I Am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays His life for down for His sheep. What does it mean to know Jesus is the Good Shepherd? 1. He loves me more than I will ever know. It’s all about you. For Jesus, His eyes, thoughts, mind, and heart are […]

Jonah 1-3 There is no greater mission in life than to know Christ personally and to make Him known to those around us. Who in your family or friendship circle are you praying will come to know Christ? Maybe there’s someone you work with or live by or go to […]

Psalm 3 (A psalm of David. When he fled from his son Absalom.) Lord, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me! Many are saying of me, “God will not deliver him.” But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high. I call out […]

  I Chronicles 4:10 Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request. The Prayer of Jabez […]

Ephesians 3:14-21 | For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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’ […]

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 […]