A summer bible study on prayer was recently completed at Homer United Methodist Church in preparation for our VBS program on the Lord’s Prayer, and what a blessing it has been! Based on his book Prayer, Does It Make Any Difference by author Philip Yancey, through DVD lessons we traveled to the Rocky Mountains where he shared his perspectives on some fundamental aspects of prayer. Sessions covered God’s Perspective, Why Pray?, Keeping Company with God, How to Pray, Prayer Problems, and finally, Does Prayer Change Anything? A participant’s guide provided a format for study and discussion that continues to provide reflection and insight into Scripture.Prayer may seem at first like disengagement, a reflective time to consider God’s point of view. But that vantage presses us back to accomplish God’s will, the work of the kingdom. We are God’s fellow workers, and as such we turn to prayer to equip us for the partnership….[Just as]Jesus counted on prayer as a source of strength that equipped him to carry out a partnership with God the Father on earth [we, too, depend on that relationship].
-----(From the book) Prayer, pp 128, 58
If you are interested in exploring this topic with Philip Yancey, his book is in our library and the DVD is now located on the new arrivals shelf outside our library door.
- Sue Smith
Homer UMC has some of the most beautiful stained glass windows I've ever seen. These windows were in the room where the bible study was held. They certainly set the tone for a study on prayer.
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