Given June 15, 2016 Picture this scene: A Christian who prays and reads his Bible on occasion, is confident in his own power. One day, the devil jumps out in front of him seeking to do him harm. “Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for…
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The Lord’s Prayer, Personalized
Given January 14, 2016 I use the Lord’s Prayer as my pattern for prayer each morning and have personalized it to pray for several needs in my life and the lives of others. I was listening to a podcast from Jentzen Franklin recently and he had a guest who had…
Do You Need Help Getting Up?
Given April 10, 2015 The Bible says, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23). As we think about this verse today, I want us to imagine the following scene in our minds. Picture yourself walking along the path toward Heaven. You see God’s…
Fear Not
There are many things in this life that create fear in our minds. Some fear is valid such as the fear of touching a hot stove which would burn us or the fear of a dangerous activity. Then there is the fear of things that are not relevant such as…
Shooting Prayers
Given in 2007 “Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer.” (Romans 12:12). Another translations says, “constant in prayer”. How can we do that? A few years ago, I heard a teaching about “shooting prayers”; little short prayers directed at a specific issue which could be prayed at…