SBC Call to Prayer

In this Christmas season, Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee President Frank Page encourages us to find a neighbor or friend in need and pray for them by name, placing them before a Savior who will hold them close to Himself.

Seminary president Jason Allen challenges believers to become more disciplined "in prayer, worship and especially Bible intake to nurture our sanctification."

Roger S. Oldham of the SBC Executive Committee sets forth a framework for prayer to call Christians to deepen their love for one another. "Let us pray that we will believe in one another, expect the best of one another, and stand our ground in defending one another," he writes.

As many return home this week for Thanksgiving, Erich Bridges shares thoughts on how the holiday relates to the story of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15.

As Thanksgiving and the anniversary of his oldest daughter's tragic death approaches, SBC Executive Committee President Frank S. Page shares thoughts on giving thanks to God in all things.

SBC Executive Committee vice president Roger Oldham cites key facets of gratitude found in Scripture.

Nashville (BP) -- Two of the most gripping passages of Scripture open the successive chapters of Romans 9 and 10.

Rick Shepherd with the Florida Baptist Convention's prayer/spiritual awakening team exhorts Christians to pray for the pastors and for other ministers in their churches.

Rick Shepherd, team strategist for the Prayer/ Spiritual Awakening Team of the Florida Baptist Convention, draws lessons in prayer from 2 Chronicles 7:13-14.

Elaine Helms, prayer coordinator for "My Hope America with Billy Graham" and the director of ChurchPrayerMinistries.org, calls churches and individual Christians to get excited about Graham's upcoming initiative and become "Matthews," offering Hope to their neighbors and friends as the tax collector did after meeting Jesus.