As per praying together as a couple. I feel like this sermon is like telling someone to have a will - everyone thinks its a good idea, yet far too few practice it. Practice is probably the key word. Dedicating yourself to trying to do this each day - even if its just 10 minutes - for 40 days will make a huge difference. You'll be amazed at how much your prayer life grows and how it becomes so much more natural to pray aloud. If you need additional help, I'm always here. There are also a host of books on this subject. Just type, "Praying together" into the search bar at Amazon.com.
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I am really looking forward to the 40 day challenge to pray with Jason every day.
ReplyDeleteIf only 1% of couples that pray together get divorced why isn't the church talking about this more? What a great tool to protect our marriages. Where did that data come from?
I like your suggestion to have a set time everyday to pray and the idea to pray after the kids goes to bed makes sense, but don't we want our kids to see us praying together?
Thanks for a great sermon Matt. Just think what could happen if we all did this in our marriages!
What a great sermon.
ReplyDeleteOne of the things I've noticed about prayer is that it is also a great way to offer thanks, support and encouragement to people you are praying with (as well as for).
Taking time to thank God for your spouse while they are listening in: that can be a powerful bond-deepener, in my opinion.
Practice, practice, practice....oh we are out of practice. Thanks for the challenge.
ReplyDeleteWow, comments! Sounds like many of you are off to a great start. Keep it up. More sermons like this will be on the way!
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