All Posts Tagged With: "prayer"
Your Personal Bible Study
To be sure we’re all starting out on the same page, be sure to read this month’s edition of Illuminations before tackling this short Bible study. That little story gives insight into what we are going to glean from scripture in this study. Read Matthew 28:19-20, paying particlar attention to all the verbs (in any [...]
3Nov2010 | Gail Knox | 0 comments | Continued
Prayer Needs
Please be in prayer for the upcoming trip to Southeast Asia, November 12 through 27. Some of the specific prayer needs are that all flight connections are made so we arrive in time for the first session that we have safe travel en route as well as the twice-daily travel by taxi in [...]
3Nov2010 | Gail Knox | 0 comments | Continued
Parable of the Friend who Came at Midnight
Jesus taught many spiritual truths using the literary form of a parable. Initially the disciplines found these parables difficult to understand and asked Jesus for an explanation. As Jesus helped with the interpretations, they soon learned how to listen with a different set of ears. If we want to learn from sitting at the [...]
26Sep2010 | Gail Knox | 0 comments | Continued
Never Lose Heart, But Keep Praying
The Bible gives a wonderful truth in Luke 18:1 when it says: “Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart…” The Scriptures continue in verses 2-8 with Jesus’ parable of the widow who kept coming to a judge with a request for [...]
26Sep2010 | Gail Knox | 0 comments | Continued
Who’s In Charge?
by Melissa Thurston “Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him. “Teacher,” they said, “we want you to do for us whatever we ask.”—Mark 10:35 Check out Mark 10:35-45 to read about the context of this verse. It’s a great passage about humbling ourselves just like Jesus. But there are other good [...]
2Sep2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Our Nation Needs Prayer
You may be one of those who grew up on typing books that used this phrase as an exercise: “Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.” If ever there was a day when that statement was more appropriate, it has to be today—right now, this very [...]
21Apr2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Illuminations: Our Faith and God’s Will
When I was a kid I believed in Santa Claus. There wasn’t much anything complicated about it—he was real to me because he brought me what I wanted. In my family we didn’t have much material-wise. That meant Christmas was the only time of the year I could anticipate getting something a little extra—a new [...]
25Mar2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Jesus on "Prayer"
We often hear teachings on the “discipline of prayer,” as if prayer requires a great deal of effort, rules, and practice. Webster defines discipline as (1) training that corrects, molds, or perfects the mental faculties or moral character; (2) the control gained by enforcing obedience or order; the orderly or prescribed conduct or pattern of [...]
11Dec2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Praying In the Spirit
“Praying in the Spirit” is one of those controversial phrases that people interpret in a variety of ways. This article isn’t aimed at favoring one interpretation over the other, but merely seeks to point out the power that praying-in-the-Spirit has in our doing God’s work to advance His kingdom on earth. How many times do [...]
19Nov2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Ministry Updates and Prayer Needs
The teaching on the book of Malachi was brought to a close November 10th. This new Easy-To-Learn Inductive Bible Study was well received by those who attended the nine-week course. Comments from students regarding what they learned include: “God’s laws are the standard for our lives.” “It helps to remind ourselves of the importance of [...]
19Nov2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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