Family Prayer
Den Hartog's article emphasizes the centrality of prayer in family worship, drawing on biblical examples like Daniel and the teaching of the Heidelberg Catechism to argue for regular, heartfelt family prayer times. The author advocates for both spontaneous prayer throughout the day and structured morning and evening family prayer as essential practices for experiencing God's covenant reality and promoting true godliness in the home.
Previous article in this series: May 15, 2016, p. 374. Many have written about the importance of prayer in our personal lives as Christians and for the church of Jesus Christ corporately. In this article we continue a short series on family worship. Prayer should be central to our family worship, along with the reading and study of the Word of God. The family should routinely be gathered together to devote itself to prayer. Time and application must be given to this important spiritual...
Full article available on sb.rfpa.org
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