81% of Americans say that prayer is an important part of their lives.* But, can we know that God hears our prayers? Do we know how to pray effectively?
When you have Mary Jane Fischer as speaker you will learn:
+ Why should we pray? How can we know our prayers are heard?
+ Does God hear from sinners?
+ Is it possible to be a Christian and not have regular times of prayer? How often should we pray?
+ When I try to pray there seems to be so much clutter in my mind.
+ How do I get rid of the distractions?
+ Is prayer learned or does it come naturally? Are some gifted with the ability to pray?
+ When I'm with others who need prayer, I feel timid. How do I overcome my timidity?
+ Praying in public makes me uneasy. How do I overcome this fear?
+ I've heard people talk about intercessory prayer. What do they mean by that?
+ How do I pray the scriptures?
+ What is praying in the Spirit? Can we all pray in the Spirit?
+ In a nutshell, how can I have a more effective prayer life?
Mary Jane Fischer is the ninth of twelve children, born to parents of Irish/German immigrants. She has been involved in public speaking for over a decade and she served two churches five years while completing her seminary work. She developed a local prison ministry and is currently a hospice volunteer with her local hospital. Mary Jane served on the Tri-State Retreat Staff and served as counselor for several interdenominational retreats for women. She lives in Illinois where she cared, until recently, for her husband George who, for 13 years, was partially paralyzed and without voice following a stroke. They have three grown children, fifteen grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.She has authored two scripturally based prayer books. “Praying Through First John” and “Praying With Peter.” As Guest Columnist she writes articles on prayer and evangalism for several newspapers. Her passion is to be always, actively involved in building the body of Christ.
*Pew Research Center 2003