Sabbath afternoon, November 29, 2014 Dr. David Ripley and Pastor Lynn Ripley from the NSD Ministerial department shared training on prayer at the invitation of the Prayer Coordinator for the Hong Kong Macau Conference, Pastor Vincent Chia.
Dr. David Ripley urged the group to remember that God has called them as a special people with an end time mission. And God is eager for direct communication with His disciples through prayer. He talked of the model of the early chapters of Acts where the followers of Christ spent time in the upper rom, but also spent time out sharing among the people. He shared how there was a pattern where prayer and sharing were connected: active witness and sharing are the result of prayer.
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Pastor Lynn Ripley used the model of the prayer in Daniel 9:4-24 to teach us how to pray. By looking at the prophet Daniel’s prayer we learned confession; to recognize who God is; and that He interested in His children; to claim His promises; and to anticipate God’s answers. We see that by calling on our mighty God to act on behalf of His people we will see great answers to prayer.
We then spent time in United Prayer (please see “Praying for Rain” booklet). United Prayer is when we praised God for His greatness; confessed our sins; petitioned God for His power; and thanked Him for His goodness and willingness to answer our prayers. One participant came to share with joy the great blessing that was gained through United Prayer. “I was so blessed by the opportunity to pray together, and the blending of our voices in prayer and song really touched my heart!”
by Dr. David Ripley, Ministerial Secretary