Apprentice 2 Jesus

Prayer

  • The Pain of Intercession

    Moses offers us a picture of intercession. It is probably a picture we would rather look at and observe than imitate. Intercession is hard work. Israel stayed at the base of the mountain and let Moses do the climbing to God. Intercession calls us out. To be much for God, we must be much with… Read more

  • Moses Knew the Ways of God

    One of Dallas Willard’s mantra is this: The nature of the Kingdom is to ASK. Moses is a picture of asking. He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel (Ps. 103:7, NIV) Israel knew what God did. Moses knew why God did it. We have that choice. Moses did. How did he know the ways of God? He… Read more

  • Changing the Mind of God

    11 But Moses pleaded with the Lord his God, “Lord, why does your fury burn against your own people, whom you brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and amazing force? 12 Why should the Egyptians say, ‘He had an evil plan to take the people out and kill them in the mountains and so wipe them… Read more

  • Our Impatience in Prayer

    The people saw that Moses was taking a long time to come down from the mountain. They gathered around Aaron and said to him, “Come on! Make us gods who can lead us. As for this man Moses who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we don’t have a clue what has happened… Read more

  • Lousy Leadership and Powerful Intercession

    Next Sunday I am preaching on Moses and intercession. The main text I am starting from is Exodus 32-33. Moses has taken too long on the mountain, in the opinion of the Israelites. (They were in slavery 400 years and Moses is taking a few days. Go figure.) They quickly turn to worshiping a golden… Read more

  • The Ineloquence of Prayer

    A.W. Tozer: When I am praying the most eloquently, I am getting the least accomplished in my prayer life. But when I stop getting eloquent and give God less theology and shut up and just gaze upward and wait for God to speak to my heart He speaks with such power that I have to… Read more

  • The Journey of Prayer

    There are times I rarely get prayer “right.” I don’t pray, or my time is way too short, or I’m distracted… all kinds of things. But here is the thing about prayer: it’s a journey. It’s a lifetime of learning. God isn’t going to give up communicating with me. I need to understand I don’t… Read more

  • Wait for It

    I am a fan of the TV show “Psych.” One of the “Shawnisms” for awhile was when he said, “Wait for iiiiitttttt!!!” That is the life of Abraham. He has a promise. He will have a son. There will be a great nation. There will be myriads of descendant. They will possess the land. And… Read more

  • Simple Helps for Prayer

    Kevin Senapatiratne of Christ Connection has a great help for intercessory prayer. Read more

  • Youth Camp Passion

    Every time I read the story of Abraham I think of youth camp. Abraham had incredible experiences with God… then went out and did something really dumb. He would hear the covenant given by God, then go to Egypt and lie about his relationship with Sarah. He would hear the promise of God that he… Read more