Our Posture Towards Prayer In Matthew 6:6, Jesus tells us that when we pray to "go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place." But, as Oswald Chambers points out in this devotional, Jesus is addressing more than just our physical location. He's […]
Morning Prayer December 7, 2011 “Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.” (Psalm 143:8) This is a beautiful and meaningful prayer with which to start the day, and one […]
Pray repeatedly for the same thing?……Answer: In Luke 18:1-7, Jesus uses a parable to illustrate the importance of persevering in prayer. He tells the story of a widow who came to an unjust judge seeking justice against her adversary. Because of her persistence in prayer, the judge relented. Jesus' point is that if an unjust […]
“Is it acceptable to “lay out a fleece” before God in prayer?”……Answer: The concept of "putting out a fleece" comes from the story of Gideon, a leader in Israel, in Judges 6. When God directed him to gather the Israelite troops to defeat the Midianite invaders, Gideon wanted to be sure it was really God's […]
Hoe om te bid 12 Junie 2012 Jesus was erens op 'n plek besig om te bid . Toe Hy klaar was se een van Sy dissipels vir Hom "Here leer ons bid soos Johannes ook sy volgelinge geleer het" Luk.11:1 Toe die dissipels hierdie versoek aan Jesus gerig het moes hulle op daardie stadium […]
“Is it allowable to use candles in connection with prayer?”……Answer: There is no biblical reason why we can't light candles while we pray or while we do anything else, for that matter. Candles are inanimate objects. They have no power, no strength, and no mystical or supernatural abilities. They are nothing more than wax and […]
We stand here this morning with our lips we rise up and praise you Lord and acknowledge that you are the king of Glory the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. This here is your place even as the world is yours and all that is in it, the see and the sky […]