He took this Indian into his family, and by constant intercourse with him soon become sufficiently conversant with the vocabulary and construction of the language to translate the ten commandments, the Lord's prayer, and several passages of Scripture, besides composing exhortations and prayers. View...
Furthermore, beloved, whenever we are on our knees in prayer, it becomes us to bless God that prayer has been answered so many times before. Here thy poor petitioner bends before thee to ask again, but ere he asks he thanks thee for having heard him so many times before. I know that...
Read a poem or Scripture passage that gives thanks to God. Perhaps you can even find positive lyrics in a song from pop culture to engage your children Of course, it’s always good for your children to know the standard meal blessings: ...
Prayer doesn’t have to be a recitation of scripture in church, kneeling at your bedside each night, or saying grace before a meal. To me, praying means letting go of those things I cannot change, taking time to reflect on what’s going well and what I need to work on in my life....
What you cannot achieve with your efforts, you can achieve with prayer. Each time, before you intercede, be quiet first, and worship God in His glory. Think of what He can do, and how He delights to hear the prayers of His redeemed people. Think of your place and privilege in Christ...
Fasting, in Scripture, is almost never discussed apart from prayer. They go together because fasting belongs with prayer and is, in one sense, an extension of prayer. In fasting we let go of our plans; in prayer we take hold of God’s plans. Prayer connects us to Heaven while fasting ...
The Scripture is full of descriptions of the magnificence of Christ and the power of prayer, in obedience to God. For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongh...
Such is the teaching of this inspiring Scripture. How we need to pray, "Lord, increase our faith," until doubt be gone, and implicit trust claims the promised blessings, as its very own.This is no easy condition. It is reached only after many a failure, after much praying, after many...
Before worship services on a Sunday morning at Trinity Lutheran Church, North Morristown. Minnesota Prairie Roots file photo. Upstairs in the sanctuary, pews are nearly empty as congregants scramble to move food to the homes of parishioners with power and to nearby Camp Omega. Eventually the pews...
I immediately bought this book and I agree with Dale’s more knowledgeable assessment. I took a lot of notes to further reflect on, as it had deepened those areas of interest I already had. We should pay close attentions to any theophanies in scripture, and the Transfiguration is deeply ri...