WHY PRAYER IS HINDERED, pt 2.

Yesterday I began a five-part blog series as to why prayer is hindered.  I commenced with the “bottom line”- Wrong actions and attitudes will always cancel our prayers. And it’s in recognizing our wrong action and indifferent attitudes that will determine the breakthroughs we’re looking for. Here we go… Part 2. 2. Pride and Strife…

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WHY PRAYER IS HINDERED – pt. 1

This week I will attempt to blog in five (5) parts. My goal is to reveal the reasons as to why prayer is unanswered and seemingly ineffective at times.  These reasons have personally affected my family and me and have been the cause as to why I, at times, didn’t connect with God’s perfect will…

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Prayer is a Process

The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available [dynamic in its working]. (James 5:16b – Amplified Bible) Responsibility has a process.  We understand responsibility to be the thing we have to do…for if we don’t do it then there are consequences.  Responsibilities are tasks, duties, mandates, commissions, orders, etc.  We know…

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WHEN You Pray…

A Scottish theologian by the name of P.T. Forsyth said something that has forever taken me to a place of conviction and order. He said, “The greatest sin is prayerlessness.” And in all reality all that is wrong in our lives, by doing or not doing, can be traced back to the behavior of “prayerlessness.”…

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Tim Redmond – Highlight Reel

What a great weekend we had at Impact church!  It’s so encouraging to see the way the kingdom of God functions.  It’s all about connections and relationships.  We use the gifts the Lord has given us to improve the lives of people. And this is what Tim Redmond did this weekend.  He has deposited seeds…

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Getting Prophetically Profiled

In the “pastor/guest speaker” culture, it’s usually customary that on the eve before the guest speaker speaks at the pastor’s church, that the pastor takes him out to eat at a steak house (or restaurant the represents the culture of the geographical location) LOL!  I followed these unwritten rules of the culture last night.  We…

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REMOVING the CLUTTER for PRAYER

I’ve been in the process of moving for about 3 weeks now.  Moving is revelatory. If you have a hearing ear and a seeing eye, the Holy Spirit can teach many object lessons.  I’m currently learning one… Simplicity. Now, I know that “Simplicity” has now made it to “buzz word” status. There are now conferences,…

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Tim Redmond with us this Sunday!

This week we are hosting TIM REDMOND of Redmond Leadership Institute as our Guest speaker – Sunday AM and PM – October 24th.  We are honored to have him with us and excited over what the Lord will do through him.  Make plans to attend and bring your friends and family with you! Here’s a little info about…

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SURPRISE GUEST TOMORROW NIGHT

Bishops Raphael & Dinah Baluma Yesterday I received a text from one of our missionaries about the arrival of Bishop Raphael Buluma to our country.  Bishop Raphael is a pastor in Kakamega, Kenya who has experienced many miracles, sign and wonders and success with the Muslim world in Africa. He has started many churches and orphanages.  In…

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RE-LEARNING PRAYER

I’m learning much about prayer and intercession.  And what I’m learning is really a re-learning.  These are principles and concepts things that I’ve been taught but in all honesty I haven’t really “caught.”  We pastors are a “strange breed.”  Our calling and our duty is to teach and train even thought we really haven’t fully…

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