Note from Richard Bales to readers of the following "Chapter 4" which includes the Acorn Prayer - which is on the 3rd page of this section - and "Our ten year experience of prayer." This is a chapter from a dissertation that is a case study of First United Methodist of Canyon, Texas during the 1990’s.
These pages provide a chronology of our experience of prayer. We believe all the progress we have seen in this decade is truly the result of prayer. The material in "Second, Third, and Fourth Main Themes" provides a glimpse of the answers we believe we have received from God. The chapter concludes with additional insights on how prayer was woven into the tapestry of the congregation of First United Methodist of Canyon, Texas. I pray that the chronology of these experiences provides you helpful insights for your own prayer life and the prayer life of the Body of Christ through which you serve the risen Savior, Jesus Christ.
Yours in His service,
Richard Bales, District Superintendent Big Spring District
(formerly Senior pastor First United Methodist Church)
Big Spring District Office PO Box 3239 Big Spring, TX 79720 915-263-1259
Email: bspdistumc@apex2000.net
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