Michael Ketterer Influence Music - “Spirit Lead Me”
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We hear it in Jesus’ prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane: “Not my will, but yours be done” (Luke 22:42). God, here’s what I want, but what do You want?
prayer prompts:
In trouble (James 5:13)
Happy (James 5:13)
Sick (James 5:14)
Stuck in sin (James 5:16)
Concerned about politics (1 Timothy 2:1–2)
Anxious (Philippians 4:6-7)
Mistreated (Luke 6:28)
Facing persecution (Matthew 5:44)
“University of California Berkeley did a large and expansive study on the effect of “awe” on our brains, particularly spiritual awe, something Christians would call the “joy of the Lord.” When humans experience transcendent awe, synapses fire in our brain causing us to be measurably:
more humble
more patient
more connected to others
more kind
more generous
We also experience:
increased critical thinking
better moods
a decreased sense of materialism16
It’s like awe in worship literally leads to the fruit of the Spirit in our lives, and it’s scientifically measurable. These qualities help us lead like Jesus and make us a blessing to those we lead.”
At Augustine’ Prayer:
“Late have I loved you, O Beauty ever ancient, ever new, late have I loved you!
You were within me, but I was outside, and it was there that I searched for you.
In my unloveliness I plunged into the lovely things which you created. You were with me, but I was not with you. Created things kept me from you; yet if they had not been in you they would have not been at all.
You called, you shouted, and you broke through my deafness. You flashed, you shone, and you dispelled my blindness. You breathed your fragrance on me; I drew in breath and now I pant for you.
I have tasted you, now I hunger and thirst for more. You touched me, and I burned for your peace.
—St. Augustine
Excerpt From
Lead with Prayer
Ryan Skoog, Peter Greer, Cameron Doolittle, Jill Heisey & John Mark Comer
Psalm 55:17
[17] Evening and morning and at noon
I utter my complaint and moan,
and he hears my voice.
Examen prayer
How to Pray the Examen
1. Place yourself in God’s presence. Give thanks for God’s great love for you.
2. Pray for the grace to understand how God is acting in your life.
3. Review your day — recall specific moments and your feelings at the time.
4. Reflect on what you did, said, or thought in those instances. Were you drawing closer to God, or further away?
5. Look toward tomorrow — think of how you might collaborate more effectively with God’s plan. Be specific, and conclude with the “Our Father.”
“Replays, Rejoices, Repents, and Resolves.5”
“Paul implies when he encourages us to pray “all kinds of prayers” (Ephesians 6:18). As a sample, here are some of the many types of prayers the Bible teaches and praying leaders practice:
Meditating on Scripture (Psalm 1:2)
Journaling (Psalm 102:18)
Delight (Psalm 1:2)
Whispering (1 Samuel 1:13)”
“Confession (Psalm 51)
Lifting hands (Psalm 141:2)
Clapping hands (Psalm 47:1)
Bowing down (Psalm 95:6)
Kneeling (Psalm 95:6)
Singing (Psalm 5:11)
Shouting (Psalm 98:4)
Praising (Psalm 145:2)
Seeking (Psalm 27:8)
Waiting (Psalm 27:14)
Intercession (1 Timothy 2:1)
Petition (Philippians 4:6)
Listening (Psalm 25:14)”
“When we are not praying, we work. But when we are praying, God’s working.”
Brother Lawrence practiced bringing Jesus into every moment, into every normal task, into every act of kindness or service. He remained in an attitude of prayer throughout his days, praying constantly. He lived out the timeless Celtic prayer, “God be in my head.”
It was as though he refused to say “Amen” or hang up the phone. He took his prayerful heart posture from the prayer room to the kitchen and the cobbler’s bench. He would teach others this practice, encouraging, “We should establish ourselves in a sense of God’s presence, by continually conversing with Him.”
How would he speak to God? “In the greatest simplicity, speaking to Him frankly and plainly, and imploring His assistance in our affairs, just as they happen.”
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Or acting the presence of God in your life:
“When we’re praying, when we’re talking to the Father, we open the day in prayer and don’t say, ‘Amen.’ We leave the phone off the hook all day.”
“My fellowship with the Holy Spirit is constant. I’m praying on the go.”
“I’m always speaking to Jesus, and I carry my prayer room during the day.”
“It’s a minute-by-minute basis. ‘Father, what do You think?’”
Excerpt From
Lead with Prayer
Ryan Skoog, Peter Greer, Cameron Doolittle, Jill Heisey & John Mark Comer
https://books.apple.com/us/book/lead-with-prayer/id6448693226
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