Tag: prayer
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When stress overwhelms
Luke 22:39-46 “And he came out and went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him. And when he came to the place, he said to them, ‘Pray that you may not enter into temptation.’ And he withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and knelt down and prayed,…
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The God Who hears and speaks
Judges 13:8-9 “Then Manoah prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, please let the man of God whom you sent come again to us and teach us what we are to do with the child who will be born.” And God listened to the voice of Manoah, and the angel of God came again to the woman…
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An urgent prayer for an urgent need
Psalm 141:1-2 “O Lord, I call upon you; hasten to me! Give ear to my voice when I call to you! Let my prayer be counted as incense before you, and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice! Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of…
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Do you really believe God hears?
John 17:1 “After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed.” When you pray, do you really believe in your heart of hearts that God actually hears you? Do you believe He is present? Do you believe He exists? You may say that these are strange questions, for surely if one prays, he or…
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The Amen
John 17:1 “Father, the hour has come.” What is prayer? A simple definition would be “talking to God.” But what does one talk about – to God? To hear most prayers, we would think that prayer is a matter of asking God for things – certain favors, or help of some kind – perhaps for…
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Prayer that pleases God
John 17:1 “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you.” Jesus did what he did in a perfect way. This included the way in which He prayed. When He asked the Father to bless Him in some way, He always had, first and foremost, the Father’s glory in mind. …
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Saying “Amen”
John 17:1 “Father, the hour has come.” What is prayer? A simple definition would be “talking to God.” But what does one talk about – to God? To hear most prayers, we would think that prayer is a matter of asking God for things – certain favors, or help of some kind – perhaps for…
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The perfect prayer
John 17:1 “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you.” Jesus did what he did in a perfect way. This included the way in which he prayed. When he asked the Father to bless Him in some way, He always had, first and foremost, the Father’s glory in mind. …
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Motives
Psalm 119:167 “My soul keeps your testimonies; I love them exceedingly.” Motives mean everything to Christ regarding how we live our lives and how we practice our faith. I Corinthians 13 speaks of those who do what appear to be great things, things that any human being would likely view as awe-inspiring, but that are worthless…
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Wise requests
John 16:23 “Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.” In the verse above we have a wonderful, almost incomprehensible promise from Jesus. What a wide- open door we have to ask God for things. And this isn’t the only place such a promise…
To Encourage You 