What is the Real Lord’s Prayer
In John 17 we read one of the few recorded prayers Jesus prayed. We read that Jesus would often go off and pray. However, there aren’t many of the words he prayed recorded for us. We have what we call the Lord’s Prayer, and we know what he prayed before dividing up...
We got Snowed in on Vacation
We have teenagers living in our house now. As a result, it makes it difficult to figure out what they want for Christmas. For the past two years they have all asked to go skiing for their gift. The Lord has provided the funds and time each year to do so. I am not a...
What Happens When We Pray? Part 3
Prayer is peculiar and necessary in our spiritual lives. In Part 1 and Part 2, we looked at the very first prayer recorded in the Bible. We investigated Isaac’s prayer for his wife’s healing as well as King Hezekiah’s prayer, seeking the Lord for the salvation of...
What is the Role of the Holy Spirit
Why would Jesus say to his disciples that it's to their advantage, and ours also, that he goes away in John 16:7-15? We'll answer the question in this post. In the last post we discussed the role Jesus played while he lived on the earth. If you haven’t read it yet, I...
What is the Role of Jesus
Today we are going to look at John 16:7-15. These verses are part of the last conversation Jesus had with his disciples before being arrested and going to the cross. I love this part of Scripture. Whenever I read it, I always think about how, if I were Jesus, I would...
What lies have you come into Agreement With?
In the last post we talked about the importance of agreement. We looked at two different people. One chose to come into agreement with Satan’s plan, while the other chose to come into agreement with God’s plan. We learned that doubt is often the seed to coming into...
Agreement is the Key to Life in Christ
Agreement is vital to the Christian life. It’s through agreement we even become a child of God. Romans 10:9-10 (ESV) says, “because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For...
What Happens When We Pray? Part 2
What do you think happens when we pray? Are we just speaking out into the air to nothing? Do we just have idle words going on in our heads? Let’s see what the Bible says. If you missed it, in Part 1 we covered the very first prayer recorded in the Bible, where Abraham...
What Happens When We Pray? Part 1
What do you think happens when we pray? Why pray? Have you ever encountered a person who responded negatively when you offered to pray for them? Perhaps you’ve thought that all hope was lost, so the only thing left is to pray. Or maybe you have known someone who...
2023: The Year of Fruitful Effort
Has the Lord given you a message for 2023? Have you thought about what the Lord wants for you for the new year? He has plans for you, to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you hope and a future (Jeremiah 29:11). I feel like the Lord gave me a corporate message...