This Sunday at Grace we will bring our summer preaching series on prayer to a close. In June, we considered Jesus’ prayer in John 17. In July and August, we have been in the Gospel of Luke. We could talk about prayer from any book...
Jesus told his disciples that the world is a harvest field and that they are the laborers (Luke 10:1-3). We understand Jesus to mean that the church is to pray and go into the world with the gospel of the kingdom of God and call...
One morning this week, the text messages and emails started coming in early. One message was from a woman struggling both physically and emotionally. Another message was from a family on vacation who met a man I know. This man lost his wife earlier this...
Why are “momma” and “more” among the first words a child learns? The mother has fed the child. The taste of something good, from a loving mother, stirs the request for more. King David exhorted himself, and all the faithful who would read his words, to...
Just as God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are involved in our salvation, so is each person of the one living and true God involved in our praying. It is only as we read the Bible that we learn to...
“Let us with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” -Hebrews 4:16 There is a throne of grace where God resides and people come to pray. The doorway into this throne...
In Praying, J.I. Packer wrote, “True praying is an activity built on a theology.”¹ What is this theology upon which our praying rests? What is it about God that makes praying possible, effectual, and joyful? God is one being in three persons. We call this the...
Summertime is often a time to disengage from the normal routines of life, work, and school. This summer, let’s re-engage in prayer together. Here are a few ways we can draw near to God in worship, fellowship, and the practice of asking him for our needs. 1....
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...
