In Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, he revealed that the Father expects life to be filled with prayer. Notice the repetition: And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly,…
The world–and each of us–needs peace. The Bible says that as a follower of Jesus Christ we have God’s peace. We just need to “appropriate” it to experience it in our lives. Below are scriptures related to peace. If you are in the midst of a trial that is robbing you of peace, we recommend…
By Carol Madison There are lots of things we can pray for: protection for family members, salvation of unsaved loved ones, healing of the sick, marriages restored, the next generation to stay true to the faith. But is there something more? Yes, God desires so much more for His people! He longs to see His…
By Dave Earley I took a recent trip for two weeks of teaching and preaching in Brazil. On Saturday, my hosts invited me for lunch at a wonderful Brazilian churrasco steak house. Near the end of our meal, a young waiter asked if we were pastors and where we went to church. The waiter said…
By Alvin VanderGriend We all want to grow in our passion and effectiveness at praying for others. Here are 10 practical steps for effective intercession. 1. Make time for intercessory prayer. If prayer is to be a priority, then we must make time for it. Those who try haphazardly to find some time each day…
By Dave Earley Have you prayed seriously about a matter and received no answer? Have you removed the roadblocks to answered prayer and are still not seeing a response to your request? Have you fasted and prayed, and yet have no results? Are you living as right with God as you possibly know, and yet,…
I am a busy pastor and professor. Like many of you, I receive many calls, texts, messages, requests, and emails daily. But only a few of them take precedence over all the others—the messages from my kids. As a father, I respond to my kids readily and attentively because of our relationship. Two thousand years…
When my wife and I moved to Indiana 14 years ago, we settled in the country between Terre Haute, a fair-sized city of 70,000, and Brazil, a small town of 6,000. Our work was in Terre Haute, but our heart was in Brazil. Even though we left a major city to move here, our hearts…
By Kim Butts Years ago, I was taught how to pray the Word of God—and it revolutionized my prayer life. It is the ultimate prayer manual written by God Himself. The Bible always makes His will clear to us through the written Word. Anything the Holy Spirit makes known to us will always be in…
