Stand in Prayer: Learning to Pray with Purpose, Power, and Intentional Strategy with Liz Holtzman

Send me a text and let me know your thoughts! Forty years in prayer ministry will teach you a few things. But what Liz Holtzman has learned goes far beyond what to say — she's learned WHY it works, and that knowledge changes everything. Liz is a retired special education teacher, intercessor, Bible study author, and longtime leader in Moms in Prayer International. Her new Bible study, Stand in Prayer: Purposeful Prayer with Powerful Outcomes, grew out of decades of teaching sixth graders, mentoring women, and showing up to pray when she didn't always have the words. In this episode, she pulls back the curtain on the prayer model she's used and taught for years — walking us through the power of praise, confession, thanksgiving, and requests, and why the sequence matters more than we realize. She also shares how to mine Scripture for prayers that align with God's will, a stunning answered-prayer story from the villages of Cameroon, and what she discovered about intercession in the aftermath of her husband's sudden death. If you've ever felt like your prayer life was flat, scattered, or powerless — this episode is for you. Pull up a chair. This one goes deep. 📖 Liz's books: Stand in Prayer: Purposeful Prayer with Powerful Outcomes (Bible Study) Proven: Praying for Your Children (Scripture Prayers for 31 Character Traits) Romans 8:26 (NIV) ❝ In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. ❞ James 1:5 (NIV) ❝ If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. ❞ Psalm 100:4 ❝ Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. ❞ 00:00 — Introduction & Welcome 01:45 — Meet Liz Holtzman: Educator, Author, and 40-Year Intercessor 03:30 — The Sunday Night Dinner That Started Everything 06:00 — From 6th Grade Prayer Committee to Bible Study Author 08:15 — Defining Prayer: Why It's Harder Than It Sounds 11:00 — Prayer as Relationship: The Communication Framework 13:30 — The Four-Part Prayer Model: Praise, Confession, Thanksgiving, Requests 16:00 — Why Praise Comes First — And What It Actually Does 19:30 — Praise Silences the Enemy: Psalm 8:2 Explained 22:00 — Confession Without Condemnation: The Role of the Holy Spirit 24:30 — Thanksgiving Builds Faith — And Fights Doubt 27:00 — Praying with Pure Motives: How the Model Helps You Self-Check 30:00 — Using Scripture to Pray: Practical Tools and Strategies 33:30 — Live Prayer Example: Praying for Emma (Brain Tumor Diagnosis) 38:00 — James 1:5 in Action: Praying for Wisdom over Medical Teams 41:30 — Proven: Scripture Prayers for Your Children's Character