Praying Scripture
Michelle Berkey
I was a long time into my life as a Christ-follower. Years. Maybe even decades-old as a believer before I began the practice of praying scripture, before I’d even heard of it. I’ve done fancy prayer journals, simple prayers, organized and led three-day fasting and prayer events, and church prayer retreats. I’ve read countless books on prayer. But, other than simply sitting in the presence of God and feeling loved on, praying scripture is my favorite type of prayer. Praying using the words of God is simple and helps keep our hearts and mind focused during prayer (hello, who else has trouble staying on task in prayer?). It gives us confidence that our words are based in truth and aligns our perspective with God’s. This show is about learning by doing. I won't be teaching, I'll actually be praying and we record the episodes live each weekday on Facebook. In every episode, we pray through four topics: worship, a psalm, prayer for ourselves, and prayer for our culture. My heart is that as we pray scripture together, that we’ll grow in our prayer lives, that God will use this time to direct our hearts in our own circumstances, and that he’ll answer these prayers in mighty ways. But most of all, I hope that by joining me in praying scripture, you’ll fall deeper in love with the God who gave us these words. Get comfy and let’s get started! Find us on social: www.facebook.com/graceandthegravelroad www.instagram.com/graceandthegravelroad Check out the website: www.graceandthegravelroad.com
Categories: Health
Listen to the last episode:
The Psalms is the Old Testament book that is most quoted by New Testament authors and in many cases these passages are revealing, reflecting, and finding their ultimate fulfillment in the person of Jesus. We’re going to step inside the Psalms in this series and meet Jesus there.
Personal Update:
Ever have “one fo those days?” Well, last week I had 7 of them! It seemed as if nothing went right. And I started to let my circumstances influence how I felt about myself. But our circumstances don’t define us, God does.
About Prayer
The fact that God wants us to talk to him, that he listens and responds…that should spark awe in us and bring forth worship.
Weekly Prayer Focus & Today’s Verses
Worship: 1 John 4:10 & Romans 8:35, 38-39
Prayer: Psalm 132:11-12 & Matthew 22:41-46
My evening Facebook posts focus on praying scripture. I’d love you to join the conversation there: www.facebook.com/graceandthegravelroad
Or, connect with Grace & the Gravel Road out on Instagram: www.instagram.com/graceandthegravelroad
If you’re interested in how to meditate on scripture, check out this link: https://graceandthegravelroad.link/meditate
Previous episodes
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192 - The Coming of Christ [Jesus in the Psalms 01] Mon, 15 Aug 2022 - 0h
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191 - Pursuing Success [Success 04] Mon, 08 Aug 2022 - 0h
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190 - Measuring Success [Success 03] Mon, 25 Jul 2022 - 0h
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189 - A Different Definition of Success [Success 02] Mon, 18 Jul 2022 - 0h
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188 - Success [Intro] Mon, 11 Jul 2022 - 0h
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187 - Praying Through the Book of Esther: Part 6 Mon, 27 Jun 2022 - 0h
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186 - Praying Through the Book of Esther: Part 5 Mon, 20 Jun 2022 - 0h
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185 - Praying Through the Book of Esther: Part 4 Mon, 23 May 2022 - 0h
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184 - Praying Through the Book of Esther: Part 3 Mon, 16 May 2022 - 0h
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183 - Praying Through the Book of Esther: Part 2 Mon, 09 May 2022 - 0h
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182 - Praying Through the Book of Esther: Part 1 Mon, 02 May 2022 - 0h
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181 - Praying Through Best Loved Verses 08 Mon, 25 Apr 2022 - 0h
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180 - Holy Week 2022 Mon, 11 Apr 2022 - 0h
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179 - Praying Best Loved Verses 06 Mon, 04 Apr 2022 - 0h
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178 - Praying Best Loved Verses 05 Mon, 28 Mar 2022 - 0h
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177 - Praying Best Loved Verses 04 Mon, 21 Mar 2022 - 0h
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176 - Praying Best Loved Verses 03 Wed, 16 Mar 2022 - 0h
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175 - Praying Best-Loved Verses 02 Mon, 14 Mar 2022 - 0h
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174 - Praying Best Loved Verses 01 Mon, 07 Mar 2022 - 0h
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173 - Praying for Ukraine Wed, 02 Mar 2022 - 0h
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172 - God’s Timing vs. Ours Mon, 28 Feb 2022 - 0h
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171 - The Joy of Waiting Tue, 22 Feb 2022 - 0h
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170 - Planning and Doing Mon, 14 Feb 2022 - 0h
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169 - Life on Purpose Fri, 11 Feb 2022 - 0h
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168 - God Owns My Time Mon, 07 Feb 2022 - 0h
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167 - Christian Productivity: Part 2 Fri, 04 Feb 2022 - 0h
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166 - Christian Productivity: Part 1 Tue, 01 Feb 2022 - 0h
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165 - On Being Productive Thu, 27 Jan 2022 - 0h
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164 - Our Time Is God’s Tue, 25 Jan 2022 - 0h
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163 - Time & Idolatry Thu, 13 Jan 2022 - 0h
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162 - The Timelessness of God Tue, 11 Jan 2022 - 0h
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161 - Christmas Is Here [Are You Ready for Christmas?] Wed, 22 Dec 2021 - 0h
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160 - Immanuel [Are You Ready for Christmas?] Tue, 21 Dec 2021 - 0h
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159 - Simeon and Anna [Are You Ready for Christmas?] Thu, 16 Dec 2021 - 0h
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158 - Mary, Pregnant With Jesus [Are You Ready for Christmas?] Mon, 13 Dec 2021 - 0h
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157 - What Advent Celebrates [Are You Ready for Christmas?] Mon, 06 Dec 2021 - 0h
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156 - Let’s Start with Why [Are You Ready for Christmas?] Thu, 02 Dec 2021 - 0h
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155 - Gratitude and the 10 Lepers from Luke 17:11-19 Tue, 30 Nov 2021 - 0h
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154 - Gratitude in Both Good and Bad Times Wed, 24 Nov 2021 - 0h
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153 - Psalm 23 Through the Lens of Gratitude Mon, 22 Nov 2021 - 0h
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152 - Gifts of God Part 3 Thu, 18 Nov 2021 - 0h
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151 - Gifts of God Part 2 Tue, 16 Nov 2021 - 0h
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150 - Gifts of God Part 1: Himself, Life, Heart Wed, 10 Nov 2021 - 0h
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149 - God the Giver Mon, 08 Nov 2021 - 0h
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148 - Thankful Living Wed, 03 Nov 2021 - 0h
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147 - Gratitude Groundwork [Col 4:2 & 1 Thess 5:16-18] Tue, 02 Nov 2021 - 0h
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146 - The Armor of God [Ephesians 6:10-24] Wed, 27 Oct 2021 - 0h
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145 - Children, Parents, Slaves, & Masters [Ephesians 6:1-9] Mon, 25 Oct 2021 - 0h
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144 - Living and Loving Wisely [Ephesians 5:15-33] Wed, 20 Oct 2021 - 0h
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143 - Imitators of God [Ephesians 5:1-14] Mon, 18 Oct 2021 - 0h