Kirjahaku

Prayer is vital to the life of every church. When a church is alive with prayer, amazing things happen. People grow. Communities change. God is able to do what He desires in your midst. It only takes one or two willing hearts to kindle the fire of intercessory prayer in your church. Based on years of prayer-building in a church and a community, this book will guide you step by step to igniting the spark that leads to a strong foundation of prayer in your church. You will learn how to prepare as a lead intercessor, to ask for God's vision and strategy, to build from the ground up, and to take steps to avoid potential problems. While leading intercessory prayer is not an easy calling, this book is designed in an easy-to-follow, step-by-step format, to guide you through the entire process of building intercessory prayer at your church. This book covers in detail all aspects of nurturing a powerful prayer life for your church and community, from praying for the land and leadership, to prayer mentoring, prayer walking, and finding creative ways to include families, children, and healing prayer. You will also learn how to keep the atmosphere spiritually clear. These steps can also help you build a foundation of prayer at a Christian school or organization.If you are an intercessor or a willing heart who feels called to nurture the life of prayer in your church, this book will help you along that amazing journey.If you are a pastor who longs to see a deeper life of prayer in your church, this book will be a great gift for someone in your congregation who will help you carry out that vision.Thank you for your heart for prayer. Grow the spark of prayer in your church and watch what God will do

Are you a Christian writer? Spending time with God in His Word is so important - not only for you as a writer, but also for you as His kid. Here is a Bible study designed with you, the writer, in mind. This Bible study invites you on a prayerful journey through the beautiful and transforming words of 2 Corinthians. And because you are a writer, this Bible study encourages you to write. Each verse for reflection comes with a writing prompt. Some of the writing exercises may feel comfortable and creative. Others might stretch you personally and as a writer. The best part is that you will be taking this writing journey while spending time in God's presence. He will reveal amazing treasures to you in His Word - and He will change your heart as a writer. Be blessed

For many years, I worked across the street from the World Trade Center. I loved my community in Lower Manhattan. In one day, all of that changed. The events of September 11, 2001 destroyed our community. Many people lost everything, including their loved ones. In many ways I was spared from the worst of this experience. But I was never the same after that day. My life began to unravel because of unhealed trauma. I was shut down for many years. On the 10th anniversary of the tragedy, I finally sought God for healing. I went to an inner healing ministry session, finally ready to allow God to have access to those dark corners of my heart. The healing I received, by allowing Christ into those shut-down places, was nothing short of amazing. From that moment on, I experienced His peace in my heart, where before I had known only a debilitating trauma. I could finally live again.This book is my personal story and testimony of how the trauma built up in my heart, and how the presence of Christ brought healing. This story covers how the events of 9/11 affected me in many ways, what the healing process was like when I finally decided to go through with it (it wasn't the terrifying process I thought it would be, and God amazed me with how He brought His healing to my heart), along with a basic understanding of how trauma can affect us and how God heals trauma. It breaks my heart to see so much trauma all around us. Painful things happen all the time, and there's nothing we can do to make that stop. But Christ offers peace and comfort in the midst of pain. There is no reason to be weighed down by unhealed trauma. If you have been affected by trauma in any way, I hope this book will bring encouragement of the peace and hope Christ offers. God heals trauma. If you feel trauma in your life, I encourage you to ask Him for help. It is amazing what He will do in response to that prayer. This book shows how He responded when I finally cried out for His help.