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Is Your Body A House of Prayer?
Posted on March 16, 2016 3 Comments
In Matthew 21:12-16, Jesus enters the temple in Jerusalem and finds buying and selling in the portion of the temple reserved for Gentiles to pray. His reaction was swift and stern. “My house shall be called a house of prayer,” He shouted, “but you have made it a den of thieves.” And with a whip […]
Supercharge Your Prayer Life
Posted on March 9, 2016 9 Comments
Do you want to pray with greater confidence? Would you like to exercise greater authority when you confront demonic powers? Are your doubts undermining your spiritual life and your prayers? Then you may need to supercharge your prayer life with fasting. “Why could we not cast it out?” the disciples asked Jesus. “Because of
Where there Is a Man to Pray, there Is a God to Answer
Posted on March 2, 2016 12 Comments
How much confidence do you have in your prayers? When you pray, do you really expect an answer? You should. God really hears and answers prayer. Just last week my wife and I received a very specific answer to our prayers. She noticed a
No More Remembrance of Sins
Posted on March 5, 2014 4 Comments
“Behold, the Lamb of God that takes away the sins of the world!” This was His mission. He came to do this. To take away the sins of the world! The Father wanted it done. He could not stand the separation sin produced. He would tolerate it no longer. The problem behind that awful separation […]
It Does Not Have to Be This Way
Posted on January 22, 2014 5 Comments
His birth was painful. Everyone said his life would be a failure. He was to be a sorrow-maker. His parents believed this too. They named him Jabez. Jabez means pain. But he proved them wrong. Very wrong. He became the one his family looked up to. They even named a city after him. And Jabez […]
Discovering Prayer
Posted on January 15, 2014 6 Comments
I felt it–a dull, aching, ever-present pain. I touched it–a growth on my body. It scared me. I was only fifteen. Weeks passed. No change. Desperate, I went into my parents’ bedroom. Alone and frightened, I prayed. “Jesus, please heal me. Please, Jesus, heal me. Please!” Then it happened. Instantly. Suddenly. It felt like Someone […]
How to Handle Bad News
Posted on July 2, 2013 18 Comments
How do you respond to bad news? Do you immediately go into panic mode and begin to pray desperately for God’s intervention? Do you send out an emergency SOS signal asking as many people as possible to pray for you? How effective has this approach been? I suggest you try another approach which will be […]
When Trouble Comes
Posted on March 12, 2013 4 Comments
None of us would deny that we are living under incredible pressure. Sometimes life seems like one continuous migraine headache. So, how do you deal with troubling, stressful situations? Do you lose your ability to sleep, turn to food, become discouraged, or get angry? If your response to stressors is inadequate, physical, emotional, or spiritual […]
Before You Pray, Read This First!
Posted on March 5, 2013 17 Comments
Many people come to God in prayer like they are going to the grocery store. They march into the throne room with their grocery carts and grocery lists and start walking up and down the aisles of heaven shouting, “I want this, and I want that, and while you are at it, give me some […]
Learn to Pray
Posted on July 17, 2012 10 Comments
Do you treat prayer like a fire extinguisher, reserving it only for times of emergencies, taking prayer seriously only when there is a crisis? If so, you are failing to take full advantage of the grace of God that is available to empower you to live victoriously each day. You have not because you ask […]
A Moment of Grace 