Grow in understanding and strengthen your prayer life.

Prayer 101 – The First Steps

Just Do It

The best way to learn to pray is to pray. Start where you are and trust that God hears you every time your heart turns toward Him.

Heart Over Words

Prayer is not about perfect phrasing; it’s about authentic connection. God values honesty over eloquence.

Trust and Rest

After you pray, release your words to God and rest in the confidence that He heard you and will respond as a Good Father.

Learn to Pray – Five Foundations for Prayer

Key Principles of Prayer – by James W. Goll

  1. Listen First – Prayer is a dialogue. Before you speak, take time to soak in God’s presence and hear His heart.
  2. Pray the Word – Turn Scripture into your personal prayer.
  3. Watch and Pray – Stay alert to the Holy Spirit.
  4. Simple & Frequent – Bring every concern to God simply and frequently.
  5. Prophetic Intercession – Partner with Christ by praying what He is praying—revival, Israel, family salvation.

First Lesson – Powerful Prophetic Intercession

Entering the Life of Intercession

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In this first lesson from James W. Goll’s course Powerful Prophetic Intercession, he teaches how to begin living a lifestyle of intercession.

Sample Prayer Structures

15-Minute – 15-Minute – Quick Daily Focus

  • Read a Prayer Alert – Review current GPS alerts and global needs.
  • Thanksgiving & Praise – Enter His gates with thanks and adoration (2 min).
  • Pray in the Spirit – Sing or pray in tongues with the Holy Spirit (3 min).
  • Read Scripture – Pray through a passage related to the day’s focus (3 min).
  • Focused Intercession – Pray for one of the seven GPS prayer focuses (4 min): Sunday – Revival in the Church, Monday – The Greatest Youth Awakening, Tuesday – Israel and the Middle East, Wednesday – Crisis Intervention, Thursday – Governmental Intercession, Friday – Marketplace Intercession, Saturday – Personal Revival of the Heart.
  • Thanksgiving – End with praise and confidence that God has heard (3 min).

This outline serves as a guide, not a rule. Follow the Spirit’s leading as you pray through each section.

30-Minute – 30-Minute – Balanced Devotional

  • Read a Prayer Alert – Review current GPS alerts and global needs.
  • Thanksgiving & Praise – Enter His gates with thanks and adoration (4 min).
  • Pray in the Spirit – Sing or pray in tongues with the Holy Spirit (4 min).
  • Read Scripture – Pray through a passage related to the day’s focus (4 min).
  • Focused Intercession – Pray for one of the seven GPS prayer focuses (10 min): Sunday – Revival in the Church, Monday – The Greatest Youth Awakening, Tuesday – Israel and the Middle East, Wednesday – Crisis Intervention, Thursday – Governmental Intercession, Friday – Marketplace Intercession, Saturday – Personal Revival of the Heart.
  • Pray in the Spirit – Seal each petition and listen for His leading (4 min).
  • Thanksgiving – End with praise and confidence that God has heard (4 min).

This outline serves as a guide, not a rule. Follow the Spirit’s leading as you pray through each section.

60-Minute – 60-Minute – Full Intercession Session

  • Read a Prayer Alert – Review GPS weekly prayer alert.
  • Thanksgiving & Praise – Enter His gates with praise (3 min).
  • Pray in the Spirit – Singing or praying in tongues (5 min).
  • Read Scripture – Pray through verses (5 min).
  • Revival Prayer – Pray for the Church or Crisis Intervention (10 min).
  • Pray in the Spirit (5 min).
  • Intercession for Israel or those in Positions of Authority (10 min).
  • Pray in the Spirit (5 min).
  • Intercession for Youth Awakening or Marketplace Influence (10 min).
  • Final Thanksgiving (5 min).

This outline serves as a guide, not a rule. Follow the Spirit’s leading as you pray through each section.