Over the years I’ve taught preaching in university courses and mentored a number of preaching apprentices and preachers-in-training. This series summarizes some of the most basic yet most useful preaching points I’ve emphasized in these settings. I hope you’ll join the fantastic Jim Martin and me as we teach “Preaching That Connects” at Harding School [...]
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Intercession as Listening
by Chris on 21. May, 2012 in Blog, Growth
This entry is part 36 of 36 in the series ShortPostsFrom10MinuteMystic
Richard Foster proposes that intercession starts with listening.[i] Foster writes that “Listening to the Lord is the first thing, the second thing, and the third thing necessary for successful intercession.” For example, he suggests, instead of continuing to pray for Aunt Susie’s arthritis just as you have been for twenty years, stop and listen. Perhaps [...]
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What I’m Reading
- Day 1 of 40 Following the Prayer Steps of Jesus 17. Feb, 2010
- Day 2 of 40 Following the Prayer Steps of Jesus 18. Feb, 2010
- Day 6 of 40 Following the Prayer Steps of Jesus 23. Feb, 2010
- Irreligious: Forsaking Religion and Finding Jesus’ Sabbath (Mk. 3:1-6) Chris Altrock – June 13, 2010 16. Jun, 2010
- Day 7 of 40 Following the Prayer Steps of Jesus 24. Feb, 2010
- So What? (Preaching Point #12) 22. May, 2012
- Intercession as Listening 21. May, 2012
- Prayer from Psalm 125: The Mountain Prayer 16. May, 2012
- Prayer from Psalm 124: UR4US 14. May, 2012
- Invite the Tiger Out of the Cage 11. May, 2012
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