Symphoneo

Hmmmm.... Prayer. It’s one of the things that is required of us as Christ-followers but I find that it is also one of the most under-practiced and under-taught disciplines of the church. If God has called His church to be a House of Prayer then it would seem that we as believers should all be involved in that prayer but, sadly, most believers fall asleep at the mere mention of a prayer meeting. I think that we, pastors and leaders, have dropped the ball. Most prayer meetings are boring if we are honest about it. So..... The question is how do we change that? I have started teaching the practice of prayer from the Hebrew perspective.(you’ll have to attend to hear more about that) I think we, the western church, have forgotten that what brings the presence of God into our lives are the audible prayers of His people. Notice I said audible. I was reading an article about Dr. Cho’s church in Seoul, South Korea where their corporate prayer was described like this: “Their praying is so powerful it sounds like a giant waterfall. One cannot be in the sanctuary when people are praying and not be moved”. That’s what I’m talking about..... Matthew 18:19 “Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven” Agree in Greek is symphoneo..... Our prayers should be a symphony to God. All of us play different notes but the same score. We have just come to the place in the the American church where the norm is praying under our breath but the biblical norm was praying audibly. Is it just a cultural deal? I’m not sure but, just being honest, if praying out loud is going to release God’s power more effectively then I’m all about it. What is an Acts 4 meeting? Acts 4:31 “The place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost and spoke the Word of God boldly.” Remember, prayer changes the course of History! One of my Mentors, Eddie Turner, has always told me that “you pray it through in the spiritual before it is manifest in the physical”. That’s Cool! So come on..... Let “Pray it Through” together!