“The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available (dynamic in its working).” (James 5:16 AMP) Prayer is communicating with God, talking to Him and listening to Him. Prayer brings us into God’s presence. He wants to have...
"Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord. Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly." (Psalm 5:3, NLT ) [1] "The next morning Jesus awoke long before daybreak and went out alone into the wilderness to pray." (Mark 1:35 NLT) What do Jesus and...
"Here's what I want you to do: Find a quiet, secluded place so you won't be tempted to role-play before God. Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage. The focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense his grace." (Matthew 6:6 The Message)...
"And they rose early in the morning and went out into the wilderness of Tekoa. And when they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, 'Hear me, Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem! Believe in the Lord your God, and you will be established; believe his prophets, and you...
In Part Two of our series we dug a bit deeper in the matter of how and where to pray. Today we will learn at the Master's knee about God's abundant provision and that we needn't beg God for our daily needs. "The world is full of so-called prayer warriors who are...
Last time we were together we discussed what Jesus called the "so-called prayer warriors" and the fact that prayer is not a formula for getting what you want from God. Today we will talk about more legalistic techniques and why they do not work. "With a God like this...
"hallowed be your name" (Matthew 6:9b NIV) By definition hallowed means sanctified, consecrated, sacred and holy, but when applied to God Almighty, it is becomes much more than dry words on a page. It is precious treasure, sweeping into our hearts and stirring our...
Part Six talked about the respect we are to have for the name of The Lord. Today we will get our marching orders as we go about spreading the gospel into all the land as Jesus dictates. "your kingdom come" (Matthew 6:10 NIV) Someday Jesus will return to the earth and...
In Part Seven of our series on The Lord's Prayer we learned what the Lord expects from us to further His Kingdom. Today we will learn more about finding God's will for our lives. "your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven." (Matthew 6:10b NIV) We pray to the Lord...
We last talked about God's will for our lives. Now we will learn why we do not need to worry about lives and our provisions day by day, although we do. It is definitely part of our humanity due to the fall of man that caused us to have to work hard for our living, but...