Never underestimate how much Jesus cares for you. In Mark 5 we read about the simple prayer of a women in need. Her prayer was simple, a heart cry; “Jesus please help me.” Let’s look at three factors involved in this simple prayer: THE INSIGNIFICANCE FACTOR – Mark 5:21-26 When Jesus […]
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Last week we celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday. One of my very favorite quotes of his is “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, what are you doing for others?” It’s a question of purpose, priority and life aim. Before MLK, Jr., the apostle Paul said something similar in […]
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Matthew 6:9-13 The Lord’s Prayer is one of the best loved and most spoken prayers on the planet. It is THE prayer that Jesus taught to His disciples and the prayer he teaches to us as the pattern for all of His followers to use. As His followers, may we […]
Read More Jesus said, “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” Notice what it doesn’t say. It doesn’t say people will know we are Christians by our politics. It doesn’t say people will know we are followers of Jesus by our ideology. It doesn’t […]
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Colossians 1:1-14 There is no one more important in the world to us than our family. And one of the greatest ways to love our families is to pray for them. Here’s how: PRAY PASSIONATELY Colossians 1:3-3, 4:2 — Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our […]
Read More John the Baptist’s words provide the framework for one of the greatest prayers that we can – and need to – pray everyday: He must become greater; I must become less. (John 3:30) There is an ongoing battle that rages within each of us. Who will be first and greatest? Christ or Me? […]
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One of my favorite prayers in the Bible doesn’t even feature any words. It simply communicates action. In Ex 17:8-16, Moses prays on the mountain while Joshua fights in the valley. As long as Moses has his hands up in prayer, Joshua is winning on the battle field. Whenever Moses’ […]
Read More Paul’s prayer for the early Christians in Colossae is a tremendous reminder of how to pray for our family, and, in particular, our children and grandchildren. Take a look at Colossians 1:9-14. Paul starts by saying, “For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped […]
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I Chronicles 16:34—“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.” 2018 is behind us and as 2019 unfolds, we are each presented with a new book, the pages and chapters each waiting to be written. How will you choose to write 2019? One principle […]
Read More Life can be tumultuous. There are ups and downs. It was true for all of us in 2018 and it will be true for all of us again in 2019. That’s just how life rolls. Thankfully, God cares and desires to walk with us through every peak and valley that […]
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