Have you ever carefully thought about why it’s so important that Christians love one another? We’ve started the year with eight days of prayer because prayer is a life blood of the church. We began the year with this emphasis on prayer because we will not be a church that grows spiritually, we will not […]
Why Pray – Luke 18:1-8
We’re beginning today, as we start the new year, our 8 days of prayer as a church. But why the emphasis on 8 days of prayer? And maybe the better question is: Why Pray as God’s People? Isn’t God in control? Doesn’t God already know all about our needs? So why pray? Photo by: Trevor […]
Continue Together In Prayer – Colossians 4:2
Always remember that God intends for you to live your life, do your work and maintain your relationships all saturated with prayer. So pray and do your work. Pray and live your life. That’s just what God’s Word teaches, that constant, faithful prayer ought to be the lifestyle of every follower of Christ. Listen to […]
Labor Together In Prayer – Romans 15:30-33
So how can prayer, which seems like a passive activity, change us and get things done? Prayer changes us because when we pray with faith we’re yielding to God’s will. And prayer gets things done because there are some things God intends to accomplish through the faithful prayers of His children. Listen to or download […]
Essential Teaching on Prayer – 1 Timothy 2:8
John R. Greening, says this about the concerns Timothy faced in the church that Paul addressed in the book of 1 Timothy that we’ve been studying in recent weeks. Photo by: Peyman (Creative Commons) “A quick survey of the first epistle to [Timothy] will reveal what [he] was up against in the Church at Ephesus: […]
The Power of Prayer – 1 Timothy 2:1-7
I just love the faith that children bring to prayer. I read about a little 8-year-old boy that came home from school with a stuffed animal he had won at the class Valentine’s party. His dad asked him that happened. “Well,” the little guy explained, “the teacher put all our names together, and then picked […]