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The Practise of Prayer.

Many people have debated why it is that we pray when God is in absolute control. Whilst these questions are worthwhile, they can overcomplicate and overshadow the simple truth that God’s Word continually instructs us to pray with faith to God for whom nothing is impossible.

All of history’s great revivals have one attribute in common - people fervently prayed for them. In November 1949 in the Hebrides Islands, two elderly women in their 80’s were troubled at the state of their parish - not one young person attended church. These two women were moved to action and decided to pray about it. They met twice a week and prayed from 10pm - 3am. The women invited the church leaders and elders to pray with them. A few weeks later Scottish preacher Duncan Campbell visited the island to preach. During his time on Lewis Island, revival broke out and hundreds of people came to know Christ. On the first day of the revival, 122 young people were saved.

Around the time of our Hillsong Sydney album recording a few years ago, our Creative Team made a commitment to pray for the recording every time they brushed their teeth. It wasn’t a rule but just something fun the team decided to do to help them remember to pray every day (hopefully twice a day!). Since then, the team has done it for every event in the life of our church.

Is there a daily activity you could use to remind you to pray? Together, let us resolve to pray like never before for God to move in our midst. Let’s believe that we can build a church that helps build a nation.

Are there specific things in your life which you are believing God to move miraculously in? Why not make a stand this week that says you believe there is great power in prayer, by gathering two or more of your friends or family to pray with you?