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Rob Hurtgen

Christmas Bell Ringing in Boca Raton

23 December by Rob Hurtgen
Christmas Giving

I walked into a drugstore the other day to pick up some over the counter medication for a sore throat.  Since it was the Christmas season I walked right past the lady standing next to the red kettle ringing her bell.  The thought crossed my mind, “I would like to be a store front bell [...]

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Approaching God With Spiritual Persistence

9 November by Rob Hurtgen
Spiritual Persistency

“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. (Matthew 7:7-8) When Jesus tells us in Luke 11 and in Matthew 7 [...]

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What is Prayer Really About?

5 November by Rob Hurtgen
Prayer is about God

In thinking about prayer and in examining scriptures on prayer, there is one conclusion that we must come back to again and again. Prayer is about God. Prayer is God changing His children. Prayer is experiencing His presence. Prayer is God intervening in our lives. Prayer is God hearing and providing for our needs. Prayer [...]

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Do You Only Pray in Times of Crisis?

23 October by Rob Hurtgen
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I have Family Circus cartoon stored in the file of my computer. It shows Billy at school taking a test while his mother and grandmother are sitting at the table in what looks like a posture of prayer. The caption below reads, “As long as there are tests there will be prayer in school.” Certainly [...]

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Even When We Struggle, Jesus Can Teach Us To Pray

21 October by Rob Hurtgen
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Lets’ face it, most of us do not pray as much as much as we think we should. Sometimes even when we do pray is seems to be ineffective. That the sounds of our voice, if we were brave enough to vocalize our prayer did not go any further than the room we were in. [...]

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