Thank you to everyone who joined us this week at our #AskPastorCol Twitter Party!
We discussed the topic of prayer through a question and answer session, and Pastor Colin ended the party by praying over the participants. He also included some helpful tweets about his favorite books on prayer:
New from Crossway by William Phillip called “Why We Pray.” Grew up around the corner from him! @unlckngthebible #AskPastorCol
— Colin Smith (@PastorColinS) September 16, 2015
If God Already Knows Why Pray? By Douglas Kelly from @Christian_Focus. Insightful, biblical, practical. @UnlckngtheBible #AskPastorCol
— Colin Smith (@PastorColinS) September 16, 2015
Another one is “Prayer – A Biblical Perspective” by Eric Alexander from @BannerofTruth. @UnlckngtheBible #AskPastorCol — Colin Smith (@PastorColinS) September 16, 2015
Another great #prayer book is one by @MannyMill called “Radical Prayer.” It is full of inspiring stories. #AskPastorCol — Colin Smith (@PastorColinS) September 16, 2015
Another book: D.A. Carson’s “A Call to Spiritual Reformation” will help you shape your prayers from the prayers of the Bible. #AskPastorCol
— Colin Smith (@PastorColinS) September 16, 2015
@PastorColinS Because of free will, how effective is it to pray for others’ salvation? Does it add to how much God pursues? #AskPastorCol — Meghan Feir (@FeirMe) September 16, 2015
.@feirme The great hope for anyone being saved is that God bends the will in a new direction. Jonah 2:9 #AskPastorCol
— Colin Smith (@PastorColinS) September 16, 2015
@PastorColinS What do you find are the most common obstacles that prevent people from prayer? #AskPastorCol — Brad Wetherell (@Brad_Wetherell) September 16, 2015
@Brad_Wetherell Shame, self confidence and a cold heart towards God goes back to Eden. #AskPastorCol
— Colin Smith (@PastorColinS) September 16, 2015
@UnlckngtheBible @PastorColinS #AskPastorCol Does God view the prayers of unbelievers differently than those He has saved?
— Matthew Shattuck (@Shattuck011) September 16, 2015
. @shattuck011 Yes, because the saved are His children. But He is ready to hear even rebels who come to Him because of Christ. #AskPastorCol — Colin Smith (@PastorColinS) September 16, 2015
@UnlckngtheBible @PastorColinS Is there a wrong way to pray? #AskPastorCol
— Sandy VanBuskirk (@ssony711) September 16, 2015
.@ssony711 “Whoever would draw near to God must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who seek him. Hebrews 11:6 #AskPastorCol — Colin Smith (@PastorColinS) September 16, 2015
@UnlckngtheBible #AskPastorCol When praying for a specific situation is there ever time we should commit it to him and not pray about it.
— Bethany Baugh (@Betty_baugh) September 16, 2015
.betty_baugh Yes, there may be. Paul prayed three times (re: Thorn in flesh, 2 Cor 12:8 ) that implies beginning and ending. #AskPastorCol — Colin Smith (@PastorColinS) September 16, 2015
@PastorColinS Who should we pray to? God the Father, Jesus the Son, or the Holy Spirit? #AskPastorCol
— Kristen Wetherell (@KLWetherell) September 16, 2015
@KLWetherell The example of Jesus is praying to the Father (Matthew 6:9), we do this through the Son and by the Spirit. #AskPastorCol — Colin Smith (@PastorColinS) September 16, 2015
@PastorColinS What are the qualifications for verses like Mark 11:24, 1 John 1:15, and Matthew 21:22? How do we interpret? #AskPastorCol
— Will Leathers (@wkleathers) September 16, 2015
@wkleathers Prayer is in the name of Jesus so always subject to His will. Thankfully God’s not obliged to give all we ask. #AskPastorCol — Colin Smith (@PastorColinS) September 16, 2015
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