"the state of the church has appeared most dark, just before some remarkable deliverance and advancement.” Answers to prayer often do not come immediately. Sometimes there are years between when we start asking for God to work and when He answers. What keeps Christians persevering in the discipline of prayer? How can we fortify our [...]
“Pride is the greatest enemy and humility our greatest friend.” John Stott Humility is a funny topic. The moment one picks up the topic is the moment the critics will begin to cry foul. However, humility is a topic that must be addressed regularly for the Christian. The Bible’s consistent teaching that the lowly in [...]
God himself is the great good desired and sought after Have you ever asked for one thing for Christmas or your birthday, promising that you would never ask for another gift if you received it? I remember doing that multiple times with my parents. Of course, the shine and happiness that item brought lasted only [...]
29. Resolved, never to count that a prayer, nor to let that pass as a prayer, nor that as a petition of a prayer, which is so made, that I cannot hope that God will answer it; nor that as a confession, which I cannot hope God will accept. Christians believe that prayer is important, [...]
Prayer is one of the spiritual disciplines that is brought up in churches, small groups, and individual conversations numerous times. When tragedy strikes close to home or around the world the knee-jerk response from people is to “send prayers” and “praying for the victims and their families.” How can we move from praying out of [...]
“It’s not what you said, it’s how you said it.” If I had a quarter for every time that my dad said that phrase to me growing up, I would probably own a few houses outright. Life is full of words. We speak, type, write, think, and even dream words constantly. The way that we use our [...]
A Compelling Vision I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, lest I build on someone else's foundation, but as it is written, “Those who have never been told of him will see,and those who have never heard will understand.” (Romans 15:20-21 ESV) I was twelve when I first [...]
