1.
Most members have a strong devotional prayer life and are committed to
praying for others.
2.
Church members have a biblical understanding of who God
is and how they
can relate personally to Him through prayer.
3.
Leaders are praying people and set an example of prayer for the
congregation.
4.
Prayer is a way of life throughout the church. Rather than being seen as
an isolated program, prayer permeates every ministry within the church and
every outreach of the church.
5.
Corporate prayer meetings are given high priority in the lives of the
church leadership and congregation.
6.
Spending time in the presence of the Lord produces humility, purity,
unity, and compassion, and Christ-likeness in the lives of leaders and the
congregation.
7.
God’s presence fills His house. Perhaps the single most distinguishing
characteristic of a “house of prayer” is that it is filled with the tangible
presence of God. A lack of spiritual appetite in the congregation is replaced
by spiritual hunger. Unbelievers’ hearts are converted by the life-giving
messages preached from the pulpit. The spiritual objectives of the church begin
to move forward, not so much by human ingenuity and hard work as by the
supernatural assistance of God’s Holy Spirit. Striving ceases; it often seems
more is accomplished with less effort.
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ThePrayer-Saturated Church by Cheryl Sacks
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