Category: Prayer

  • The hope of breakthrough

    Last night our church held a night of worship and prayer. Having a time of prayer doesn’t “draw” a lot of people, but the time is still incredible. Through prayer and song there were some bold steps in spiritual warfare that took place. There is a sense that this is a time of truly asking the Lord for incredible things.…

  • The tenacity of prayer

    Isa 60:22 22 The least will become a thousand, and the smallest a powerful people. I am the LORD; at the right moment, I will hurry it along. http://olivetree.com/b3/Isa.60.22.CEB We need a tenacity of prayer in our hearts that will birth the promises of God!

  • Blessings! Power! Abundance! All YOURS!

    Imagine a life where you have wealth and satisfaction! Your children are serving God! Your enemies can’t win! You build a legacy! All YOURS! There is something in me that now wants to say, “All yours for a seed faith offering… operators are standing by!” But audacious claims like that can happen. They can feed certain desires in our own…

  • The ADHD Generation

    13 But they soon forgot what he had done and did not wait for his plan to unfold. (Psalm 106:13, NIV) Our walk with God today sounds too much like this verse. It shows the short term memory loss of humanity in every generation. It’s not just our ADHD issues! Whew! But it IS a problem as followers of Christ. We are…

  • Holy Spirit Prayer

    Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may all be holy.  Act in me, O Holy Spirit, that my work, too, may be holy.  Draw my heart, O Holy Spirit, that I love but what is holy.  Strengthen me, O Holy Spirit, to defend all that is holy.  Guard me, then, O Holy Spirit, that I always may…

  • We Wait in Silence

    “Come, Holy Spirit, to console and strengthen Christians, especially those from the Middle East so that, united in Christ, they may be witnesses of your universal love in an area torn apart by injustice and conflicts.” Pope Francis I  

  • Moving Mountains

    18 Early in the morning as Jesus was returning to the city, he was hungry. 19 He saw a fig tree along the road, but when he came to it, he found nothing except leaves. Then he said to it, “You’ll never again bear fruit!” The fig tree dried up at once. 20 When the disciples saw it, they were amazed. “How did the fig tree…

  • Returning from Silence

    Leading a silent retreat was a new experience. It wasn’t as “silent” for me, but I still had a good amount of time given to silence. What I have discovered this time is the return. I am back into a full schedule after coming back Sunday afternoon, and my soul is restless. It is more difficult today than in times…

  • Prophesying False Hope

    Pick the hot social issue of the day. Pick the hot button issue of any type in our current time. Think of the rhetoric you hear on blogs and other forms of media. On any issue, no matter the “side,” more often than not you will hear opinion. Sometimes, as Christians, it may have some sense of “biblical” formation. Yet,…

  • Swine Over the Savior

    I believe it was a message by Loren Cunningham (founder of Youth With a Mission) I heard years ago speaking about choosing “swine over the Savior.” It was the story of the demoniac in Mark 5. The demoniac was a real problem in that area, but when Jesus healed the man, the people of the region weren’t so happy. Jesus…