Thus, according to Scripture, God wants us to pray for one another. This must mean that prayer for one another cannot detract from the role of Jesus Christ as our one mediator with God. Second, the reason that Christians have the power to pray for one another is that each person who ...
What do we mean when we say to “pray Scripture”? Evan Howard in his book Praying the Scriptures writes, “To pray the Scriptures is to order one’s time of prayer around a particular text in the Bible.” This can mean either praying the prayers of the Bible word-for-word as your...
he is deeply repentant and will be forgiven shortly.I figure another twenty-four hours andGod’s grace will have overcome my anxious fretting. Besides a wise person told me when I began this ministry, “Your mistakes and failures are like manure for God’s garden in your soul.” I am an...
named after thepater, Father. Scripture often calls us the children of God (1 John 3:1-2; John 1:11-12). We are part of God’s family. So from verses 14 and 15, Paul is praying to the Father for the family God.
If you valuepraying Scripture for your children, we’ve put together a full list of resources for you. As moms, we know we should pray for our children. We likely have the heart and the will to do so. But sometimes we don’t knowhow totake our prayers beyond the basic and routine....
What an odd text for a wedding, you may think. Yet as the years unfolded it became more and more meaningful. I prayed it, holding God accountable to the goodness promised to me in scripture and whispered to my soul. God’s promise of joy, peace, and love comforted me and gave me th...
Thank you for your prayers. God bless you. ️ Prayer and Scripture of the Day When I Need to Be Delivered from Fear Lord, I thank You that no matter what has happened to me in the past, no matter what is happening in my circumstances now, You promise to never leave me or forsake...
In Wesley's model, acts of piety had to do with the practices of prayer, worship, receiving the sacraments, fasting, and belonging to a society of Christians holding one another accountable for our growth in the knowledge and love of God. Through such practices, we cooperate with the Holy ...
re not sure what to do, having to fly in the face of popular opinion, waiting, family, human frailty and the respect we should show one another. Throughout the book, Jocelyn-Anne is honest in sharing her own struggles and mistakes, grounding her contemplations in Scripture and personal ...
they seem to say, but surely the right question will trip him up. One man checks the books, searching for an answer to one of our Lord’s questions. (Or is he looking for a “proof text” with which to contradict Him?) Another man appears to be making an argument, his hand held ...