The expectation I struggled with is that I ought to be praying as I preach. Not simply praying as I prepare. Nor simply praying as I land the sermon. Not simply praying afterwards, that God will water the seed. But pray as I preach. Before, during and after. Not to do that is to fail as a preacher.
If revival were to come in our day and in your home town or mine, how would we know? What would mark it? How could we come it. How should we prepare for it? What can we do to get out the way? Here are five marks, overlapping circles maybe, but in a sequence
When I did a readers’ poll a while back, top of the request list was advice on arranging a central prayer meeting.
We all know that we need to develop our prayer lives, and to do so continually. Here, again, are nine lessons I’ve learnt.
So I lost speaking, leading, visiting – all went from the diary. I thought I’d be able to catch up with some reading, but that was a major reality check too. I had two piles of books waiting to be brought into hospital, but my wife laughed when she saw them – and she was
J. I. Packer on Killing Sin Through Prayer from Desiring God on Vimeo.
