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Hoovie

08-12-2011 10:04 PM

The Primary Purpose of Prayer is...

What is the primary purpose of praying?

houston

08-12-2011 10:13 PM

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Relationship.

houston

08-12-2011 10:20 PM

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To many people the sum total of their communion with their God is the Sunday night glossolalia. But they know the oneness doctrine, so they know HIM.

Hoovie

08-12-2011 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by houston (Post 1089137)

Relationship.

Great point! Does it matter more that we are just "praying", than what we are saying when we pray?

Dedicated Mind

08-12-2011 10:27 PM

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the primary purpose imo is to petition God, secondarily to commune with him.

Dedicated Mind

08-12-2011 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by houston (Post 1089137)

Relationship.

I think it takes two to tango, have you heard from him lately?

houston

08-12-2011 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Hoovie (Post 1089141)

Great point! Does it matter more that we are just "praying", than what we are saying when we pray?

(What we are saying is what matters. I don't make more petitions for myself than I do for others. )

Prayer isn't as difficult as we think it is. Talk to him. HE is wanting and waiting for us to speak to HIM. You don't have to get into pentecostal glory mode, hollering at the top of your lungs.

houston

08-12-2011 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Dedicated Mind (Post 1089145)

I think it takes two to tango, have you heard from him lately?

Yes.

rgcraig

08-12-2011 10:38 PM

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I thought it was to communicate with Him.

Hoovie

08-12-2011 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by houston (Post 1089137)

Relationship.

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Originally Posted by rgcraig (Post 1089155)

I thought it was to communicate with Him.

Indeed. I did not mean to exclude to obvious. But what are we saying when we communicate?

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