“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.” Psalm 51:10 A middle-aged husband asked his wife, “Do you know a good tailor?” Puzzled, she responded, “I know one, what do you need?” “Some of my pants need let out, they’re too snug.” She tried to hide her…
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Prayer Triggers
“Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” I Thessalonians 5:16-18 NASB “I wish I had more time to spend with God everyday,” confided a dear friend, ” but, at this stage, my life is chaos!” How many of us can relate? With careers, college, or…
Prayer: Praying Like Jesus, Part III
“Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.’” Luke 23:34 As we have spent a few weeks on prayer, we have highlighted a few ways in which Jesus prayed. This week, let’s see what Jesus prayed in His final hours, while enduring great physical pain and deep emotional distress….
Prayer: Praying like Jesus, Part II
“For your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.” Matthew 6:8b Last week we began exploring how Jesus prepared himself for prayer. He often would go off alone, away from the noise and the distractions and he focused on his father. In Matthew 26, we read the account of Jesus in the garden…
Prayer: Praying Like Jesus, Part I
“But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.” Luke 5:16 When you reflect on Jesus’ time on earth, how do you picture him? Calling His disciples? Performing miracles in common place moments? Loving the unlovely? When you consider his life, living as a Christian, or Christ-like, believer is rather overwhelming! Yet Christ left us many instructions…
Book Study: James, Part VIII
“The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.” James 5:16b Think of a time when you desperately needed God’s direction or intervention. Sometimes, we use the phrase “I’m praying really hard!” for someone or something. Sometimes we might want something so bad, it consumes us and we might miss other things God has for…
Book study: James, Part VII
“Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will lift you up.” James 4:10 Last spring, I had the opportunity to take a ladies class on prayer. Having accepted Christ as a child, I have been praying for many years now! Although I have been praying for decades, I realized I am still learning and growing…
Prayer: Praise, Petition, and Unleashing Power, Part Four
The Lord’s Prayer has been our focus this past week. In our quest for learning more about prayer and drawing closer to God, we have covered several areas: praise, acknowledging God as king, and laying our requests at His feet. Today we will focus on Matthew 6: 12, 14-15 “Forgive us our debts as we…
Prayer: Praise, Petition, and Unleashing Power, Part Two
Are you getting excited about prayer yet? I know I am! I love digging deeper into God’s word and learning new things! Let’s return to Matthew chapter six. You may recall yesterday we began studying The Lord’s Prayer as a means of learning how we ought to pray. Today let’s focus on verse ten. You…