Hope: To desire something with some confidence of fulfillment. A desire supported by some confidence in its fulfillment. A ground for expectation. To look forward. Expectation. Confidence. Anticipation. "Be joyful in hope..." Romans 12:12 "I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit." Romans 15:13 "..my hope is in you all day long." Psalm 25:5b
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Bow Down and Worship
Sunday, August 28, 2016
Saturday, August 27, 2016
We Are Relational
Thursday, August 25, 2016
The Bible is Alive
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Monday, August 22, 2016
Pray Without Ceasing (PWC)
“Pray without ceasing.” (1 Thessalonians 5:17)
When Cathe and I spend time with our grandchildren, we sometimes ask one of them to pray before the meal. It’s great to get kids to pray, because they are so honest. And when they offer a beautiful prayer, it touches our hearts.
The other day when they were with us, I opened my eyes as we were praying before the meal and saw one of my granddaughters eating a French fry with her eyes closed. I guess she thought it was okay as long as she didn’t open her eyes.
We can pray with our eyes open, or we can pray with our eyes closed. We can pray anywhere, in any position, at any time. The main thing is to pray.
We may feel as though God hears our prayers more in a church sanctuary. But God is not in a place of worship any more than He is in another place. God is omnipresent, which means that He is present everywhere.
At the same time, there is no question that when God’s people gather together for worship and prayer, God manifests His presence in a special way. The Bible says that God inhabits the praises of His people (see Psalm 22:3). Jesus said, “For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them” (Matthew 18:20). When we pray together as a body of believers, there is power in that prayer.
Having said that, God will hear you anywhere. Daniel prayed in a lion’s den, David prayed in a field, Peter prayed on the water and under the water, and Jonah prayed from the belly of a great fish.
The main thing, as Paul wrote, is to “pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17). God will hear your prayer, wherever you are.
Friday, August 19, 2016
A Little Bit of Church
Don’t burn out; keep yourselves fueled and aflame. Be alert servants of the Master, cheerfully expectant. Don’t quit in hard times; pray all the harder. Help needy Christians; be inventive in hospitality.
Bless your enemies; no cursing under your breath. Laugh with your happy friends when they’re happy; share tears when they’re down. Get along with each other; don’t be stuck-up. Make friends with nobodies; don’t be the great somebody.”
Romans 12:9-16 MSG
Turn
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Monday, August 15, 2016
His Choice - God In and Through You
A Stewardship Prayer
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Thursday, August 11, 2016
So Pray!
So pray! Since God works, prayer works. Since God is good, prayer is good. Since you matter to God, your prayers matter in heaven. You’re never without hope, because you’re never without prayer.
Tuesday, August 09, 2016
Romans 12:9-13 The Message
Don’t burn out; keep yourselves fueled and aflame. Be alert servants of the Master, cheerfully expectant. Don’t quit in hard times; pray all the harder. Help needy Christians; be inventive in hospitality.”
Friday, August 05, 2016
Plenty To Ponder
Discipleship is not just a program producing more knowledge it is a process producing a transformational relationship with God and others.
If conversion makes no improvements in a man's outward actions then I think his 'conversion' was largely imaginary. - C.S. Lewis
Discipleship isn't just one of the things the church does; it is what the church does. - Bill Hull
Tuesday, August 02, 2016
Serve One
Luke 18:10-14. Enough Said
“Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and was praying this to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.’ But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’ I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
Monday, August 01, 2016
Be Transformed
A Simple Prayer of Thanks
You Can Pray, Start Today
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We finished up our series Just Walk Across The Room this past Sunday. The finishing of the series is really the beginning of the living of ...
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Thursday, May 3, 2007 is National Day of Prayer in the U.S. May we spend time throughout the whole day in prayer for our nation. May we bles...
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Click on the link and begin to pray. 18 Things To Pray For Your Church