Linden Road Church
Circle Maker - Can You Think Long?
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Linden Road Church
160 S Linden Rd, Mansfield, OH 44906, USA
Saturday 10:00 AM
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Invitation: Let's Join Angie at Rise FM for a 40 Day Challenge Feb 22 is Ash Wednesday and it's the first day of the Lent period. This is a 40 day time frame as we approach Easter. 40 Days, in the Bible, is a significant number and always were lifechanging. Maybe it can be for you and I as well? I would like to invite you to do a 40 day Prayer challenge with me. We would have a private Facebook group discussion page where were will discuss the book "Draw the Circle" by Mark Batterson. If you would like to participate, please sign up by emailing me at angie@risefmohio.com You will also want to grab a copy of the book https://rb.gy/cfjt3n . There is a study guide too, that adds to the study, and I got the digital copy through Hoopla at the local library. We will also have a LIVE Zoom meeting for one hour once each week. I will post those recordings to our Group Page as well, in case you can't participate LIVE. Sound good? Sign up via email angie@risefmohio.com
https://youtu.be/GDeoW9MzV-oThe Circle Maker: Can You Think Long?
-Swedish Navy / Oak Trees
-The Clock of the Long Now - David Hillis
- New College / Oak Beams
-> Thinking Long
Prayer doesn’t just change circumstances. More importantly, it changes us.
It’s not enough to dream big and pray hard. You also have to think long.
The bigger the vision, the harder you’ll have to pray and the longer you’ll have to think.
Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them. But the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, because I was detained there with the king of Persia. Now I have come to explain to you what will happen to your people in the future, for the vision concerns a time yet to come.
Daniel 10:12–13
Question: what if Daniel had quit praying through on day twenty?
Prayer invites God into the equation.
If you stop, drop, and pray, then you never know where you’ll go, what you’ll do, or who you’ll meet.
Stop, Drop, and Pray
Few people prayed with more consistency or intensity than Daniel.
Is it possible for man to dream continuously for seventy years?
Daniel: he knew that his prayers wouldn’t be answered for seventy sevens yet he prayed with a sense of urgency.
Daniel had the ability to pray with urgency about things that weren’t urgent.
That is an important dimension of thinking long.
We live in a culture that overvalues fifteen minutes of fame and undervalues lifelong faithfulness.
Prayer Postures - If words are what you say, then posture is how you say it.
When we practice the prayer postures prescribed in Scripture, it helps us dream big, pray hard, and think long.
We need to be willing to pray for as long as it takes.
Honi refined his request twice: “Not for such rain have I prayed.” He wasn’t satisfied with a sprinkle or torrential downpour. It took three attempts to spell out exactly what he wanted: “the rain of Your favor, blessing, and graciousness.” Honi drew a circle in the sand. Then he drew a circle within a circle within a circle.
What promises or miracles or dreams are you willing to pray for as long as it takes?
-Swedish Navy / Oak Trees
-The Clock of the Long Now - David Hillis
- New College / Oak Beams
-> Thinking Long
Prayer doesn’t just change circumstances. More importantly, it changes us.
It’s not enough to dream big and pray hard. You also have to think long.
The bigger the vision, the harder you’ll have to pray and the longer you’ll have to think.
Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them. But the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, because I was detained there with the king of Persia. Now I have come to explain to you what will happen to your people in the future, for the vision concerns a time yet to come.
Daniel 10:12–13
Question: what if Daniel had quit praying through on day twenty?
Prayer invites God into the equation.
If you stop, drop, and pray, then you never know where you’ll go, what you’ll do, or who you’ll meet.
Stop, Drop, and Pray
Few people prayed with more consistency or intensity than Daniel.
Is it possible for man to dream continuously for seventy years?
Daniel: he knew that his prayers wouldn’t be answered for seventy sevens yet he prayed with a sense of urgency.
Daniel had the ability to pray with urgency about things that weren’t urgent.
That is an important dimension of thinking long.
We live in a culture that overvalues fifteen minutes of fame and undervalues lifelong faithfulness.
Prayer Postures - If words are what you say, then posture is how you say it.
When we practice the prayer postures prescribed in Scripture, it helps us dream big, pray hard, and think long.
We need to be willing to pray for as long as it takes.
Honi refined his request twice: “Not for such rain have I prayed.” He wasn’t satisfied with a sprinkle or torrential downpour. It took three attempts to spell out exactly what he wanted: “the rain of Your favor, blessing, and graciousness.” Honi drew a circle in the sand. Then he drew a circle within a circle within a circle.
What promises or miracles or dreams are you willing to pray for as long as it takes?
March of Prayer 2023 Schedule
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