The desire and discipline of a prayer lifestyle In the Gospel of Matthew 6:5-8, Jesus (aka the Greatest Intercessor) shared this truth: “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they …
Here is an article from guest speaker Eugene Cho having a conversation about prayer from former President Barack Obama. A conversation about prayer with President Barack Obama. Unless it’s Justin Bieber I don’t get star-struck, but I have to admit, it was pretty cool to meet President Barack Obama earlier this month. During his visit to …
Everyone has a purpose. You are not an accident. Similarly everything has a purpose. This extends to spiritual activities, including prayer. Knowing something’s purpose allows you to give yourself over to it without inhibition. Prayer allows you to talk with God. When you pray, you connect with God. Jesus modeled this throughout His earthly ministry. He often …
We all have friends, family and people in our community that are disconnected from Jesus. We see their lives going in the wrong direction and unless something changes, their eternity will be separated from God. First, let me encourage you, God wants to use your prayers and actions to help people connect with Jesus and …
How can Leaders in the Marketplace and in Church Ministry benefit from a Strong Prayer Life? I understand prayer as the fuel that allows leaders to outpace the rest, but without it leaders quickly wither. Most leaders are conscious of the possibility of endless development in his/her strong prayer life, but a strange paradox exists, …
“Do it for the Vine!!!” “Let’s Snap this…” “Imma tweet that!” “I need this picture for the Gram!” “ I have over 100 likes on my status!” Theses are all statements that wouldn’t have made sense a few years ago; in fact, to many adults reading these statements, they still don’t make any sense! However, …
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In the book of Genesis, we read about a woman named Agar wandering the desert with her boy Ishmael. Unfortunately she had very little water; nothing but a bottle of water for him to drink and when that water ran out she could not bear to watch the boy die of thirst. She left him …