What is Strategic Prayer?

This writer defines strategic prayer as “prayer through which a person joins God as he works out his grand strategy to accomplish his will and purposes in the world.” True biblical strategic prayer is strategic because it moves God to power his own strategy for his...

How to Pray

Below is my outline and notes that I took when I read R.A. Torrey’s book, How to Pray. The book was written about 100 years ago and is now in the public domain. I have added my thoughts to the outline and will continue to do so. 5Ws, 1H for prayer. What is...

Spiritual Warfare and Distractions During Evangelistic Encounters

Recently I read a post and a sentence in it got me thinking. The author said,  “When dealing with non-believers, any distraction or conflict must be viewed as spiritual warfare.” She was talking about dealing with them in the context of sharing Christ....

The Day of My Salvation

Recently, I read a post that made me think of what likely happened prior to the day I was saved. A sentence in it said, “Prior to the tent revival where I was converted to Christ at the age of eleven, prayer and fasting (plowing) had been done by the evangelist...

A Guide for Praying Unbelievers and Backslidden People

The following comes from the book Evangelism is by David Wheeler and Dave Earley, chapter 20.  “Below is a suggested outline for praying for those who need Christ.  Lord, pour out your Spirit upon (name of person) and: Convict him/her of his/her sin, lack of...

Pray without Ceasing

When the apostle Paul wrote to the Thessalonian church, he gave them a brief but powerful command: Pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17). Other translations of the passage are: Pray continually (NIV) Always keep on praying (TLB) Never stop praying (NLT) Pray all...