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Prayer plays a big role in the life of Ashton United Methodist Church.
We publish a weekly list of prayer requests in our Bulletin for our congregation to include in their daily prayer
lives. We also have a prayer chain, a "Joys and Concerns" time during our services and at church meetings for
prayer requests and answers to prayer, and occasional prayer vigils.A great way to establish a consistent pattern of prayer is to remember ACTS. An explanation of this easy to remember formula is excerpted below from "7 Minutes with God," written by Robert D. Foster and published by NAVPRESS, Colorado Springs, Colorado: "... After God has spoken through His Book, then speak to Him - in prayer ... fellowship with Him in four areas of prayer that you can remember by the word ACTS. A - Adoration. This is the purest kind of prayer because it's all for God - there's nothing in it for you. You don't barge into the presence of royalty. You begin with the proper salutation. So worship Him. Tell the Lord that you love Him. Reflect on His greatness, His power, His majesty, and sovereignty! C - Confession follows. Having seen Him you now want to be sure every sin is cleansed and forsaken. Confession comes from a root word meaning 'to agree together with.' Apply this to prayer. It means to agree with God. Something happened yesterday you called a slight exaggeration - God calls it a lie! You call it strong language - God calls it swearing. You call it telling the truth about somebody in the church - God calls it gossip. 'If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me' (Psalm 66:18). T - Thanksgiving. Express your gratitude to God. Think of several specific things to thank Him for: your family, your business, your church and ministry responsibilities - even thank Him for hardships. 'In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you' (1 Thessalonians 5:18). S - Supplication. This means to 'ask for, earnestly and humbly.' This is the part of your prayer life where you make your petitions known to Him. Ask for others, then for yourself. Why not include other people around the world, such as missionaries, students studying abroad, friends in distant places, and above all the people of many lands who have yet to hear about Jesus Christ. ..." |
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