We’re trusting God to do something big at Immanuel in June and July. It’s out of our comfort zone and is a definite step of faith. We’re planning a Vacation Bible School-like format and curriculum for children age three through middle school. It will take place outside – under a number of canopies – for eight Sundays during the [...]
Archive for the ‘prayer’ Category
Sometimes You Have to Go Long
Posted in church, Ministry, prayer on April 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Some Good Links
Posted in Christian life, prayer, Recommendations on April 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Here are some good links to helpful and thoughtful articles I’ve read in the last week or so. They’re all worth reading and thinking about. Nancy Guthrie writes on being asked to pray for someone and being asked to pray for a specific outcome. This makes Nancy, and me, a bit nervous. David T. Koyzis writes [...]
Praying with Hezekiah
Posted in Christian life, prayer on January 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Bible is full of examples, both good and bad. We should follow the good ones and avoid those which are negative. King Hezekiah provides us with a good example of prayer in 2 Kings 19:14-19. Sennacherib, the king of Assyria, had mocked, ridiculed, and blasphemed God in the process of trying to intimidate Judah. [...]
Scripture Twisting
Posted in Bible, Miscellaneous, prayer, The Public Square, Uncategorized on December 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Susan Brooks Thistlethwait, a liberal theologian, writing for the “On Faith” section of the Washington Post, advanced one of the demands of the Occupy Wall Street movement – student loan debt forgiveness – and ended up twisting and distorting the Scriptures in the process. She writes, Jesus teaches his disciples to pray, ‘And forgive us [...]
Praying at All Times
Posted in prayer, Quotes on November 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints” (Eph. 6:18). In light of that, here are some good quotes on the subject of prayer: The moment you wake up each morning, all your wishes and hopes for [...]
Blessings in Disguise
Posted in music, prayer on August 10, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I read the lyrics of this song – “Blessings” by Laura Story – before my pastoral prayer last Sunday. We all need to think about what we pray for and how we pray. It’s a good reminder before you go to the Lord in prayer. We pray for blessings, we pray for peace Comfort for [...]
A Reminder Regarding Prayer
Posted in Christian life, prayer on April 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
There are times when a word or phrase will almost literally “jump off the page” as you read the Bible. It happened to me recently as I read Matthew 6, and from it came a very timely reminder on the subject of prayer. As He was giving instruction on prayer, the Lord Jesus Christ said [...]
5-Minute Primer on Prayer
Posted in 5-Minute Primers, prayer on January 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Prayer is one of the most basic spiritual disciplines of the christian life. Along with intake of the Bible (read it, hear it, study it, meditate upon it, memorize it, and apply it) and involvement in church, prayer is absolutely critical to the life of a growing, maturing Christian. We need all three of [...]
A Scary, but Good Prayer
Posted in Christian life, Jesus Christ, prayer on January 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s something to think about as we enter a new year – ask God to make you like Jesus and do whatever it takes to get you there. God’s purpose for His people is to make us more and more like His Son Jesus Christ. Romans 8:28 is one of the most familiar verses in [...]
I’m the Pharisee
Posted in Bible, my life, prayer, repentance on December 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve misapplied one of Jesus’ parables for years. I understand it, but when I “put myself in the story,” I was the wrong person. I thought I was the tax collector, when actually I was the Pharisee. The parable is in Luke 18:9-14 and reads as follows: He also told this parable to some who [...]
