Apprentice 2 Jesus

Prayer

  • Abraham Worshiped

    I will be looking at Abraham and worship in a prayer series I am starting next Sunday. Abraham is all God. We never know exactly why God chose Abraham, which is the point of this being an act of grace and mercy in the story of redemption. Still, Abraham is incredibly responsive to the One who called… Read more

  • The JOYS of Prayer

    It is often quite easy to think of the “struggles” of prayer. What are the JOYS you have had in your prayer journey?   Read more

  • The Focus of Prayer

    I am beginning to teach a series on prayer at our church. The text for Sunday is from Luke 10 and 11. In Luke 10 we have the story of Mary and Martha. Mary sat at the feet of Jesus. Martha was busy with serving. Prayer is a powerful reminder to make sure you keep… Read more

  • The Vulnerability of Prayer

    It’s a risky thing to pray and the danger is that our very prayers get between God and us. The great thing in prayer is not to pray, but to go directly to God…. at the very root of your existence, you are in constant and immediate contact with the infinite power of God. There… Read more

  • Pray Like This

    Dallas Willard gives a paraphrase of the Lord’s Prayer: Dear Father always near us, may your name be treasured and loved, may your rule be completed in us- may your will be done here on earth in just the way it is done in heaven. Give us today the things we need today, and forgive… Read more

  • How Do You Pray?

    Over the next few weeks I will be focusing on the life of prayer. This Sunday we are looking into what we call “The Lord’s Prayer” in Matthew 6. Do you use the Lord’s Prayer as a model? If so, how? What have you learned in your journey of prayer? Read more

  • Your face, Lord, will I seek

    We have come to an end of one journey in “Eat This Book.” This summer has been so immensely enjoyable I am hesitant to face what might be “next.” For the entire summer I had the joy of knowing what was ahead in our reading, and also the joy of knowing our congregation together was… Read more

  • Silence in Heaven and the Prayers of the Saints

    Revelation 8 gives a break in the first few verses. John’s visions have been utter chaos. The first six seals have unleashed visions of terror. War, famine, economic collapse, natural disasters… and he didn’t even have CNN at the time! Then, he is whisked into a vision of heaven and the incredible worship in Revelation… Read more

  • Praying Powerful Prayers

    If you REALLY want to pray for someone, use Paul’s prayers in Ephesians. I pray these prayers over people in my church, my family, friends, enemies… I want to know God the way Paul knew him! What generous prayers! God’s overwhelming power is at work in each of us. Truly PRAY over your friends this… Read more

  • Luke and the Holistic Gospel

    One of the strings of conversation I ran into on a Facebook group site that consists of members of my denomination was the thought that Luke’s portrayal of the Spirit was something more than just simply “spiritual.” It was more than signs and wonders. It was also about the whole person. This, of course, raised… Read more