The Role of Prayer in a Spiritual Awakening

1 Thessalonians 5:17 says, “Pray without ceasing.” But according to David Platt, our church culture today is known for preaching, writing and passive listening, but not for prayer and fasting. Unless we take action, we are in danger of missing the whole point. On today’s edition of Family Talk, the pastor of McLean Bible Church in Washington D.C. shares the value of our prayers, in an address given at the 2019 National Day of Prayer. He explains how we see various characteristics of God when we fervently pray like Moses did in Exodus 32.

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Sharing Guilt

It’s easy for parents of grown children to think they’re responsible for their kids’ bad behavior. In this video, Ron and Trina Alleyne explain that no one, including a mom or dad, can take the blame for another person’s wrongdoing. Each adult must accept the consequences of his or her own sins. But there is something critically important that mothers and fathers can do. These insights come from Dr. James and Shirley Dobson’s book, Night Light for Parents.

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