Praying Corporately
I attended an evening service at Dominion City with my friend and for the first time I was enlightened and educated on the need to engage in corporate prayer session.
I used to think corporate prayer was a hypocritical way of communicating with God but after this service, my eyes became wide. Below are compilations from the note taken down from the teaching of the Bible through Pastor Sarah Agu and personal research done by me.
Prayer is an heavenly license to earthly intervention.
With prayer we give heaven the license to intervene in the affairs of men.
James 4: 2-3
Matthew 21: 22
The main word for today is not just pray but pray corporately
There is so much need For prayer.
Conditions for effective prayer
- Remove every obstacle from the way such as; bitterness and negativity.
- You need answers to your prayers. Come with a broken heart and contrite spirit.
- God despises the proud. He said he resists a proud man, he opposes him. Be humble.
- Consistency: Do no stop praying. You have to develop the habit of praying.
- Do not use your prayers to disrupt other people's activities. For instance in a classroom, it is wrong to start shouting in the name of prayers. So in some cases, apply silent prayers.
What is corporate prayer?
Corporate prayer is a kind of prayer involving two or more people of the same faith coming together in one accord to make supplication to God.
It is one of the most effective prayers.
Corporate prayer involves all genders. That is, there is no gender limitations.
There are women corporate prayers, men corporate prayers and general corporate prayers.
Advantages of corporate prayers.
- It strengthens a weaker person spiritually.
- It motivates one who is not prayerful.
- Corporate prayer comes with quick answers from God because it is powerful and adds up the strength of the members ; one can chase a thousand, two shall put ten thousand to flight. Joshua 23:10
Bible verses that talk about corporate prayers.
- James 5:16
- Matthew 18 : 19
- Deuteronomy 26 : 7
- Hebrews 10 : 24 - 25
- Act 4 : 31
- Act 2 : 1 - 47
- Matthew 18 : 20
REFERENCES
OPEN BIBLE
THE HOLY BIBLE
PASTOR SARAH AGU'S TEACHINGS