THE PRAYER MEETING

The prayer meeting is the litmus test of the church -Jim Cymbala

A litmus test reveals the true condition of something.

Prayer exposes the spiritual reality beneath the surface.

Why prayer is the test:

– You can grow a crowd without prayer.

You cannot grow a church without it.

– You can have programs without prayer.

You cannot have power without it.

– You can have music without prayer.

You cannot have anointing without it.

– You can have sermons without prayer.

You cannot have revival without it.

What the prayer meeting reveals

1. It reveals hunger

People come to what they value.

If the church values God’s presence, they pray.

If the church values convenience, they skip.

2. It reveals unity

Prayer meetings expose whether the church is a family or an audience.

3. It reveals dependence

A prayerless church is a church that believes it can manage without God.

4. It reveals spiritual temperature

You can measure the heat of a church by the heat of its prayer room.

The one thing Jesus explicitly commanded: “My house shall be called a house of prayer.”

One preacher stated, “The prayer closet is the Cinderella of the church.” The good thing about priorities is they can be rearranged again. May we become convicted and challenged to re-prioritize prayer again, understanding its necessity for the vitality of our lives.