The Spirit of Prayer:

     Prayer is not our work.  It is God's work in us by His almighty power.  As we pray our attitude should be one of silent expectation that the Holy Spirit will help in our weakness and pray for us with groanings that cannot be expressed.

       What a thought!  When I feel how imperfect my prayer is, when I have no strength of my own, I may bow in silence before God in the confidence that His Holy Spirit will teach me to pray.  The Spirit is the Spirit of prayer.  It is not my work, but God's work in me.  The Spirit will make perfect the work even in my weakness.

       We see an example of this in the story of Jacob.  The same One who wrestled with him and seemed to withhold the blessing was in reality strengthening him to continue and to prevail in prayer.  Prayer is the work of the Triune God:  the Father, who gives the desire and will provide all we need; the Son, who through His intercession teaches us to pray in His name; and the Holy Spirit, who in secret will strengthen our weak desires.

       The Spirit of truth will glorify Christ in us, and the Spirit of love will shed this love abroad in our hearts.  And we have the Spirit of prayer, through whom our life may be one of continual prayer.  Thank God that the Holy Spirit has been given to teach us to pray.  

by Andrew Murray

How you can pray for Argentina

1.  Conviction—for the lost to feel the conviction of the Spirit and turn from their sins (John 16:8-11; 2 Cor 7:10 )

2.  Harvest—for salvation to come to thousands on the University campuses and in the marketplace in Buenos Aires and the Country.

3.  Disciples—for students and professionals to be eager to walk with the Lord and be discipled. (2 Tim 2:2)

4.  Community—for a community of believers to quickly arise on the campus and be a visible witness of Jesus. (Acts 2:42-47)

5.  Evangelism—for believers to be bold and unashamed to speak about Jesus. (Acts 4:23-31)

6.  Vision—students, professionals and pastors to catch the vision for reaching Univ. students for Christ.

7.  Support—that local pastors and lay people will join in the endeavor of reaching students

8.  Favor—with both the campus officials and church authorities in Argentina, so that campus ministry will be supported.

9.  Power—for God to equip us with what we need to proclaim the message of the cross.

10.Guidance—living in a different culture, ministry to students and professionals will be different, so pray for God's guidance as we plan to work with pastors, students and other missionaries in seeing many come to faith.