Prayer

Prayer Thought: No More “Fake It Til’ You Make It” Praying “The tendency of these times is to an ostentatious parade of doing, which enfeebles the life and dissipates the spirit of praying. There may be kneeling, and there may be standing in prayerful attitude. There may be much bowing of the head, and yet there may be no serious, real praying. Prayer is real work. Praying is vital work. Prayer has in its keeping the very heart of worship. There may be the exhibit, the circumstance, and the pomp of praying, and yet no real praying. There may be

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

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

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