Prayer

  • Resolved

    New Year’s resolutions are tough. Yet, there are some spiritual exercises I want to increase in my life. 1. Increase in prayer. We will open the new year with a week of prayer. We will have a silent retreat in February. The Lord is challenging me in fasting and prayer. I need to call out… Read more

  • The scariest words I may NEVER want to hear in my own life come from Acts 19:15. It is the episode of the seven sons of Sceva. They are trying to cast out a demon in the name of Jesus who Paul preaches. The demon’s response: “Jesus I know, Paul I know, but who are… Read more

  • Godliness

    To what am I giving my life? My life has a holy calling. Your life has a holy calling. The goal is high, attainable, and wonderful. Read more

  • Contending

    “I want you to know how hard I am contending for you…” (Col. 2:1). Paul is referring to a great struggle. This has been brought home more to me this week and I need to wake up even more in my prayer life. There is a generation to contend for in our lives. My two… Read more

  • Rich Words

    “And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness taht comes through Jesus Christ — to the… Read more

  • Silence

    I finished an overnight silent retreat at Pacem in Terris. The best way to accomplish this is two nights and three days. Time was extremely limited so I was happy to get away for one night. Pacem is close to my home and offers complete silence in a hermitage. I am so thankful for the… Read more

  • Silence

    I finished an overnight silent retreat at Pacem in Terris. The best way to accomplish this is two nights and three days. Time was extremely limited so I was happy to get away for one night. Pacem is close to my home and offers complete silence in a hermitage. I am so thankful for the… Read more

  • Growing in Grace

    I put a few new links on our church webpage to help people with basics in Bible study and prayer. You have to scroll down a little to get the links (underneath a video clip). Let me know what you think about the links and how I can add other helpful resources. On my facebook… Read more

  • The Spirit and Prayer

    George Mueller stands as one of the great examples of intercessory prayer I’ve ever read about. His incredible faith sustained his orphanage in England for decades. One time the orphanage was completely out of food and money. Mueller set the table for his kids, just like they were ready to eat. No food in the… Read more

  • Want to know what to pray? This link helps us see how the NT believers prayed. Powerful stuff! Read more