Come, let us tell of the Lord’s greatness; let us exalt his name together. I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears. Psalm 34:3-4 NLT We believe with the Psalmist that when we cry out to the Lord he hears and answers our cries.
A Note from Deacon Cindy Hamilton: There are, of course, a variety of ways to pray, so our goal is to support and equip you through offering various resources. Our first offerings will be training resources, a video of a prayer service, books as resources, prayer service playlists, and prayer apps. This will be a work in progress, so if you have something that you would like to see on this page, please contact cindy@adventdenver.com.
Prayer Apps
Praying with Others: Training Materials
We have borrowed an extensive and excellent resource from our friends at Third Church in Pella, Iowa. They have designed a thorough curriculum distilling much of the best contributions of various leaders in prayer ministry. They freely offer this Level One and Two training series. This material has already been adapted for use at Advent Denver and Wellspring Englewood. Click the image for videos and PDF download:
Healing Prayer Training Resources
Click to download the PDFs:
Best Practices in Healing Prayer Ministry
Healing our image of God
Forgiveness
Inner Healing
Kinds of Healing Prayer
Healing Journey 2023 Recordings
Download audio files by clicking on the links below.
Beloved by Jordan Kologe
Finding True Comfort Talking to Immanuel by Lori Mateer
We Do Not Grieve as Those With No Hope by Rob Byker
Early Attachment Wounds and Anxiety by Summer Gross
Will I Ever Be Able to Trust Again? by Kim Bagato
LGBTQ+ and Seeking Christ’s Power for Biblical Sexual Ethic by Ken Robertson
Healing Journey 2021 Recordings
The On Ramp to Joy by Cindy Hamilton
Spiritual Warfare by Dr. Doug Groothuis
Anxiety and the Gospel by Fr. Nick Hamilton
Living Loved the Power of Receiving Forgiveness by Lisa Elmers
Books on Prayer
There are, of course, many books on prayer. Here are a few we recommend to get started; click on the title to learn more about the book.
Prayer Richard J. Foster
Healing Francis MacNutt
Deliverance from Evil Spirits Francis MacNutt
Authority to Heal Ken Blue
A Diary of Private Prayer John Baillie
A Rhythm of Life Celtic Daily Prayer David Adam
A Guide for Listening and Inner-Healing Prayer Rusty Rustenbach
Spiritual Disciplines Handbook Adele Ahlberg Calhoun
Book of Common Prayer 2019 (online) or purchase a hard copy.
Praying through Psalms: A Guide to Contemplative Prayer using Anglican Prayer Beads Cindy Hamilton
Sacred Breath Forty Days of Centering Prayer J. David Muyskens
How to Pray: A Simple Guide for Normal People Pete Greig
Joyful Journey: Listening to Immanuel E. James Wilder III, Anna Kang, et al
Restoring the Christian Soul: Overcoming Barriers to Completion in Christ through Healing Prayer Leanne Payne
Prayer Service
Often we hear of parishes that want to offer prayer services outside of Sunday morning. Discouragement comes when these are under-attended. Advent Denver offers two Sundays a year when we put aside the sermon time and after a short homily introducing prayer, we move into a prayer service. Prayer portion begins at minute 16:20 below:
Praying Through Psalms Podcast
Click the image for a link to the Podcast.
Playlist - Instrumental
Compiled by Alli Coffey. For use during prayer services or personal use. Click on image for Spotify playlist.
