The Alpha Prayer Guide

THE ALPHA

PRAYER GUIDE

Published in North America by Alpha North America, 2275 Half Day Road, Suite 185, Deerfield, IL 60015 © 2012 Alpha International, Holy Trinity Brompton, Brompton Road, London, SW7 1JA, UK The Alpha Prayer Guide All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.

First printed by Alpha North America in 2012 Printed in the United States of America Scripture in this publication is from the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 International Bible Society, used by permission of Zondervan.

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“AFTER THEY PRAYED, THE PLACE WHERE THEY WERE MEETING WAS SHAKEN. AND THEY WERE ALL FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT AND SPOKE THE WORD OF GOD BOLDLY.” // ACTS 4:31

LIVING ON A PRAYER Welcome to The Alpha Prayer Guide. In this simple booklet we describe the practical models of corporate prayer developed at Holy Trinity Brompton (HTB), alongside inspiring testimonies from Alpha Offices and 24-7 Prayer Rooms around the world.

We hope it will help you to mobilize people to pray with even greater faith and excitement.

The consistent message from the Bible, from church history, and from believers in revival situations is that the key to more power is more prayer. It’s a message we urgently need to heed in the West today.

At HTB, prayer underpins everything we do from the Alpha Course to the work of the William Wilberforce Trust. Nicky Gumbel describes prayer as: “the most important activity of our lives.” We therefore offer you these pages in the hope that they may help Alpha churches around the world to experience more of God’s presence and power in and through prayer.

C’mon!

Pete Greig 24-7Prayer@Alpha

“THE EVANGELIZATION OF THE

WORLD

DEPENDS REVIVAL OF FIRST

UPON A

PRAYER.” //ROBERT SPEERS

CONTENTS 1. A VISION FOR PRAYER: The Big If . . .

2. STORIES OF ANSWERED PRAYER: How Prayer Changes Lives 3. MODELS OF CORPORATE PRAYER: Practical Ways to Mobilize Prayer 4. PRAYER AND THE ALPHA COURSE 5. PRAYER RESOURCES

“ PRAYER IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ACTIVITY OF OUR LIVES.” // NICKY GUMBEL

Behind the success of the Alpha Course is an army of prayer warriors interceding and praying for every aspect of the course. More and more Alpha churches around the world are adopting creative methods of corporate prayer to underpin church life.

In this simple booklet, Pete Greig describes practical models of corporate prayer, alongside inspiring testimonies from Alpha Offices and 24-7 Prayer networks around the world, and provides helpful guidelines for becoming an effective praying community: • How to hear God in prayer • How to run really great prayer meetings • How to mobilize prayer for Alpha Courses • How to establish a 24-7 Prayer Room in your church

RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Bible Study Guides ISBN 978-1-938328-00-8 ISBN: 978-1938328008 54059

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