Amid Chaos, Jentezen Franklin Delivers Powerful Prayer Message For Believers

Pastor Jentezen Franklin is on a transformational mission to explore the power of prayer — and it comes at a time of chaos and uncertainty in American culture and across the globe. Franklin, who has a new book out titled "The Power of Short Prayers," said he released the project because he believes a lot of people "don't understand what prayer is all about." "Jesus made a comment in Matthew 7, verse 6 — He said, 'Don't pray like the Pharisees pray, because they think because of their many words that they will be heard,'" he said. "And so He was saying that longer prayers, that's not what I'm looking for. I'm looking for your heart. I want to hear your heart." Franklin continued, "The greatest miracles in the New Testament happen and the Old Testament when people simply prayed short prayers." These prayers, he said, came with "great purpose, great passion, great urgency," elements the preacher believes are important to the success of these invocations. "It's the urgency behind a prayer and the faith connected to it," he said. "It's not how long you pray, it's how short you believe, and if you pray and believe the power of short prayers ... People feel like if they don't pray an hour a day, they've really failed the Lord." So, Franklin focuses on short prayers from the Bible and encourages people to pray them over their families — their children, marriages, businesses, and other elements. When people start with these shorter prayers, Franklin said they eventually graduate to longer ones as they "pray continually." Give to CBN: https://go.cbn.com/un2xC Want more news from a Christian Perspective? Choose to support CBN: https://go.cbn.com/ugWBn CBN News. Because Truth Matters™ Download the free CBN News App: http://cbnnews.com/app SUBSCRIBE to the CBN News Channel for more: http://youtube.com/c/CBNnewsonline/?sub_confirmation=1 SUBSCRIBE to the QuickStart Newsletter by visiting quickstart.news SUBSCRIBE to the Quickstart Podcast. New episodes every morning at 7am: cbn.com/cbnnews/quickstart What's coming up next? Have a look at our program guide: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.cbn.com%2Fcbnnews%2Fnewschann&redir_token=3Xja-7LE5ZQebEu1fn-B5ib34tN8MTU3OTg4MjMzMkAxNTc5Nzk1OTMy&v=P0mHVeNNfDw&event=video_description CBN features 24-hour TV news from a Christian perspective. The CBN News Channel provides independent news programming to an underserved audience to enlighten, entertain and inspire Christians around the world. Comments below do not necessarily reflect the views of CBN. Share this live feed with your friends and family: https://www.youtube.com/c/CBNnewsonline Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cbnnews/ Like us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CBNNews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cbnnews/ Contact News Editors: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww1.cbn.com%2Fcontact%2Fcontact-&redir_token=3Xja-7LE5ZQebEu1fn-B5ib34tN8MTU3OTg4MjMzMkAxNTc5Nzk1OTMy&v=P0mHVeNNfDw&event=video_description Questions about other CBN programs: Visit WatchCBNNews.com or call (888) 700-7000. Questions about supporting CBN News? Visit JoinCBNNews.com or call (888) 700-7000 for more information. Questions about Helping the Home Front? Call: 800-700-7000 https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww1.cbn.com%2F700club%2Fhelping-&redir_token=3Xja-7LE5ZQebEu1fn-B5ib34tN8MTU3OTg4MjMzMkAxNTc5Nzk1OTMy&v=P0mHVeNNfDw&event=video_description #breakingnews #politicalnews #christiannews #christian #christianity #church #breakingnews #cbnnews