The Power to Change the World
“The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.” James 5:16 NIV “Pray without ceasing.” 1 Thessalonians 5:17 KJV As Christians, we know we are supposed to pray. We pray in church on Sunday, we give thanks for our meals, we offer prayers for friends and family, and...
The Daily Grind
“And he said to all, ‘If anyone would come after me,let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.'” Luke 9:23 ESV Does your job sometimes feel like the daily cross you must bear? An agonizing grind that wears you down? An exhausting series of tasks made possible to...
Sun Stand Still
“Glory to God, who is able to do far beyond all that we could ask or imagine by his power at work within us” Ephesians 3:20 CEB The verse above states that God is able to do more than we could ask or imagine by His power at work...
Set Your Mind on Things Above
“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is — his good, pleasing and perfect will.” Romans 12:2 NIV How do we become more holy? How do we learn to watch...
Is God Listening?
“O God, listen to my cry!Hear my prayer!” Psalm 61:1 NLT Sometimes we think God isn’t listening. We cry out to Him and wait for Him to answer our prayers, and nothing happens. What’s going on? Probably the first thing we worry about when we feel abandoned by God...
Frozen and Waiting for Power
“The breath of God produces ice, and the broad waters become frozen.” Job 37:10 NIV This past week was a cold one for a lot of us. Where I live we had record-breaking low temperatures, ice and snow, multiple water-main breaks, and days without power. As I looked over...
Read. Pray. Love.
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV “Come to Me with a teachable spirit, eager to be changed. A close walk with Me is a life of continual newness. Do not cling to old...
The Armor of God (Part 2): Pray
“Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere.” Ephesians 6:18 NLT We have been examining Ephesians 6:10-18. In this passage Paul intructs us to put on the “armor of God” so that we will...
The Power of Prayer
“Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:12-13 NIV “An ordinary simple Christian kneels down to say his prayers. He is trying to get into touch...
Lessons from The Matrix
“Morpheus: Have you ever had a dream, Neo, that you were so sure was real?What if you were unable to wake from that dream?” The Matrix In case you haven’t seen The Matrix, the premise of this movie is that humans have been enslaved by a race of machines who have imprisoned their minds...