What You Can Do for the Church
Every Christian must sense the urgent need to give priority to their church by praying, serving, and working to expand its evangelistic impact on its community for Christ.
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Asking with Confidence in a Good God
Regardless of the answers to our prayers we must remember that God is infinitely good and loving toward his redeemed people, and that above all we have the promise of his Spirit in our lives.
When to Stop Praying
We must remember that prayer is not an effort to overcome God’s unwillingness, but rather we pray persistently in faith to a good and generous God in hopes of advancing his good plans.
The Prayer of a Righteous Person
We can pray the powerful prayers of a righteous person that are spoken of in James 5:16 when we are careful to sincerely confess our sins and wholehearted turn from them.
When Praying About Our Needs
Our praying for everyday needs and desires must be thoughtfully governed by a sense of God’s eternal agenda, remembering that all good things come from his strong and compassionate hand.
Looking to the Future
Healthy and productive churches must be resolute about living out God’s truth without compromise despite the threats or opposition from a hostile culture.
Remembering Who We are Talking To
Prayer must be governed and influenced by the mindful and accurate understanding that God is transcendent and perfectly righteous.
The Importance of Prayer
We must see our need to improve our praying and resolve to do so by learning from the pattern and teaching of the fruitful and godly people of the Bible.
Learning to Care About God's Fields
Jesus points out a few obvious yet easily forgotten realities which should drive us back to the urgency and the gravity of the task of preparing people for the arrival of Christ and his kingdom.
A Joyful December: Living Above the Clutter of Christmas
While our modern Christmas celebrations may increase problems and pressures, God’s Spirit can enable us to keep our hearts calm and focused on the incomparable value of knowing Christ.
When the Task Seems Impossible
We should learn from Christ’s compassion and selflessness, confident that he will provide what is needed when we sacrificially step up to face the challenges he providentially sets before us.
Anticipating the Defeat of Disease
Christ at his first coming displayed his credentials as the King of the coming Kingdom by healing some people of their illnesses, in part to remind us that he will one day vanquish all disease.
Urgency & True Importance
We need to see all of our seemingly urgent concerns in light of the incomparable gift of God?s gracious forgiveness secured for us by the life and death of Christ.
Wants & Genuine Needs
We must see the surpassing importance of the obedience God asks of us compared to the relative unimportance of most of the personal things we ask of him.
A God in Control
Life will feel uncertain and perilous at times, but as Christians we must fix our focus on God, affirming his love for us in Christ and his good promises regarding our future.
The Encouragement of Mutual Support
We must be eager to fulfill our responsibility to materially and spiritual meet the needs of our brothers and sisters in Christ.
Prayerfully-Reliant & Highly Committed Participants
When we incessantly pray, we are able to transfer our trust to a powerful God who is eager to enable each Christian in our church to be vastly productive for his kingdom.
How To Pray and Making Sure We Do
The Christian life requires a devotion to prayer and a resolve to fight all obstacles that stand in the way of regular, consistent and ardent praying.
Empathy for God’s Embattled People
As God’s children we are required to selflessly band together to support, encourage and strengthen one another when any of us are suffering, persecuted or attacked.
When You Feel Like Slowing Down
God forbids his people to be lazy and lethargic, instead he commands and enables us to always serve the body of Christ with zeal, passion and perseverance.
Modern Israel and Our Jewish Messiah
Knowing that God is using his relationship with us to provoke jealousy in Israel should be one of the many biblical motivations to pursue a vibrant spiritual life
Getting Serious About God's Priorities
To fulfill our calling as ambassadors of Christ we must be more passionate and prayerful about expanding the kingdom of God and extending the Lordship of Christ.
Praying Through the Pain
Though our prayers are imperfect & limited, we are greatly helped by prayer amid trials & prolonged difficulties because the Holy Spirit actively intercedes for our good.
Joyful About Its Progress
We should be much more ambitious and optimistic about sharing the gospel because until Christ returns there are more people in this world who need to and will be saved!
Living & Dying with Biblical Confidence
God would have us exercise ambitious faith in boldly asking him for Christ?s work to thrive beyond the confines of our local geography and limited lifespan.
God’s Grace against the Backdrop of Inexcusable Sin
God’s grace is amplified as we understand the inexcusability of our sin; we have been warned about his rules repeatedly by natured, conscious and God’s word.
Connecting With the Author of Scripture
We should never study the Bible without intimately and passionately pursuing the Author!
Our Most Underappreciated Commodity
We should wake up the incredible and precious gift God has given us in entrusting us with his word; and so we should reverentially dig in to our Bibles every day!
A Real “Merry” Christmas
God is able to grant us true peace and real joy regardless of our circumstances as long as we are faithful to choose to trust his love and cast our anxieties on him!
Prayer Basics
Prayer is of supreme importance in the Christian life; it requires our commitment and our efforts to make it happen every day.