DAN BISER II

  Greetings, I know your schedules are busy and full. Though I had hoped to hear from some of you, I have not received a word from any. Your responsibilities are immense and, no doubt, very time-consuming. Over the past several years, I have sought to work with you all as best as possible. I have also reached out to your second-in-command—those who serve as a buffer and support to you in facing the challenges before you. There is a great lapse in prayer among the SBC. Almost all of our schools lack an emphasis on prayer in our seminary campuses, and there are few, if any, classes dedicated to teaching students about the prayer life they should cultivate. These calls to the SBC for prayer and fasting are so that God might accomplish through us what we cannot do on our own for His kingdom. A great move of God is sorely needed in this hour within SBC life, and it cannot be obtained by anything less than prayer and fasting. Thus, I write to you once again regarding a call to prayer ...

 Greetings, "Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein." Jeremiah 6:16 A call to prayer has been set before the SBC. Additionally, a call for fasting on the first Thursday of each month has been issued. In a society always searching for something new, wouldn't it be refreshing to seek something old? The ancient paths of Christianity have largely been forgotten. Prayer and fasting are rare disciplines among the SBC. Praise God for those who still practice them. Powerful testimonies have been shared by those who have rediscovered these old paths, proving they are still right and pleasing to God our Father. He blesses and endues such individuals with power from on high. Did not our Lord pray and fast? Did He not declare to His church—to you and me—that we are to be devoted to prayer and fasting? Our two priorities are re...

   Greetings, "Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting." Matthew 17:21 A Call to Prayer and Fasting for Revival and Awakening What if the fate of our nation, our families, and our churches depended on our willingness to humble ourselves in prayer and fasting? Would we be willing to sacrifice? The time for passive faith is over. The time for action is now. We called SBC churches and pastors to set aside February 23, 2025, as a day of prayer for SBC Life . We held a live stream day of prayer on Feb. 22. Encouraging that we would unite in seeking the Lord’s presence and power in our churches, our communities, and our nation through SBC life. It is a time to be intentional about coming before the Lord, interceding for spiritual renewal and revival. Many spiritual disciplines are languishing among SBC Life. We are always grateful for those who have remained faithful in prayer and fasting for years—God bless them! But they are only a remnant . Prayer is not just a...

 Greetings, "Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting." Matthew 17:21 We have set before SBC life to join us in a day of prayer. This was a call to SBC churches and pastors to pray specifically for SBC life on February 23, 2025. This was a time to set aside to be intentional about coming before the Lord in prayer on behalf of SBC life. There are many spiritual disciplines that are languishing among SBC life. Always grateful to hear of those that are doing them and continue to do them for years and decades. God bless them! But they are only a remnant. Prayer is only one discipline that we are called to do and be. Fasting is another spiritual discipline that is often forgotten, left untouched and not practiced among the church today. "but this kind can come forth but nothing by prayer and fasting."   We are in the season of Lent. Largely SBC churches and members do not fast, nor particiapte in Lent. But it a preparation for some among the churches for...

 Greetings, "And being in an agony He prayed more earnestly; and His sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground."  Luke 22:44 We have all experienced agony. But agony like this—none of us have known, except Christ. This agony forced a response from Him in His praying: "He prayed more earnestly." When was the last prayer meeting you attended that had agony? That had earnestness? We don’t use the word earnest much in our churches anymore. And few Christians know what this experience is. It is written of David Brainerd that when he began to pray, there were several inches of snow on the ground. His prayers were filled with agony and earnestness, and by the time he concluded, the snow around him had melted. Leonard Ravenhill described how his father would take him into a prayer meeting with several other brothers in Christ. There, they would pour out their petitions, supplications, and intercessions for their city, for souls, and for the stat...

 Greetings, "The harvest is past, the summer is ended and we are not yet saved." Jeremiah 8:20 A Call to Prayer for SBC Our time for "A Call to Prayer for SBC"  this week. This is a simple reminder to all of SBC life: "It is time to pray." Neither the church nor an individual Christian can obtain the Lord’s blessings, Spirit, or the help needed in this world or in the work of God without prayer. Crisis, trials, and afflictions cause people to pray and cry out to God for divine help and deliverance. On the other hand, times of ease often lead the church and many Christians to grow lax and negligent in their prayer lives. Thus, we must "stir up the gift that is within us" and pray before our Lord for His kingdom, His church, and all believers. We have set February 22 as a day of prayer, with a live stream featuring SBC leaders and pastors. They will remind us of the great privilege, priority, and purpose of prayer , share their own experiences,...