Prayer

The Power of Prayer

Do you believe in the power of prayer? Certainly Jesus encouraged His followers to make prayer the center of their relationship with the Father. Consider these promises of Christ: “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours” (Mark 11:24). “If you abide in me and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you” (John 15:7). These are amazing promises -but Jesus offers that kind of world-changing power to those who will walk with Him and intercede for others.

Need Prayer for yourself?

We would love to intercede for you. Let us know your requests at this link: http://www.paaustin.com/need-prayer/prayer-request-board

Pray for your Workplace!

We have a special group on Facebook to emphasize prayer in the workplace for February. If you are on FB and would like to join send us an email. Meanwhile, we have a prayer guide called “Take Five” at this link.

Pray Big!

Recently we had the pastor of Austin Christian Fellowship, Will Davis Jr., speak on his new book, Pray Big! The Power of Pinpoint Prayer (see summary). If you didn’t get to hear Will’s message you can listen to it on our podcast site.

Want to build that kind of faith in your life?

Below are some exciting personal stories, encouraging articles and studies on prayer to remind us of the importance and value of seeking the Father and interceding for others.

Frequently asked questions about prayer: Link
Pray with Confidence
Lessons on the role of fasting and prayer:

Here are some links to other organizations emphasizing prayer:

For information on the Global Prayer Movement: http://www.globalprayermovement.org/
For more information about the National Day of Prayer resources, check out http://www.ndptf.org/.
For specific Austin information about National Day of Prayer events, check out,http://www.ndpaustin.org/.

Stories of Answered Prayer

Our faith can also be strengthened as we hear how others have brought prayer into the marketplace and have seen God answer prayer. Here are some examples of God at work in the marketplace answering the prayers of His children. Feel free to comment or ask questions of the writers.

* God touches the life of a co-worker – by Barbara Salisbury

* God answers prayer for a commercial real estate deal to close – by Harry Scott, Oxford Commercial

* The Lord led a manager of a Fortune 500 Company to pray for healing for an unbelieving boss – by Debbie Leverett, Enterra Partners.

* How can prayer for lost people strengthen ongoing relationships for the gospel - by Debbie Leverett, Enterra Partners.