Origins – Youth prayer course
A free prayer course for 11-16 year olds to explore prayer, and how to pray from 24-7 Prayer. The Course Origins is a youth prayer course which helps young people to explore the basics of how to pray. With an easy-to-access PDF leader guide and accompanying video sessions, Origins has been fully revised with new content, practical ideas […]
Help! I’m scared to pray in a group
A few summers ago at a writers’ retreat, our group of 11 gathered to pray. Each attendee prayed for the woman to her right. As my turn grew closer, my angst grew greater. What should I pray? I anxiously wondered. Another time when our church small group leader asked for somebody to close in prayer, I was too […]
How to pray for the Peace of Jerusalem
What does it mean to pray for the peace of Jerusalem? FIRM Founder Dr. Wayne Hilsden shares great insight regarding this Bible command from his life experience. Guided by the King of Israel My wife Ann and I left Canada in 1983, moved to Israel, and cofounded a congregation called King of Kings. Then, six years […]
Humble Yourself Western Church
Is the western church arrogant? We parade our household name ministries in our impressive buildings, holding attractive conferences with beautifully designed advertising, broadcast our events on high resolution livestreams and produce super cool worship music available on all streaming platforms – and we offer all this to a worldwide audience who have followed our ‘ground-breaking’ […]
Our tribute to the Queen
Never in our lifetime have so many declarations, statements, proclamations been made concerning our late Queen Elizabeth, our new King Charles, our new Prime Minister and Government, past Monarchs, past Prime Ministers and Presidents Governors and rulers. We have sat at times in recent days and marvelled and rejoiced as mainstream media has openly made […]
Mourning the loss of our servant Queen Elizabeth II
With the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday 8 September, we invite you to pray for The Royal Family, the Government and the Church. As a family of nations, we have received messages of support and love from around The Commonwealth: From our friends in the Caribbean: “May the changing and transitioning of […]
Somalia facing catastrophic famine
(Worthy News) – The United Nations Humanitarian Chief announced Monday that Somalia is facing a second catastrophic famine, worse than that of 2011, in which 260,000 people died, DW reports. The causes of the impending catastrophe are manifold, including four years of drought and a decade of disruption wrought by an insurgency led by the Islamic State-affiliated al-Shabab terror group. […]
Child violence sparks churches to respond with God’s comfort
Child violence is senseless. We know it is not part of God’s creation. The unjust murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel shook us all. Find out how local churches in Liverpool responded with comfort and practical help for their local community as they tried to make sense of shocking cases of child violence in this guest post […]
Prayer – what’s in it for me?
Praying time is never wasted time. Find out what it does for you in this guest post from Evangelical Alliance: together making Jesus known. Why take time to pray, you ask? Prayer can seem so tedious and just another religious ritual. However, all around us are people who want an authentic relationship with God. This […]
Call to pray for Ukraine on Independence Day
How do we pray for Ukraine 6 months on from the war? Guest Post: World Evangelical Alliance and European Evangelical Alliance Call for Prayer for Ukraine on August 24, Ukraine’s Independence Day This call is for churches and believers to set aside some time on Wednesday, August 24 – Ukraine’s Independence Day – to pray […]