Prayer
Episode 57: On Prayer (with John Onwuchekwa)
By J. Onwuchekwa, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 09.25.2018In the season premiere of Pastors’ Talk, Jonathan and Mark sit down with John Onwuchekwa to talk about his new 9Marks book Prayer: How Praying Together Shapes the Church.
What Does a Prayer of Lament Sound Like?
9Marks | 06.25.2018Last week, we posted an article entitled “Why We Added a Prayer of Lament to Our Sunday Gathering.” Below are two samples of such prayers from Hinson Baptist Church in Portland, Oregon.
Praying Together
05.28.2018When did you learn to cry out to God in prayer? For John Onwuchekwa, the answer is “6 weeks before I planted Cornerstone Church in Atlanta.” But the story that moved … keep reading…
Episode 41: On Bringing Back the Prayer Service
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 02.27.2018Jonathan Leeman and Mark Dever discuss the benefits and best practices of hosting a regular church-wide prayer gathering—in addition to the Sunday service.
Mailbag #72: Small Groups with Christians from Other Churches? . . . Which Churches Should We Pray for Publicly?
By Jonathan Leeman | 02.16.2018— What do you think about small group Bible studies and prayer groups comprised of Christians from different churches? — How do you determine which churches to pray for publicly?
“But A Portion of Our Transgressions”: A Model Prayer of Confession
By Omar Johnson | 08.21.2017If You, O LORD, should mark iniquities, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness, through Christ Jesus.
The Priority of Patience, Prayer, and Preaching in Church Planting
By Josh Manley | 9Marks Journal: Church Mergers and Plants | 06.20.2017As you patiently “preach and pray, love and stay,” you’ll find that your church has been planted on fertile soil that bears up good and lasting fruit.
Episode 16: On Corporate Prayer
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 05.30.2017In many evangelical churches, the public prayers are casual, short, and few. Is that a problem?
Churches in India: A People “Formed for God”
By Aubrey Sequeira | 9Marks Journal: Healthy Churches around the World | 12.12.2016As a result of a low view of preaching for many years, the health of churches in India has suffered. Yet through a growing number of faithful shepherds, faithful preaching, and your prayers, the Lord may bring to India the reformation its churches need.
Churches in Korea: The Gift and Challenge of Success
By Joel Yoon | 9Marks Journal: Healthy Churches around the World | 12.12.2016The greatest blessing of the Korean church is also its greatest challenge: numerical success.
A Guide for Praying Nation by Nation
By Jonathan Leeman | 9Marks Journal: Healthy Churches around the World | 12.12.2016One of our hopes for this Journal is that it will spur you on in prayer for our brothers and sisters around the globe. To that end, we’ve compiled a list of prayer requests from our contributors.
Pursuing Racial Reconciliation by Walking Down the Street
By Nathan Loudin | 11.30.2016Our churches aren’t more than 300 yards from each other. One is a white church. One is a black church.
Book Review: Calling on the Name of the Lord: A Biblical Theology of Prayer, by J. Gary Millar
Review by Paul Alexander | 9Marks Journal: The Church Praying | 10.14.2016Why pray certain things? Because the Bible tells you to from cover to cover. This book will simplify, motivate, and focus your own prayer life.
Book Review: Praying Together, by Megan Hill
Review by Erin Wheeler | 09.27.2016Are you someone who struggles to pray? Read this book. Are you someone who wonders whether it’s worth the often costly sacrifice to join mid-week with other saints to pray? Read this book.
Praying Together: An Invisible, Yet Vital Work
By Megan Hill | 9Marks Journal: The Church Praying | 06.21.2016Corporate prayer isn’t much to look at. But it’s one of the most important things a church does.
