In July Britain rsquo s prime minister was forced to step down after what many felt were lapses in integrity the newly appointed prime minister stepped down just months later The event was triggered when the country rsquo s health minister attended an annual parliamentary prayer breakfast felt convicted about the need for integrity in public life and resigned When other ministers resigned too the prime minister realized he had to leave It was a remarkable moment originating from a peaceful prayer meeting Believers in Jesus are called to pray for their political leaders Timothy - and Psalm is a [... more]

When I went through an extended period of emotional and spiritual pain and struggle due to difficult circumstances in my life it would have been easy for me to withdraw from church And sometimes I did wonder Why bother But I felt compelled to keep attending each Sunday Although my situation remained the same for many long years worshiping and gathering with other believers in services prayer meetings and Bible study supplied the encouragement I needed to persevere and remain hopeful And often I rsquo d not only hear an uplifting message or teaching but I rsquo d receive just [... more]

In this episode of Encouraging Prayer James Banks and Robby Dilmore discuss where the church got prayer meetings wrong [... more]

In pastor Christian F uuml hrer began Monday prayer meetings at Leipzig rsquo s St Nicholas Church For years a handful gathered to ask God for peace amid global violence and the oppressive East German regime Though communist authorities watched churches closely they were unconcerned until attendance swelled and spilled over to mass meetings outside the church gates On October seventy thousand demonstrators met and peacefully protested Six thousand East German police stood ready to respond to any provocation The crowd remained peaceful however and historians consider this day a watershed moment A month later the Berlin Wall fell The [... more]

When we pray for an hour by ourselves we're not actually alone In Gethsemane Jesus asked the disciples to pray with Him They fell asleep In this message we consider anew how to face the struggles we have today in praying with Christ How can we lay ahold of the privilege of prayer before the throne of grace This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount Get yours at rtwoffer com or call us at - - - [... more]

None of us is very good at predicting the future and some of us have a hard time recalling the past We might remember an event from years ago but we've forgotten what we had for lunch yesterday Well God sees the future with perfect clarity He's already there And we can tap His wisdom for what to expect from the pages of Bible prophecy Pastor Greg Laurie is helping us do that right now on A NEW BEGINNING as we study what the Lord tells us by way of the prophet Daniel in the Old Testament Listen on harvest [... more]

Andrew Brunson the missionary who was imprisoned in Turkey for two years came to speak at a prayer meeting at Peace with his wife Norine and theirs is an incredible story Listen as James and Robby share some of that story and talk prayer during the dark hour of the soul [... more]