Before Jesus ascended into heaven, he commissioned his apostles concerning their work in the world. Knowing that they were inadequate in themselves for this work, Jesus promised them the Holy Spirit, who would give them power. He promised that they would fulfill their call to...
For this week’s Word of Grace, I will let J.I. Packer speak to us on revival in the book of Acts. For almost thirty years I have read and re-read this passage from Packer. I have prayed for the aspects of revival he writes of here....
Our service in the church includes praying for each other and pleading with each other. We pray to God on behalf of one another. We plead with each other on behalf of God. Praying keeps us in the truth. Pleading comes in when someone wanders...
We benefit from reading the longer prayers of the Bible (the prayers of King David in 2 Samuel 7, King Solomon in 2 Chronicles 6, and Greater King Jesus in John 17). We also enjoy reading the prayers of others written in verse, like what...
It’s always good to remind ourselves of what we do, and why and how we do it. At Grace Community Church we pray. This Sunday, from James 5, we will consider why we pray. Here are twelve ways we pray: 1. We pray during the Sunday...
Advances in technology seem to have shortened the distance between then (the ideal world we are looking for) and now (the reality in which we live). We can travel to another continent in a day and communicate to someone on that continent in a second....
Few of us view ourselves as rich. But many of us have some form of riches. As those who hold the faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, this requires us to consider the connection between love and money. James 5:1-6 is a hard word of...
Two men walk the road with sad hearts (Luke 24). At first their hearts were full of fear. The Gospels tell us that as Jesus’ ministry progressed he moved closer toward Jerusalem. Jesus told his disciples (which included the twelve and many others who were following...
It is the Jewish Passover. Jesus and his disciples sit around a table eating the meal and remembering Israel’s great deliverance from Egypt. They are talking about grace and the future. They are thinking about God and his kingdom. Then Jesus takes the bread from the...
Let’s make prayer a part of our weekend plans. And then, let’s gather on Sunday to pray as a congregation, praising God for his great grace and asking him for great things. Pray for the message of James to work in our hearts and bear much...
