Kim Butts
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5 Ways to Listen to God
I work with many leadership teams, including pastors, prayer ministry teams, missions teams, etc. about hearing from God together for next steps … for decision making and road maps into the future of kingdom work, etc. Of course, without each individual practicing the spiritual discipline of listening prayer first, the corporate exercise of listening cannot …
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Fighting for Your Child in Prayer
Author Stormie Omartian in her book The Power of a Praying Parent, says, “The battle for our children’s lives is waged on our knees. When we don’t pray, it’s like sitting on the sidelines watching our children in a war zone getting shot at from every angle. When we do pray, we’re in the battle …
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The Secret to Christ’s Powerful Prayer Life
“In the days of His flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications with loud cries and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death. He was heard because of His godly fear” (Heb. 5:7). We don’t often hear the specifics of Jesus’ prayer life when He went off by Himself to quiet, …
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Breaking the Cycle of Dysfunctional Prayer
For several years now, I’ve been shepherding a creative week by week 24-7 prayer experience called Light the Fire. A “torch” of prayer is passed between churches, colleges and missions organizations that participate throughout the year. Based on the Moravian Community of Herrnhut, which commenced a non-stop “prayer watch” in 1727 lasting over a hundred …
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How You Can Hinder God
I was recently recalling an occasion in my life when I spent a lot of time and effort trying to fix a situation in my own strength. The outcome, as you can probably imagine, was a disaster. My ideas, my wisdom, my experience and my advice were so filled with my own fleshly desire to …
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Are These Idols Hidden in Your Heart?
“Who may ascend the hill of the Lord? Who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully” (Psalm 24:3-4). My husband and I are preparing for a three month sabbatical (which will have begun by the time you …
