Posts in Pray Like Paul
Romans 15 | Pray for Ministers

Paul spends most of his time praying for us. This week he asks us to return the favor. How much time do we spent praying for those who are specifically called by God to give their entire lives to the work of gospel proclamation. This week C.J. encourages us to identify people in our lives who fit this description and labor in anguish in prayer for them.

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1 Timothy 2 | Pray for All People

How diverse are your prayers? As the white American church reckons with its failure to pursue racial justice and reconciliation, Dave invites us to take a deeper look at our prayer life. Do we pray only for those nearest us? Paul instructs us to pray for all people because God desires that all people be saved and because Jesus died for all people. Belief in the gospel should lead to prayers which cross differences, borders, and even hemispheres.

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2 Corinthians 1 | The Comfort of Suffering

In this current moment, how can we be comforted by the gospel? How can we comfort others? Is the gospel big enough to account for and reconcile all of the systemic brokenness we see around us? This week, C.J. invites us to remember the sufferings of the Apostle Paul, and to let them encourage us. He also invites us to re-think our understanding of the gospel as is pertains to those in our world who are disproportionately experiencing oppression.

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