Source: Miller, Calvin “…WE DEFINE PRAYER BY THE IMAGE OF GOD WE HOLD. IF WE SEE GOD ON A GREAT WHITE THRONE, THEN WE SEE PRAYER AS A COMING AND GOING FROM HIM PRESENCE. BUT IF WE SEE GOD AS ONE WHO INFILTRATES THE VERY ATMOSPHERE AROUND US, THEN EVERY WORD WE SPEAK WILL BE [...]
23Nov09
Chesterton on Saying Grace
“You say grace before meals. All right. But I say grace before the concert and the opera, and grace before the play and pantomime, and grace before I open a book, and grace before sketching, painting, swimming, fencing, boxing, walking, playing, dancing and grace before I dip the pen in the ink.” -G.K. Chesterton
Luke 11:13 13 “If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?” (NASB) Here we see Jesus teaching His disciples about prayer. In this particular spot, He is teaching about the goodness of God [...]
Jeremiah 6:16 (ESV) Thus says the Lord: Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk in it.
8Nov09
What to Pray For
2 Thessalonians 3:1-2 FINALLY, BROTHERS, PRAY FOR US THAT THE MESSAGE OF THE LORD MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BE HONORED, JUST AS IT WAS WITH YOU. AND PRAY THAT WE MAY BE DELIVERED FROM WICKED AND EVIL MEN, FOR NOT EVERYONE HAS FAITH.
8Nov09
Pray for Authority
1 Timothy 1:2-6 I URGE, THEN, FIRST OF ALL, THAT REQUESTS, PRAYERS, INTERCESSION AND THANKSGIVING BE MADE FOR EVERYONE – FOR KINGS AND ALL THOSE IN AUTHORITY, THAT WE MAY LIVE PEACEFUL AND QUIET LIVES IN ALL GODLINESS AND HOLINESS. THIS IS GOOD, AND PLEASES GOD OUR SAVIOR, WHO WANTS ALL MEN TO BE SAVED [...]
Psalm 119:33-37 TEACH ME, O LORD, TO FOLLOW YOUR DECREES; THEN I WILL KEEP THEM TO THE END. GIVE ME UNDERSTANDING, AND I WILL KEEP YOUR LAW AND OBEY IT WITH ALL MY HEART. DIRECT ME IN THE PATH OF YOUR COMMANDS, FOR THERE I FIND DELIGHT. TURN MY HEART TOWARD YOUR STATUTES AND NOT [...]
6Nov09
God Responds to Prayer
Source: Exodus 2:23-25 23 During that long period, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned in their slavery and cried out, and their cry for help because of their slavery went up to God. 24 God heard their groaning and he remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob. 25 So God [...]
4Nov09
New Century Disciple Making
Book Notes: New Century Disciple Making by Bill Hull Growth presupposes change. — 96.2 Jesus demonstrated that fishing for men meant going where they are. — 102.1 Those who set aside time to communicate with God through prayer and Bible study can experience a relationship similar to the one Jesus had with his Father. — [...]