A Biblical Vision for Prayer

Brothers and sisters in Christ, at the heart of all our praying must be a biblical vision.  That vision embraces who God is, what he has done, who we are, where we are going, what we must value and cherish.  That vision drives us toward increasing conformity with Jesus, toward lives lived in the light [...]

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On Praying Well

Many years ago, a friend told me that it is impossible to pray incorrectly.  From God knowing our requests before we request them (Mt. 6:8), to the Holy Spirit’s intercession (Rom. 8:26-27), it is a valid point.  We might also note that, by definition, prayer is fundamentally an attempt to communicate with God.  In this way, [...]

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What Do We Pray For? A Look at the Sermon on the Mount

Prayer is a rather large topic, one I’ve intentionally avoided writing about simply because there’s so much to say.  How in the world do you narrow down the Bible’s teachings on prayer into one post?  Or even a few posts?  That’s a lot to ask.  But last year as I was teaching on the Sermon [...]

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Wanted: Prayer

At the risk of overposting this week (if there is such a thing), I found it convincting running across two different posts regarding prayer in the church this week.  As someone who is not a pastor or elder, but is in a leadership position consisting mostly of Bible teaching, I needed to hear (or read) both of these encouragements. [...]

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