This could easily be converted into a sermon for kids, or an object lesson for youth on “answered prayer.” Collect a bunch of postcards and write prayers to God on them. “Dear God… A Prayer… then sign it with a name. Then in another box have deliveries that match the different r...
The Sermon Notes A new priest at his first mass was so nervous he could hardly speak. After mass he asked the monsignor for help. The monsignor replied, "When I am worried about getting nervous on the pulpit, I put a glass of vodka next to the water glass. If I start to get nervou...
I brought up singing “Amazing Grace” on Sunday night when I visited him, but I was too embarrassed to sing in front of his family, some of whom I had just met, with my off-key voice, but I ended up singing it on Tuesday with his son Michael and Michael’s wife Marlene and that...
Straightway, he now goes on to make a full confession; whereupon the mariners became more and more appalled, but still are pitiful. For when Jonah, not yet supplicating God for mercy, since he but too well knew the darkness of his deserts,—when wretched Jonah cries out to them to take...
sitting on a throne which had been prepared for him. Knox preached that day on Isaiah xxvi.13, 14, and happened to prolong the service beyond the usual time. In one part of the sermon, he quoted these words of scripture, 'I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rul...
The Sermon on the Mount The Seven Churches The Seven Deadly Sins The Seven Stations of the Cross The Spirit The Story of Jonah The Supernatural The Teachings of Jesus The Ten Commandments The Trinity The Truth The Unknown The Way The Word The Word of God The Word of Truth The World Theism...
on this, nor on the circumstance that all recorded Talmudic prayers are of much later date than the time of Jesus, it may, at the same time, be freely admitted that here also the form, and sometimes even the spirit, approached closely to the words of our Lord. On the other...
there were some things Anna could not do that she once did, but Anna kept on serving. I love the words spoken by Jesus to Mary of Bethany who anointed him with burial perfume. Jesus said, "She has done what she could." Anna did what she could. What are you doing with what you ha...
a larger section to write prayers for family, friends, and leadership, etc., and a "Gratitude & Praise" section to journal prayers of thanksgiving. When prayers are answered, mark through them with a highlighter pen; it's an encouragement to see God's answers and a motivation to keep pra...
Apart from its function as wor-ship, prayer is based on the premise that God can be talked into running the universe according tothe wishes of a devout person on his knees. But... try to imagine the chaos if every devout per-son’s prayers were answered.” She then concluded, “...