So many people I know are going through great distress. Some are dealing with severe health issues. Others are buckling under the weight of unrelenting relationship conflict. Others are seemingly trapped in thankless jobs. As I have been praying for these dear brothers and sisters in Christ, reflecting on how oppressive their situations are […]
Continue Reading... No Comments.A Local Church as a House of Prayer The congregation I serve as pastor can illustrate some possible ways to go about the call of being a house of prayer. As a sort of prayer push I conducted a Saturday morning Prayer Seminar. My goal is to expand their horizons to marvel at what […]
Continue Reading... No Comments.The college student at the foul line dribbled once. He caught the ball on the bounce and dribbled again. The announcer pointed out that he had made his last 39 shots, spanning six games. The game clock had expired. This point would win it. The young man raised the ball to his chest. His […]
Continue Reading... No Comments.I held a three-hour seminar on prayer this past Saturday at my church. It was intended primarily for the people of my local congregation to lay a foundation for becoming the house of prayer our God wants us to be and for which our Lord Jesus is zealous. I opened with what I envisioned […]
Continue Reading... Comments Off on iPrayer 7This past Saturday the men’s group I lead at my church met for its first monthly meeting of the new cycle. This time around we are studying a small book by T. M. Moore entitled, If Men Will Pray. I think this study has the potential to have great impact in the lives of […]
Continue Reading... Comments Off on If Men Will Pray—TogetherPrayer Cells are temporary small groups held for the purpose of discipleship in prayer through instruction and practice. They are intended to establish a biblical foundation for establishing a house of prayer through which a church will exercise the mission given it by God. The Prayer Cell is the basic building block through which […]
Continue Reading... No Comments.The Psalms provide a wonderful resource for our prayer, a divinely-inspired one. In the 150-psalm Psalter God gives us songs for all seasons and prayers for all reasons. The words of Psalm 9 lead us in praise to our God. I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart; I will recount […]
Continue Reading... No Comments.The Bible is a pastoral book. It does not contain oracles fallen from the sky like a plane dropping leaflets for advertising or propaganda. God did not speak through His prophets into a timeless vacuum. Rather, God spoke into the lives of His people to bring His decrees and wisdom to bear on their […]
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