Prayer

Prayer Thought: Saved to Pray Have you ever realized that one of the main reasons you and I were saved by grace through the death of Christ was so that we could pray! Check out Jesus’ words in John 15:16, “You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit-fruit that will last-and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.” Did you catch that? Read it again in the shorter version…”You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you…SO THAT whatever …

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Prayer Thought: Don’t Think about a Pink Elephant We’ve all heard the phrase, “Whatever you do, don’t think about a pink elephant!” What’s the first thing you think about? A PINK ELEPHANT! Or been at the dentist’s office with gauze and weird tools in our mouth as the dentist says, “Do me a favor. Try not to swallow.” Thanks Doc! What’s the very first thing you’re thinking about after that? Swallowing. You probably would have made it through the whole ordeal WITHOUT swallowing if the dentist hadn’t said a single word about it. But now it’s locked in. That’s all …

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Prayer Thought: True Gospel Evangelism: Rational or Reactionary? “No matter how dear you are to God, if pride is harboured in your spirit, He will whip it out of you. They that go up in their own estimation must come down again by His discipline.” -C.H. Spurgeon The 94th Annual Academy Awards were on last night and it was certainly one to remember. Chris Rock, a professional comedian, was presenting an award and started cracking a few jokes per usual. He mentioned Jada Pinkett Smith, Will Smith’s wife, in one of his jokes saying, “Jada, I can’t wait to see …

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Prayer Thought: More Strength than Samson and Lou Ferrigno Combined I was 13 years old, in 8th grade, and shorter than I am even now if you can believe it. The year was 1993 and Christian shirts and sweatshirts with quips such as, “I asked God, ‘How much do You love me? Then He stretched out His arms and died’” were very popular. My favorite sweatshirt I owned at the time was pretty controversial but probably not for the reason you might be thinking. You see, it was a white sweatshirt that looked like it had a huge bodybuilder on …

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