Tag Archives: Extreme Makeover Edition

• 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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• God’s House of Prayer–XME (part 5 of 5 continued)

  Posted on October 6, 2012 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

    A Local Church as a House of Prayer The congregation I serve as pastor can illustrate some possible ways to go about the call of being a house of prayer.  As a sort of prayer push I conducted a Saturday morning Prayer Seminar.  My goal is to expand their horizons to marvel at what […]

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• God’s House of Prayer–XME (part 5 of 5)

  Posted on September 29, 2012 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

    God’s House of Prayer—Extreme Makeover Edition (part 5 of 5)   The Local Church as a House of Prayer God’s vision for His people is that they be a house of prayer for the nations.  Christ’s zeal is that we as His church be faithful in that kingdom calling.  What does this look like […]

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• God’s House of Prayer–XME (part 4 of 5)

  Posted on September 22, 2012 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

    God’s House of Prayer—Extreme Makeover Edition (part 4 of 5)  New Covenant House of Prayer Clearly, the temple as a house of prayer continued in force and design in Jesus’ day.   The new wrinkle is that Jesus presents Himself as the temple. The epistles of the New Testament develop the concept further, the ultimate […]

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• God’s House of Prayer–XME (part 3 of 5)

  Posted on September 15, 2012 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

    God’s House of Prayer—Extreme Makeover Edition (part 3 of 5) House of Prayer in Jesus’ Day The idea of God’s house being a house of prayer announced by Isaiah still applied in Jesus’ day.  However, it had been compromised. And Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who sold and bought in the […]

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• God’s House of Prayer—XME (part 2 of 5)

  Posted on September 8, 2012 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

    God’s House of Prayer—Extreme Makeover Edition (part 2 of 5) House of Prayer in the Old Testament The first explicit mention of the phrase “house of prayer” in the Old Testament is found in Isaiah’s prophecy of salvation to the nations. “These I will bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in […]

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• God’s House of Prayer—XME (part 1 of 5)

  Posted on September 1, 2012 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

    God’s House of Prayer—Extreme Makeover Edition (part 1 of 5) “My house will be a house of prayer for the nations.”  Those words of God recorded by Isaiah the prophet would be picked up by Jesus in each of the Synoptic Gospels, and alluded to by John in his Gospel account.  This identity and […]

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