Episode 24: Prayerlessness=Powerlessnes. How can Churches Develop a Culture of Prayer? Powerful stories of Prayer and Revival. + A Divisive Review of Wild Bill's Ring Pop Soda, a Soda Made by AI??

How does surrender work in a Christian's life? We try to surrender, but God is the one who provides the means for us to surrender. Being with the Lord is most important, rather than me trying and trying harder. The comfort of God carrying us to completion in our spiritual journey. Prayerlessness=Powerlessnes. What can be done about the powerlessness in the modern church? The same thing the South African church in the twentieth century did. The Lord led us gradually to the sin of prayerlessness as one of the deepest roots of the problem. No one could claim to be free from this. Nothing so reveals a defective spiritual life in a minister or a congregation as the lack of believing and unceasing prayer. Prayer is the pulse of the spiritual life. It is the great means by which ministers and laypeople alike receive the blessing and power of heaven. Persevering and believing prayer PRELUDES a strong and abundant life." Andrew Murray, Living a Prayerful Life (Bethany House, 2002). How can pastors seek God's presence as the center of their life? Beginning of the answer: Stop Trying. What we need to do first is to be with God. It's His Kingdom, but sometimes we pastors believe we have been given the responsibility to grow the Kingdom of God. Church works and accomplishments that are human-built, effort-powered, and talent-fueled may well be works that burn up and don't last into eternity. Some of those things that look like the Kingdom of God are not, but rather, Christian City, Potemkin Villages - Fake! Great prayer resources: Absolute Surrender by Andrew Murray The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer Old Paths New Power by Daniel Henderson The Valley of Vision - Puritan Prayers Bill Elliff books It Happens After Prayer - H.B. Charles GCA NEWS. STIIR – Loving the Lost Dr. Chris Smith. Link: https://www.gcasbc.org/post/stiir-loving-the-lost Afghan American Church (Fremont) is a church plant through GCA with the mission of reaching Afghan immigrants through the love of God with the good news of Jesus Christ. We want to continue to grow into a strong community of worshipers and proclaimers of the true God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Prayer Request: Please pray for God's work in the hearts and minds of the Afghan community through our regular outreach programs, including a soccer camp and Kids' Camp at the end of June. Pray for God to break the spirit of fear in the community so they can have freedom to seek the truth and for the truth to set them free. Visit afghanamericanchurch.com.