Prayer meetings are no longer held at many churches and sparsely attended at others, and when held are often dry and uninteresting. Why? Lack of clear, biblical leadership has largely been the fault. It is hardly possible to over-estimate the value of the prayer-meeting, as it stands related to the life and usefulness of the Church of Christ. In fact, no other service can be compared with this in importance – for without a live prayer-meeting the church will be spiritually cold, the Sabbath services will be formal (or in some cases too informal), and the children will be fed with husks instead of provisions from the Master's table. In this book, Lewis Thompson beautifully and clearly offers solutions to the age-old complaints about prayer meetings. No more must prayer meetings be given a backseat in the list of priorities in churches today. In the chapters of this book, Thompson addresses topics such as The Importance of Prayer Meetings, How to Make Prayer-Meetings Interesting, Helps to Speaking in Public, Songs and Singing, How to Secure Prayer-Meeting Attendance, The Need for Preparation, Topics and Illustrations, Bible Readings, How to Keep the Prayer-Meetings Hot, and more.
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
About this book
Information
Topic
Theology & ReligionSubtopic
Christian MinistryTable of contents
- Contents
- Preface to the First Edition
- Preface to the New Edition
- Introduction
- The Prayer Meeting as a Subject of Study
- The People’s Meeting
- Preparation
- The Daily Cultivation of Piety
- The Topics
- The Topics Illustrated
- One Method for the Selection of Topics
- The Bible and the Topics
- Bible Readings for the Prayer-Meeting
- Illustrations of Bible Readings
- A Plan for Each Meeting
- Variety in Successive Meetings
- The Importance of the Prayer Meeting
- How to Make Prayer-Meetings Interesting
- Uniform Topics
- Steps Towards Uniformity
- Helps for Speaking in Public
- Aids to Secret, Social, and Public Prayer
- The Service of Song
- How to Secure Attendance
- How Prayer-Meetings are kept at a White Heat
- Treatment of the Monthly Concert
- Laying out Work
- The Social Element in the Prayer-Meeting
- Hints New and Old
- Daily Prayer-Meeting Topics
- Bibliography
Trusted by 375,005 students
Access to over 1.5 million titles for a fair monthly price.
Study more efficiently using our study tools.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, you can cancel anytime from the Subscription tab in your account settings on the Perlego website. Your subscription will stay active until the end of your current billing period. Learn how to cancel your subscription
No, books cannot be downloaded as external files, such as PDFs, for use outside of Perlego. However, you can download books within the Perlego app for offline reading on mobile or tablet. Learn how to download books offline
Perlego offers two plans: Essential and Complete
- Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
- Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.5M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1.5 million books across 990+ topics, we’ve got you covered! Learn about our mission
Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more about Read Aloud
Yes! You can use the Perlego app on both iOS and Android devices to read anytime, anywhere — even offline. Perfect for commutes or when you’re on the go.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app
Yes, you can access The Prayer Meeting and Its Improvement by Lewis Thompson in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Theology & Religion & Christian Ministry. We have over 1.5 million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.