I wish I could say that when a service comes together like today’s service did, it is because we are just that smart. Unfortunately, I can’t say that. I wish I could say we were so good in calendar planning that we plan a prayer study to start the evening when a prayer passage is preached as we work through a …
By now, many of you have seen War Room. This powerful movie has caused many people to consider the power of prayer. I had the extreme privilege to work with the Kendrick Brothers to develop a Bible study on prayer. It is entitled, The Battle Plan for Prayer Bible Study. This was the fourth project I got to develop with …
It is a natural thing to pray for others. When it comes to praying for ourselves, we can easily get confused. What exactly should we pray for? Usually, prayers we offer for ourselves can focus on safety, security, or sanity. Our prayers can be limited to simple endurance through difficult or unsure situations. But, how should we pray for ourselves? …
Our lives are full of obstacles. Each of us know the frustration of dealing with unexpected circumstances. Some of you may have faced barriers to overcome in order to make it to church this week. Maybe you even struggled to make it to your discipleship group. What did you have to overcome this week to make it to church or …
Regardless of your current family situation, each of us have people we consider family. It is easy to resort to worrying for our family or attempting to fix all of their situations, but are we strategically praying for them? When King David was nearing his death, he prayed over the entire nation of Israel but eventually he focused his prayer …
In this North Side podcast episode, I got to share concerning my connection with the movie War Room and the curriculum from the Kendrick Brothers’ films. Beyond the story of how God brought some things together, Strutton and I give some tips on what we are learning about prayer. Hope it encourages you! By the way, you can get all podcast …
The more you pray for different types of people, the more prayer becomes a habit in your life. While we all have prayed for family, friends, co-workers, and gospel workers, did you realize that we aren’t actually commanded to pray for those people? Obviously, we should pray for anyone and everyone, but these groups are never singled out for our …
You never know what is going to happen when you work with kids in the church. Years ago, I was teaching a group of children and heard one of the most bizarre statements. I asked if any of the children wanted to pray and one boy raised his hand. I didn’t hear anything he said after the second word: “Dear …
Pastors and ministry leaders pray for many people, but how many people actually pray for them? We should be thankful for these effective prayers that are prayed by these righteous gospel workers on our behalf (James 5:16), but we must also not neglect to pray for them. The enemy is prowling around like a roaring lion seeking someone to devour …
One of the best ways to pray is to pray using God’s Word. Follow me on this journey through Scripture for a moment. When Moses encountered the burning bush in the wilderness, he turned aside to behold this spectacle. When the bush called his name and began talking to him is when things really got interesting (Ex. 3:4). As God …