Is Prayer for Us, or for God?
Why do we pray? Is it for us, or for God? The truth is, there’s a both/and character to our prayers—it is both petition and formation.
Why do we pray? Is it for us, or for God? The truth is, there’s a both/and character to our prayers—it is both petition and formation.
In today’s Seven Minute Seminary video, Dr. Steven Bruns looks back to history in order to discover the models used by the church during some of the church’s most vibrant eras.
Prayer that leads to awakening is willing to be poured out in it longings. David Thomas writes more about the difference between casual and travailing prayer.
Jesus said we should pray to our Father, “May your kingdom come. May your will be done on earth as in heaven.” Here’s what happens when we do.
All through his long life, Wesley used written prayers—from the Book of Common Prayer and other sources—as well as spontaneous or impromptu prayers.
The choice of solitude puts our lives in the crucible and allows God to burn away all of the impurities.
As you go through the Lord’s Prayer, reflect on what each line means. As you go, begin to pray it from the heart as a family several times a day.
Here prayer is put on its highest level—every prayer prayed in the spirit of Jesus is answered.
In this Seven Minute Seminary video, James Swanson casts a vision for ministry in the pattern of the resurrected Jesus, who appeared to his disciples on the road to Emmaus.
The Band Meeting by Kevin Watson and Scott Kisker is a small book, just 172 pages (Seedbed Publishing). I consider it the most significant book of 2017. The book’s subtitle: Rediscovering Relational Discipleship in Transformational
What does the Bible teach about repentance? Read these seven quick points to discover a biblical summary of this essential Christian practice.
Many consider the 21st century to present a unique set of challenges to Christian evangelism and discipleship. But rather than lament the state of digital culture and biblical illiteracy, we can learn to how reach our communities in fresh ways.