Pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. (James 5:16 NIV) ________ This morning our son is undergoing his third hip surgery. The first was an emergency procedure, the second was to correct complications and improve his long-term health,Continue Reading
Today we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our Declaration of Independence. It is a day to pray for our nation. As you read these words we usually sing, I invite you to pray them in a new way. “While the storm clouds gather far across the sea, Let us swear allegianceContinue Reading
How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard,running down on Aaron’s beard, down on the collar of his robe.It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion.For there the Lord bestows his blessing, even life forevermore. (PsalmContinue Reading
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NKJV) So, God, your Word says to “Rejoice always, pray continuously, and give thanks in all things.” Yep. All those things are good for you. They keep youContinue Reading
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We doContinue Reading
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.“Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will giveContinue Reading
You will hear of wars, and you will hear rumors of wars, but you should not panic. It is inevitable, this violent breaking apart of the sinful world, but remember, the wars are not the end. The end is still unfolding. (Matthew 24:6 VOICE) ______ God, I feel like we’re supposed toContinue Reading
The prayer of faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. (James 5:15 AMP) _____ A sweet couple at our church is asking for prayer as their 7 year old son is facing extensive abdominal surgery. Would you join us in praying forContinue Reading
Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of Godand knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world thatContinue Reading
So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, and in sackcloth and ashes. (Daniel 9:3 NIV) I found these prayer points by Christa Elisha* that were helpful to me as I considered how to pray about the conflict in the Middle East,Continue Reading