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Many people don’t feel comfortable praying out loud with other people so I developed an easy, eyes-open prayer conversation idea for our group. In this eyes-open conversational prayer idea, each person shares something they are thankful to God for and something that is challenging them. A designated person in the group uses this information to…

Name Praying for Strangers by River Jordan Prayer Category Intercession Description Published by Berkley Books, 2011, This books describes the experiences of novelist River Jordan when she feels led to begin a quest to pray for a stranger daily for a year. This is an unexpected prayer journey because it is written by a popular…

Three key secrets of praying for others are learning how to have an open, hospitable heart, learning how to bring the sorrows of others to God without being overwhelmed by them and becoming alert to the Holy Spirit in praying for the needs of those we don’t know well. Welcoming others Lord, You have shown…

One secret to praying for others in a group setting is to use a prayer promise circle where group members take turns praying for each other by reading Bible verses that are personal promises from God. This is the perfect way to offer and receive hope and encouragement in a very personal and dynamic way.…

Are you wondering how to pray for people in really bad life situations who don’t know how to pray for themselves? Here is a prayer for you from Bible verses in Psalm 28-30 that you can use to pray for God’s help even when things seem hopeless and the people in trouble seem to be…

Before you start a prayer group, the first step is to decide what type of prayer group you want to create. There are a number of different types of prayer groups from which to choose. Here are some guidelines for choosing the type of prayer group that meets the vision and needs of those forming…

Here’s a good prayer idea that offers a solution of how to individually cover large amounts of specific prayer requests from individuals in large group gatherings through the use of prayer request cards. How to do this prayer practice Many Christian groups like to give members the opportunity to have a personal prayer request covered…

I’ve been in Prayer Groups where women are afraid to bring up what they consider to be small stuff. Let me tell you why I think they shouldn’t be afraid to bring them up. My boys tried little league baseball. Didn’t like it. Football? Same thing. After a long line of other sport-attempts, they found…

Praying with others can mean praying with one other person or a group of people. While praying alone is our primary means of communicating with God, enlisting others to pray with us can strengthen our prayer life. We gain fresh perspectives and new insights from hearing others pray aloud about our concerns. We are also…

Posts Tagged ‘praying for others’

Praying for Strangers by River Jordan

Three Key Secrets of Praying for Others

How to Pray for Others Using a Prayer Promise Circle

Praying for Those in Bad Life Situations Using Psalm 28-30

How to Decide the Type of Prayer Group to Start

Covering Large Numbers of Prayer Requests in Big Groups

Afraid to Pray About the Small Stuff

How to Pray with Others