prayer

Is Prayer Just Another Buzzword?

17 November by Terry Lange
Devotion About Prayer

“We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers…”1 Thess. 1:2 A buzzword is defined as a word or phrase, often sounding technical, that is a vogue term in a particular profession, field of study, popular culture. Has prayer become a buzzword to you? Is it something that [...]

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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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The Progression of Prayer

8 November by Chris Roberts
Prayer Devotion

Hear my prayer, O Lord; let my cry come to you! Do not hide your face from me in the day of my distress! Incline your ear to me; answer me speedily in the day when I call! Psalm 102:1-2 Many of the Psalms contain heart-wrenching cries from the Psalmist. In this Psalm the writer [...]

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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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