When the disciples were at their lowest, the character of Jesus shined brightest. Not only were they encouraged that day, but behind it all was a surprising truth about the way Jesus relates to all of His disciples. While He reigns as Sovereign over all creation, our Lord still waits for an invitation. And even…
Sermons on Prayer
The agony Jesus faced in the garden of gethsemane, and the prayer the He made is a key moment in the life of our Lord. What happened there wasn’t an accident though, it was the result of a lifetime of spiritual discipline. Many Christians struggle with their prayer life, but following the pattern Jesus set…
There are so many promises in the Bible regarding answers to prayer. But they can be misused & misunderstood, leading to discouragement when instead of yes – God’s answer is no. This doesn’t compute if you’ve been taught that God wants you to dream big, or feel like you should be able to work up…
As we’ve worked through the teaching on prayer in Luke 11 a number of questions have come up. Christians all struggle at times with prayer for all sorts of reasons – so we asked what kinds of problems people face, and got a lot of responses. We’ve taken the 4 most common replies to the…
It can be discouraging to wait for answers to prayer. Day after day, bringing our requests to God yet the end is nowhere in sight – even the most mature saints struggle to keep asking at a certain point. We want answers so bad, that we lose sight of the opportunity we have right in…
Picking up where we left off in the Lord’s Prayer, today we are looking at how our needs fit in. God wants us to bring our needs, but more importantly – He wants us to be aware of our total dependence on Him. This section of the prayer can be confusing for some because of…