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  Fig-uring Out Christ’s Concern for His Father’s House

  Posted on April 14, 2017 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

  (This is the second of two articles related to Jesus’ teaching in Mark 11 that His Father’s house is to be a house of prayer. Click here for the first article. For more on the church as a house of prayer see Stanley D Gale, “God’s House of Prayer – Extreme Makeover Edition.”) “For it […]

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  A House of Prayer is not the same as a Place of Prayer

  Posted on April 10, 2017 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

  (This is the first of two articles related to Jesus’ teaching in Mark 11 that His Father’s house is to be a house of prayer. For more on the church as a house of prayer see Stanley D Gale, “God’s House of Prayer – Extreme Makeover Edition.”) I sat toward the back of the rows […]

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• The Power Grid for a House of Prayer

  Posted on February 11, 2014 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

    My region was rocked by an ice storm last Wednesday.  The aftermath was catastrophic, like something out of a war movie.  Entire trees came down, some on roadways, some on houses, some on cars.  Fallen branches were everywhere, taking with them power lines. My home lost power about five in the morning.  We were […]

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• Growing into Houses of Prayer

  Posted on September 23, 2013 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

    Our land is filled with churches that dabble in prayer.  At worst, prayer is present as a perfunctory practice, like grace before a meal or token prayer with our children before bed.  At best,  it is alive in weekly prayer meetings and the nagging sense of guilt and grief that we should be doing […]

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  Prayer Corps

  Posted on September 9, 2013 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

    In a previous blog (“A House of Prayer is Built with Living Stones”), I closed with these two questions for church leaders. How can leaders train the disciples the Spirit has entrusted to them to see prayer as essential to their life and ministry rather than tangential? What can the leaders do to make […]

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• A House of Prayer is Built with Living Stones

  Posted on August 19, 2013 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

    In the Old Testament book of Isaiah, God said that His house would be a house of prayer for the nations (Is. 56:7-8).  Jesus reaffirms this purpose of God for the temple by quoting Isaiah in each of the Synoptic Gospels. The New Testament Scriptures make clear that the ultimate and actual temple is […]

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• Teaching Kids to Pray

  Posted on March 18, 2013 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

    My congregation is embarking on growing as a house of prayer.  We’ve studied the subject and concluded it involves more than having a prayer meeting.  It encompasses establishing a culture of prayer.  Toward that end I am holding our first Prayer Training Module during the spring quarter of our Christian Education Hour.  I plan […]

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• Back to Basics

  Posted on February 4, 2013 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

    It’s always interesting to me to hear sports interviews.  The sideline reporter catches the coach as he’s trying to get off the field at halftime.  “Coach, what do you need to do in the second half?”  “Well, we need to run the ball better.  We need to throw the ball better. We need to […]

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• God’s Prayer Stimulus

  Posted on December 31, 2012 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

    I’m leading my congregation in growing as a house of prayer.   What does that look like?  Do we keep our doors open 24-7 so people can drop in to pray?  Perhaps a prayer hotline fits the bill.  What exactly is a house of prayer? That’s the question that piqued my curiosity.  So I did […]

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• Prayer Training Retreat

  Posted on November 12, 2012 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

  I received an invitation to speak at a church’s weekend retreat, Friday through Sunday, five sessions.  I limit my speaking engagements nowadays, so I had to decline. However, I wanted to encourage the church in its desire to be trained in prayer. I put together a possible outline for a self-led retreat. I post my […]

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