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Devotion 7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. Prayer Announcements 2 Samuel chapter 7 and I Chronicles chapter 17 1 Now it came to pass when the king was dwelling in his house, and the Lord had given him rest from all his enemies all around,…

Morning 7 May 2023

And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. I. The Benefits of a Consistent Prayer Life: A. A consistent life of prayer contributes to our spiritual strength. a. *Prayer…

Introduction: We all love a good show! I am particularly fond of theater because I love to see how they come up with creative ways to change scenes and I feel like the characters have to really be good actors and actresses to be able to perform. There aren’t creative camera angles and edits to help them…

I encourage you to open your bibles to 2 Timothy this morning. We are studying this last letter from Paul, written to Timothy, and seeing some of the key points Paul was sharing as rules for life. These are things, that if we put them into practice, are of great practical use to us no matter what we…

Luke 18:1 THE PLACE OF PRAYER Intro: From the beginning of time, men have prayed, Gen. 4:26 . In all types of places, at all times and in every conceivable situation, men have prayed. Christian and heathen alike have spent massive amounts of time in the pursuit of prayer. However, few people have made…

Living and Praying with Impact 7 As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ; 8 Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit. 9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it , do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be…

1 Why, O Lord , do you stand far away? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? 2 In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor; let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised. 3 For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul, and the one greedy for gain curses and renounces the Lord…

I. What is Daily Bread? Give us today our daily bread. What is Daily Bread? Not always what we think What is Daily Bread? Not always what we think Manna In the desert the whole community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the Lord ’s hand in Egypt!…

Jabez was more honorable than his brothers; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.” Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from harm so that it…

Today we begin a new series on Prayer called Prayer that Works. For the next several weeks we are going to look at different people that prayed in the Bible and look at the results they had. I would guess that probably all of us have struggled with prayer at one time or another. I can see it now, you…

Ever find yourself saying “Prayer is the least I can do for you”? Or shared your heart out with someone and they reply with well “I will pray for you”. Your thinking I poured my heart out and told you all about my struggles and all you got for me is I will pray for you and for some of you your saying…

Do any of you ever wonder if God is paying attention to you when you pray? A 5-year-old said grace at family dinner one night. “Dear God, thank you for these pancakes.” When he finished his prayer, his parents looked curiously at him and asked him why he thanked God for pancakes when they were having…

The Webster’s Dictionary says prayer is an address (as a petition) to God or a god in word or thought. Have you ever listened to little kids pray? Here are a few examples of what they sound like. Dear God: Please send a new baby for Mommy. The new baby you sent last week cries too much. Debbie, age 7…

The prideful practice of spiritual rhythms robs them of their power.

This is the last part of our series on REAL peace. Overcome... Does it sound like we are out to win the conflict? Not exactly. Let's just quickly review what we have seen so far. We all want peace. But what we want, and what we get are two different things. We have conflict. Everything from mild irritations,…

Last week we began a series called Prayer that Works. We looked Elijah’s prayer and how we can pray like a righteous man. Today we are going to look at the prayer of Daniel. How many of you pray a prayer and then you feel like giving up? Supposedly this is a true story. There was a Welsh Woman who lived…

All true prayer, the prayer that reaches the ear and heart of the Father must begin with a focus on the Person of God, the Purposes of God and the Plans of God.

Why did Jesus wait so long to visit Lazarus who was dying? Why were the disciples not anxious to go to Bethany? How powerful is a testimony about the work of Jesus? What are we to do when it seems Jesus is not answering our prayer on time? Walking through the death and resurrection of Lazarus, we get a glimpse of how God works and the power of the spoken testimony. What about your testimony? Listen and be encouraged at the power of your personal testimony.

Now it happened after these things that the son of the woman who owned the house became sick. And his sickness was so serious that there was no breath left in him. So she said to Elijah, “What have I to do with you, O man of God? Have you come to me to bring my sin to remembrance, and to kill my son?”…

Introduction 14 The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature. 15 But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering…