Believing that God answers prayer is essential to being counted among His children. Prayer serves no purpose without faith. Jesus emphasized the importance of sincere prayer through His teachings and life. We can trust that God hears and responds to our prayers, as confirmed by Biblical Scripture and historical events.
Category: Prayer
Posted inGod
A Year of Victories
A prayer for a year of victories, both big and small, both seen and unseen. The prayer acknowledges that victories require battles and battles’ foes, but emphasizes faith in God, the ultimate source of victory.
Posted inFaith
Making Disciples
The Disciple-Making Movement emphasizes immediate, active disciple-making based on the Bible, prayer, fasting, and following the Holy Spirit. Disciples grow, study, and create accountability. This single-mindedness of purpose impacts communities and transforms nations.
Posted inCovenant, Joy
For Our Father
A Messianic Prophecy I, the Lord, have called you to demonstrate my righteousness. I will take you by the hand and guard you, and I will give you to my people, Israel, as a symbol of my covenant with them. And you will be a light to guide the nations. Isaiah 42:6 NLT Looking back […]
Posted inFaith, Fellowship
Us, Not They
As I was praying this morning, I noticed I was praying as if I was somehow separate from the people I was praying for. I had built a mental fence between them and me. I was praying “they” when the Holy Spirit wanted me to pray “us.” My thinking was wrong because I recognized them […]
Posted inFather, Gospel, Life, Salvation, Truth
Who Did You Say Jesus Is?
Years ago, I worked with a software architect that made a trip to the headquarters of Microsoft® in Redmond, Washington. While there, he emailed our development team, giving us a first-hand account of a fictitious encounter with Bill Gates at a local Wendy’s® restaurant. His story was entertaining but insightful and pointedly honed to speak […]
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Practical Faith
In the opening paragraphs of 2nd Corinthians, the Apostle Paul tells us something surprising. Here’s what he wrote: “8 We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we thought we would never live through it. 9 In fact, we expected to die.” 2 Corinthians 1:8–9a NLT Practical Faith We would have lost […]
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The Story of the Coffee Droplets
Every day Godless people make plans. Some own lots of stuff and have lots of people at their disposal. But you and I can be a few drops of coffee.
Posted inJesus
Ask For the Order
Throughout my life, I’ve owned several small companies and worked for large corporations – sadly, I’ve never owned a large corporation. 😉 One thing that was consistent within all these businesses was this: Always ask for the order. When you are doing a sales call, this idiom means enjoying your conversation with your existing client […]