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More Than Just Quoting the Lord’s Prayer

October 16, 2019October 16, 2019 by Travis Agnew

If you grew up in church, you probably memorized the Lord’s prayer from Matthew 6. In many services, the entire congregation recites it out loud as a part of the …

If We Got What We Deserved

July 29, 2019July 28, 2019 by Travis Agnew

While we honestly hope that others receive what they deserve, do we really want that for ourselves? David cried out to God because he was fully aware of his own …

“I Wasn’t Talking to You Anyway”

June 10, 2019June 10, 2019 by Travis Agnew

My daughter Gloria has two types of voices. She uses a soft voice for the public. She employs a loud voice for the home. You know how comfortable she is …

The Proper Perspective for the Troubled Life

June 9, 2019June 9, 2019 by Travis Agnew

When David was overwhelmed with God’s discipline in his life, he maintained a proper perspective and took it to God through prayer. Don’t talk to everyone else about your troubles …

Is Prayer Your Steering Wheel or Your Spare Tire?

May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 by Travis Agnew

Is prayer your first attempt or your last-ditched effort? Corrie Ten Boom was a Dutch Christian who not only survived the Holocaust but also rescued many Jews during this horrific …

Stop Boring Prayer Times

January 23, 2019 by Travis Agnew

Many disciples of Jesus struggle with distracted, neglected, and boring prayer lives. The problem of prayer is not the content or the recipient – it’s the method. In …

Jesus Came to Turn Over Tables

January 14, 2019January 13, 2019 by Travis Agnew

As soon as Jesus made His triumphal entry into Jerusalem, He intentionally targeted the religious community. Followers of Jesus must continually evaluate if we are fulfilling the call He has …

Three Horrible Words to Say to Jesus

November 20, 2018November 18, 2018 by Travis Agnew

When a man brought his son to Jesus for deliverance, he uttered three words that should never be used to address the Christ. When we approach Jesus in our need, …

Jesus’ Prayer for His Church

June 24, 2018June 24, 2018 by Travis Agnew

When Jesus spoke of His Church, He spoke of a people and not a building (Matt. 16:18). We are not called to come to church but to be the Church.

In John 17, we get insight into how Jesus prayed for the universal Church and how that applies to each expression of a local church. Our hearts should be comforted by the fact that – of all people – Jesus Christ has prayed for us as a church. The better we understand how Jesus prayed for us, the more we will comprehend how we are to live for Him.

Pray Through Psalm 20

May 22, 2018May 20, 2018 by Travis Agnew

Praying through the psalms is a process that keeps your prayer life fresh and your prayer requests specific. Using God’s Word, you can articulate your prayers keeping in line with God’s will. As you read, you take a phrase and flesh out ways to pray that scriptural truth.

The method I use to pray through a daily psalm is to take the calendar day of the month to pray that psalm or an increment of 30 (e.g., May 20 – Psalm 20, 50, 80, 110, 140; on months with 31 days, I go back to the long Psalm 119). I take a section of 30 each month and then keep moving forward. Within 5 months, I have prayed through every psalm.

Here’s an example of how you can use Psalm 20 to pray for you and your church.