kunletiwoo:
IMO... Lack of faith is the reason behind every LONG prayers

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Biblical Ref: Matthew 6:7

AlphaDray:
the FAITH one have in GOD believing ur prayers are Answered

faithin9ja:
[quote author=holyokoto post=32880471]no Matthew 6:7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

[b]Matthew 6:23-34 [/b]And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. ...

I wonder why many churches kept doin this, and is some times boring. I believe 1 Timothy 4:1 Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons. has it all

Because most Pentecostals and Prayers warriors do NOT believe in Jesus. They will continue to preach and pray with old Jewish mantra from the Old Testament to support their arguments and subsequent long prayers.

You have quoted Jesus response to long prayers, this is totally ignored by my so-called prayer warriors.


See the somebody's answer below,and this person will say he or she is a Christian too?

44. Kei144(m): Quote Post
Everything depends on the extent of your spiritual knowledge and attainment. Long prayer is necessary when the minister of the gospel or child of God is preparing her/himself in solitude. When ministering, or handling a problem, in the public, prayer should be very short. In fact, it should be more of decreeing (Job 22:28). The decree will be done if you built up enough divine power in you while you prepared in solitude.

[b]Ph. 4:13 I [/b]can do everything through him who gives me strength.

kuzee:
when the spirit lead, you cant ever lost interest
but on the other hand you can talk to your girlfriend all day without getting tired..
it aint a matter of been effective but what is within you..

talk2chixy:

Very very true. Why do we want to be like the pharasees with long repetitive prayers as if God were a robot. Bible says even before we as, He has answered and while we are still speaking, He has heard. So why lack faith with long prayers?
In fact, we should do much more of speaking in tongues than words we can understand (doing this in private prayer sessions, edifying yourself)

BiHung:
Lol

Christians will never seize to amaze me.

How can you expect people to close their eyes for One Good Hour?

Nna this is wicked o

At some point you start peeping and peeping...chai!

The worst part is when you think the pastor is about to round up the prayer...only for him to say "now i want you to remember our brethren in south africa.."... Nna e..na now prayer just dey start ooo..after 1hour already...wetin?? Wetin? Na we kill jesus?

Blackchampion:

crixtex:

Bro prayers help a lot... without God ye can do nothing...

Blackchampion:
Yea! I know. But those long prayers mehnnnnn

ifeness:
Prayers are never effective whether long or short. You are praying to no one. Get up and take action.

faithin9ja:
[quote author=holyokoto post=32880471]no Matthew 6:7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

[b]Matthew 6:23-34 [/b]And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. ...

I wonder why many churches kept doin this, and is some times boring. I believe 1 Timothy 4:1 Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons. has it all

Because most Pentecostals and Prayers warriors do NOT believe in Jesus. They will continue to preach and pray with old Jewish mantra from the Old Testament to support their arguments and subsequent long prayers.

You have quoted Jesus response to long prayers, this is totally ignored by my so-called prayer warriors.


See the somebody's answer below,and this person will say he or she is a Christian too?

44. Kei144(m): Quote Post
Everything depends on the extent of your spiritual knowledge and attainment. Long prayer is necessary when the minister of the gospel or child of God is preparing her/himself in solitude. When ministering, or handling a problem, in the public, prayer should be very short. In fact, it should be more of decreeing (Job 22:28). The decree will be done if you built up enough divine power in you while you prepared in solitude.

[b]Ph. 4:13 I [/b]can do everything through him who gives me strength.

Kei144:


Your spiritual knowledge is too low. And you are not ashamed to pass judgment on what you do not know.

UfuomaUN:
One boring thing about church service this days is the long prayers. Don't get me wrong. I'm not against spending time praying to God or stuff like that. I just feel that when prayers get prolonged people loose interest most times especially when they have run out of words.

I remember a certain time I was in a church service and the prayers lasted an hour! Knowing too well that the bible emphasises praying straight to the point and avoiding repetition of words while praying (God is not deaf after all) so why then do people pray for too long?

Are long prayers more effective?