SPCK - John Pritchard
the second intercessions handbook - PRAYING FOR THOSE YOU FORGET
the second intercessions handbook - PRAYING FOR THOSE YOU FORGET
by SPCK - John Pritchard
(75) PRAYING FOR THOSE YOU FORGET One of the things that can make Christians feel most guilty is not praying for people for whom we have promised to pray. I’ve felt worst of all when someone has come up and thanked me for my prayers (which have apparently been wonderfully effecti…
the second intercessions handbook - (73) LIGHTING A CANDLE
the second intercessions handbook - (73) LIGHTING A CANDLE
by SPCK - John Pritchard
(73) LIGHTING A CANDLE The power of lighting candles is well known in most religious traditions. There are many references to candles in this book, not least in lighting one at the start of a time of prayer to mark it out as a time given to God…
The Second Intercessions Handbook - (71) HOT-SPOTS
The Second Intercessions Handbook - (71) HOT-SPOTS
by SPCK - John Pritchard
(71) HOT-SPOTS When we come to pray it can be a good exercise to look back over the last 24 hours and re-run the main events. This will include the people we’ve met, the jobs we’ve done, the meetings we’ve been to, the leisure activities and so on…
The Second Intercessions Handbook - (60) MIND-MAPPING
The Second Intercessions Handbook - (60) MIND-MAPPING
by SPCK - John Pritchard
(69) MIND-MAPPING Mind-mapping is a familiar tool for learning and analysing information, but it can also be used helpfully in personal intercession. Instead of using lists, files and other ‘left-brain’, linear models, mind-mapping involves covering a blank sheet of paper with im…
The Second Intercessions Handbook - (68) FILES OF PRAYERS
The Second Intercessions Handbook - (68) FILES OF PRAYERS
by SPCK - John Pritchard
(68) FILES OF PRAYERS Two types of files may be particularly helpful as we take intercession more seriously. Of course the very idea of a file probably implies a certain kind of personality type – for some this will be hopelessly over-organized!…
The Second Intercessions Handbook - (67) STARTING WITH THE BIBLE
The Second Intercessions Handbook - (67) STARTING WITH THE BIBLE
by SPCK - John Pritchard
(67) STARTING WITH THE BIBLE The Bible is the treasure store from which Christian devotion has always grown. If our prayer becomes distant from Scripture there will always be the danger that we lose our way in the jungle of our own prejudices or the ‘undergrowth’ of our own under…
The Second Intercessions Handbook - (66) PREPARATION: ST PATRICK’S BREASTPLATE
The Second Intercessions Handbook - (66) PREPARATION: ST PATRICK’S BREASTPLATE
by SPCK - John Pritchard
(66) PREPARATION:ST PATRICK’S BREASTPLATE The famous prayer popularly known as St Patrick’s Breastplate can be a helpful preparation for any time of personal prayer because it places us securely within the light and protection of Christ…
The Second Intercessions Handbook - And also...
The Second Intercessions Handbook - And also...
by SPCK - John Pritchard
AND ALSO… These are just seed ideas which can be developed in different ways. (61) . . . JIGSAWS It’s possible to cut a large piece of card into jigsaw-type shapes (maybe six or eight pieces) with a clear middle piece that holds the others together. You then ask the group what th…
The Second Intercessions Handbook - (59) MUSIC AND DVD/VIDEO
The Second Intercessions Handbook - (59) MUSIC AND DVD/VIDEO
by SPCK - John Pritchard
(59) MUSIC AND DVD/VIDEO The Second Intercessions Handbook If we are hoping to show that prayer is related to the real-life experience of young people then we have to recognize the pervasive influence of music and films. There are obviously a number of extra factors here for lead…
The Second Intercessions Handbook - Prayer Bubbles
The Second Intercessions Handbook - Prayer Bubbles
by SPCK - John Pritchard
(58) PRAYER BUBBLES There’s something lastingly attractive about the delicate bubbles produced by blowing through the circular instrument in the little tubes of liquid you can easily buy from toy shops. The bubbles come out with a rush; some burst immediately; others drift slowly…
The Second Intercessions Handbook - (57) STONES HAVE SHARP EDGES