Praying Intentionally for Your Children

The Bible talks about blessing your children more than it does praying for your children. In some ways, a parental blessing is what you are praying to be fulfilled through their lives. Praying for our children must become a regular, intentional, specific part of our lives.  As you think about your children, how would you …

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How to Pray for Your Pastors

We all have had pastors pray for us, but have you ever prayed for your pastor?  Your pastor or pastoral staff is a target, and they need your prayers. In the Book of Titus, the Apostle Paul tells Titus to appoint other pastors on the island of Crete.  He gives him a description of the …

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Serving in Your Church Prayer Ministry

This week’s book of the week is by my professor, advisor, mentor, and buddy, Chuck Lawless.  Serving in Your Church Prayer Ministry is a fantastic read with practical steps for a church to prioritize prayer. Favorite Quotes “The early church was a prayer-driven church…They watched [Jesus] minister to all types of people, but they didn’t ask …

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How Jesus Prayed for Us

Did you know that you have a prayer partner? His name is Jesus. Therefore, He is always able to save those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.  -Heb. 7:25 Part of your progress has been due to the diligent prayers that he has prayed on your behalf. …

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My 3 Daily Spiritual Disciplines

Discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness.  -1 Timothy 4:7 If anything other than godliness is your purpose for spiritual disciplines, you will lose momentum.  Spiritual disciplines are not to earn God’s love, increase his favor for you, or to help him by supplying something lacking in him.  God doesn’t need you to spend time with …

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7 Ways to Pray for Another

We need to discipline ourselves to pray for those we are around on a regular basis. Earlier this week, you probably heard requests from people around you concerning prayer requests.  Have you prayed for them yet?  Today is a great time to start! You will pass by co-workers or associates numerous times this week. While you might …

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Strategic Prayer

In this final week of our prayer course, we talk about how to pray strategic prayers. The 8-weeks of teaching were a part of our NSU’s “The Battle Plan for Prayer” course.  I taught it once in the Fall and once in the Spring. I changed the way I taught it in the Spring and …

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Praying the Bible

Here is the 7th week of our prayer course.  In this session, it’s time to unpack what it means to be strategic in our prayers.  A foundational game changer is if you can learn to pray the Bible. The key passage is John 15:1-7. Audio Key Points The best words to use in counseling are …

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