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if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14, ESV
Like our Lord prayed the night He was betrayed, we should be praying for the lost of our world, the unity of the Church, an the strength to sacrifice of ourselves to continue His work in His name.
But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
Matthew 6:6, ESV
Our God is in control, not needing our prayers but rewarding our faithfulness to seek Him with help from the Holy Spirit.
This may surprise some people, but I pray with junior high and high schoolers regularly.
They need it. And from more than their youth Pastor.
Daniel
This Sunday at Church I want to encourage you to do the following: Pray with someone starting High School. Apparently I have not post this idea before; though I have posted about praying for someone at church who is going off to college. As crazy people with agenda want to influence our kids wrongly in […]
This Sunday at Church: Pray with someone starting High School
But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you
Matthew 5:44, ESV
It is easy to want retribution and revenge when people wrong us, but Holy Spirit can help us to not only pray for them but even love them with Christ’s love.
pray without ceasing
1 Thessalonians 5:17, ESV
We can talk about our thoughts and interests all day. We think about things all day.
Let us open ourselves to the Holy Spirit guiding those thoughts into prayers to God so that we think more like Him.
Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.
Romans 8:26, ESV
This world and it’s problems and attacks can overwhelm is, but we have an Advocate and Helper who helps us pray and persevere, to have answers against the attacks and hope in any problem.
And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.
1 John 5:14, ESV
We can know we are saved in Christ, and as we become more Christ-like, we want the same things as God. We will ask for the things He wants more and more, especially that which brings others to Him and bring ls Him glory.
For this Sunday here’s what you can do: Pray for Russia. Last week Sunday’s post was on Pray for Ukraine. But we must not forget as Christians to pray for Russia. Pray for the people. We must be spiritual as Christians. Let us pray for many Russians to come to Christ during this crisis and […]
This Sunday at Church: Pray for Russia
Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.
Colossians 4:2, ESV
Prayer keeps us connected to God and each other. Thankfulness helps us appreciate our salvation and communion with God and the Church.
For this Sunday here’s what you can do: Praise God for those healed that had Omicron. A few weeks ago I wrote “Pray for those with Omicron.” Yet at the same time I think we can praise God for those who have been healed from having the virus. I know there have been some who read […]
This Sunday at Church: Praise God for those healed that had Omicron
a simple man of God 