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Prayer in Action (Nehemiah 1:1-2:8)
We don’t know how long Nehemiah had served the king, but it was long enough for the king to notice that something was wrong with him, and he asked him about it. Nehemiah says that the king’s question made him “very much afraid.” Why? Because Nehemiah had resolved to ask the king to send him to rebuild Jerusalem, but it was on the king’s order that the rebuilding of Jerusalem had been halted.
Nehemiah was about to ask a Persian sovereign to do an about face, a 180 degree turn. The request itself might be taken as an insult. Nehemiah could be fired—or worse. He had good reason to be “very much afraid.”
But the God who had prepared Nehemiah had also prepared the king. Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Faith, Prayer, Spiritual life
Tagged Colossians 4:2-6, Nehemiah 1:1-2:8, Prayer, Prayer in the Spirit, Romans 8:26-28, waiting in prayer
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Prayer in Everyday Life (Colossians 4:2-6)
Paul is not talking about inner room prayers here. He wants Christians to take their praying on the road. As they go about their day, doing their normal things, he wants them to stay alert to God’s voice and be ready to interact with him at any moment. Prayer is not just something we do when we have something to pray about. It is something we do when God has something for us to pray about. That insight in transformative. Continue reading
ASK: Following Christ Today (Matthew 7:1-8)
This class is about how Christians can obey Jesus and stop judging. Instead of placing themselves above of others, they can take a position of humility and ask. Asking is the rule of the kingdom.
Praying for The Knowledge of God’s Will (Colossians 1:9-12)
We want to know God’s will. God wants us to know his will. So, why is it so difficult to know his will? This sermon on prayer and the knowledge of God’s will is rooted in the Apostle Paul’s great … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Prayer, Sermons
Tagged Colossians 1:9-12, Guidance from God, Prayer, what pleases God
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Why Wait: A Message on Prayer
This sermon, based on Abraham’s experience as detailed in Hebrews 11:8-13, helps us understand why we need to wait on God in our prayers, and how we can wait well. The key is to wait for God, not for things and to wait with God, not alone. Come and join us in the waiting room. God is already there.
The text of the sermon is included below the video. Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Prayer, Sermons
Tagged Hebrews 11:8-13, How long did Abraham wait?, Prayer, Waiting on God, Why does God make us wait?
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Prayer: Where the Battle Is Won
I don’t think I’ve ever begun a sermon with a quote from The Art of War before, but I did this one. Sun Tzu said, “Every battle is won before it is ever fought.” Jesus proved it true through life … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Prayer, Sermons, Spiritual life
Tagged "Not my will but yours be done", 1 Cor. 10:13, Gethsemane, Prayer, Sun Tzu
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Unanswered Prayers: The Rest of the Story (2 Cor. 12:6-10)
Here is the thesis of this message: When God says no, he does so because of love. When he says no, it is because saying yes would be unhelpful in the long run to you and to others. When he says no, it is to preclude some evil that would happen or to promote some good that would not happen had he said yes.
The evil that must be precluded and that good that must be promoted may not be apparent right now. They may not even be apparent in our lifetimes. That good or evil might be four generations away or twenty. We cannot see it, think it, or even imagine it – our minds are too limited; we are still babes in the infancy of humanity. There is so much we don’t know. Continue reading
Prayer: The Heart of the Matter
In this message on 1 John 3:18-22, we learn what role the heart plays in prayer and how it can sometimes hinder our prayers from being answered. Yet, there is hope, for “God is greater than our hearts.”
The Prayer We Repeat Over and Over
In the church circles in which I have moved, and lived, and had my being, people sometimes speak of “a life of prayer.” They have in mind a person who prays more frequently than others. But beyond a life of … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Prayer, Spiritual life, Theology
Tagged Francis of Assisi, How to pray better, James 1:7, Prayer, The Lord's Prayer
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Don’t Lose Heart – Pray! (Humility and Prayer)
This is the first message in a series titled, Don’t Lose Heart – Pray! This message on James 4:1-10 explores the foundational link between effective prayer and humility.
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Prayer
Tagged Humility in the Bible, James 4:10, James 4:6, James 4:8, Prayer, Why are some prayers unanswered?
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