What's missing from the prayer list: pray for your prayer life, the suffering church, open doors
- Should a struggling pray-er plow through all 21 prayer prompts at once or take them one at a time?
- What's missing from the 21-things-to-pray-for list?
On how to use the list, a host suggests one item a day rather than plowing through all 21. They name what the list is missing: praying directly for God to rejuvenate your prayer life — being honest with him like 'I believe, help my unbelief' instead of working a task list; praying for Christians who are suffering right now, with their friend Sarfraz in Pakistan named — money shortages, water coolers for brickyard families; and praying for open doors, boldness, and clarity in sharing the gospel, a theme a host picked up in a college missions class. The segment closes with pastoral counsel to men in the same funk: a weak prayer life does not mean your relationship with Jesus is bad — you are not in the negative, you are missing out on the positive — so drop the dude hesitances and be transparent with God.
More on Evangelism
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Church, emotions, and the self-focus of affluence
- How do you help people in an affluent, self-focused culture see that they need Jesus?
Ben revives a question from two or three shows back: are church services and worship tunes postured toward certain personality types — predominantly emotions and dealing with emotions?
From No. 603 · Found Out
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Confetti and lasers: what should God's people be known for?
- Do we want to be known as the confetti and lasers people?
- What should God's people be known for?
Ben redirects to the docket's denomination question: when someone hears Silas's church described as 'the confetti and lasers people,' should that sting?
From No. 598 · Emphasis | Accountability, Worship and Praying with Strangers
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Dear LFTP: the $600 lawnmower and buying them a mower
- My nephew's wife took my $600, lied about it, and is avoiding me. Should I say something or let it go?
Mike reads a letter from someone who gave a nephew's wife $600 for a self-propelled lawnmower; she spent it, never bought the mower, and now avoids them.
From No. 587 · Coffee After Sunday
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Maintaining hope for people who won't choose Jesus
- How do you maintain hope for someone who keeps rejecting Jesus when God won't override their free will?
The episode's centerpiece: Mike's pre-show question about how to maintain hope for people who reject Christ when God won't override their free will.
From No. 579 · Wanted: Paul and Hope | Paul’s Persecution of Christians and Radical Redemption