What does it mean to ‘pray without ceasing’ as mentioned in I Thess. 5:17?

It doesn’t mean that every minute you are to be praying. It means to persist in prayer. Persevere in it. Stay at it. Be devoted to it. Don’t give up or slack off. Be habitual. It’s the opposite of random, occasional, sporadic, intermittent. In other words, Paul is calling all Christians to make prayer a regular, habitual, recurring, disciplined part of your life.

Treat prayer the way you treat eating and sleeping and doing your job. Don’t be hit-and-miss about it. Don’t assume it will fill in the cracks between other things. Dealing with God in prayer deserves more than a dial-up on the fly. He is, of course, available any time. And he loves to help at any time. But he is dishonored when we do not make time in our day to give him focused attention. All relationships suffer without regular focused attention.

So. when Paul tells us to “be in constant prayer,” he is calling us individually to a life of regular, planned meetings with God in prayer in which we praise him for who he is, thank him for what he has done, ask him for help, and plead the cause of those we love, including the peoples of the world.

To get involved in corporate prayer at Sedge Fen Baptist, consider participating in the following opportunities:

Our Prayer Chain

Sedge Fen Baptist Church is a church in prayer. We are in the process of developing our on-going Prayer Chain.

We are seeking the Lord for one who can lead and oversee our prayer chain. If that is you, please contact Pastor Charlie at the email address or number below.

Any prayer concern can be sent through sedgefenbaptistchurch@yahoo.com or you can call the church at 01353-675268. Please let us know if you have any prayer request or would like to participate in the prayer chain.

You can also use the form below to send your prayer request.

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