revivals had broken out when Christians met together to pray.
It did not matter what your church membership was or what denomination you
represented in these prayer meetings. Prayer breaks through all those barriers.
The Bible says the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man of availeth
much. Unfortunately, many churches have
slowly gotten away from prayer. Other things came and took the place of
prayer. The church must always guard
itself against allowing the spirit of prayer to get away from the church.
Examples of noontime prayer meetings
Fortunately, in the global Christian community, there are
still churches that have daily noontime prayer meetings. The sanctuary is open, and the clergy and
church members routinely meet together and pray together. Sometimes there may be singing during the
prayer meeting. At other times the
Saints just begin to pray, and after a while, the spirit of prayer comes upon
them, and all the collective prayers merge into one prayer which reaches the
throne of God in heaven. In Tacoma,Washington, the House of Prayer Christian Church holds true to its
reputation as a praying church desperately needed in the great Northwest. Then in the opposite corner of America and
the state of Georgia, there is another House of Prayer Christian Churchlocated in Hinesville, Georgia, that also has daily prayer meetings. Another exciting feature is that the church
has a day school, and the students come into the sanctuary at noontime to learn
the power of prayer. That is one of
their trademarks in the realm of Christianity.
Still yet further away in Jerusalem are some fantastic prayer
ministries. One of which is called the Jerusalem prayer tower. This ministry has an excellent Ministry of
prayer that is in constant intercession for the whole world. They also have set times in which people come
together and pray.
The power of prayer
Prayer is a vital force.
There are books and books written about prayer. One thing to know is the
best way to learn to pray is just to pray and do it. Prayer can be reading scriptures and
meditating upon the Scriptures. The
Bible teaches us that Christ's offered up prayers and strong supplications with
tears and crying. Prayer must be
combined with faith. Prayer revitalizes.
Prayer relieves stress. There are even medical studies that people that pray
have better mental health. There are so
many benefits and blessings associated with prayer. It is imperative that churches and
communities to daily prayer meetings. It does not matter so much the time but
what counts is that people actually practice the presence of God in
prayer. Whether it is in the morning or
at night, life should center around prayer.
Prayer keeps us in contact with God.
And there are many models and examples both in the Bible and in churches
with prayer ministries that others can follow and reap the benefits.
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