Prayer john onwuchekwa5/18/2023 ![]() ![]() We explore the wonder of who God is during our prayer of adoration. And the deeper the relationship, the more varied the communication. “Our God wants a deep relationship with his people. He does not assume people know how to pray, so models four types of prayer as part of shaping corporate prayer time: Onwuchekwa is the lead pastor at Cornerstone Church in Atlanta. When we pray together, we want to address misconceptions about God, pray for those things many of us neglect, and show that substantial prayer doesn’t have to take a substantial amount of time.” p 78 “Corporate prayer is a way we teach our church how to engage with God. Pastor Onwuchekwa’s perspective is that praying together as a church will shape the church. We gather to meet with him together in large part through prayers that are responses to his Word.” Prayer: How Praying Together Shapes the Church, p 78 We hear the Word preached, sang, and read. So it’s crucial that God’s Word remain central to our gathering. ![]() ![]() God has always intended that we would know him better through our engagement with others, but we don’t want our engagement with others to eclipse engaging with God. Prayer: How Praying Together Shapes the Church (Crossway, 2018) by John Onwuchekwa takes a look at prayer from a unique perspective – that of the church praying together. ![]()
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