Prayer Blockers

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By Mike Fleischmann on January 1, 2010 ,

Prayer Blockers

Still ringing in my ears are the words of a 12-year-old religious skeptic: "I don't think there's really a God up there. Once I prayed all summer for a 10-speed bike, but I never got one." Or maybe it's the disappointment of a teenaged girl: "I don't understand why God won't give me a boyfriend." A young couple spends years preparing for overseas missions, only to find the door closed. A committed wife prays for the salvation of her spouse, but he is as distant as ever from the Lord. A Christian candidate for public office asks the Lord for victory, but on election night there is no celebration.

Perhaps the ringing in my ears is the sound of my own voice. All of us at one time or another have struggled with not receiving something from the Lord.

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Mike Fleischmann

Pastor & Speaker

Mike Fleischmann, serves as the Senior Pastor of Bethany Bible Church, a multi-generational, multi-cultural congregation. Mike earned his Doctorate from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, a Master of Divinity in Expositional Ministry from Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon and a Bachelor Degree in Management from Corban University in Salem, Oregon. Mike has served as the Vice President of Personnel for Missions Door, a global family of ministries with more than 800 churches across the United States and 300 missionaries around the world. He has also served as a professor of theology and evangelism at Western Seminary and Corban University. He is a sought-after conference speaker as well as a frequent writer on leadership, pastoral ministry, and the spiritual life.

 

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