Praying for our Nation
Faithfulness in a New Normal
This week, Val is speaking from Daniel 9 where we can learn about Daniel’s great prayer of intercession.
A recording of our Sunday 1st November 2020 service will be available shortly.
If you haven’t watch it yet, watch the Bible Project video on Daniel, which gives an short overview of the whole book. I also encourage you to read through Daniel in your Bible, or listen to it in an Audio Bible. Access and read Daniel Chapter 9
Read chapters 6(b) and 7 in our book for the series, Faithful Discipleship in a Foreign Land by Dr. Ralph F. Wilson. Read it online for free, buy it as a paperback from Amazon or read it on a Kindle (and if you’ve got Kindle Unlimited, it’s free).
Read Enduring Word commentary on Daniel Chapter 9.
Watch the Spiritual Warfare video from the Prayer Course.
Listen to the Seventy Sevens in Daniel 9 podcast from the Bible Project, as they talk about Exile, Jubilee and the Anointed One who brings Good News.
1
Read Daniel 9. What stands out for you in this passage? What confuses you? (Chapters 6(b) and 7 in Faithful Discipleship in a Foreign Land might help here).
2
What do you think motivates Daniel’s prayer for the nation?
3
What can we learn from this passage about the way Daniel prays? Does the way Daniel prays help us today?
4
In this passage, Daniel is seeking forgiveness for the sins of the whole nation How does this speak into our modern, individualistic culture?
5
What sins do we need to collective confess in our generation?
6
In this week, as England faces increased coronavirus restrictions, spend time praying for the healing of our nation, and for the coming of the Kingdom of God.
7
What verses in this passage give us hope, reminding us of the faithfulness, the compassion and the sovereignty of the Lord.
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