Oil Changes (and the Wonder of Prayer)
“Fill ‘er up.”
“Yes, sir.”
As a high school student, my first job was a mystifying experience. I was officially a gas emissions technician, but you would recognize me as the guy walking up to your car to fill your gas tank. If you were really nice, I might have even washed your windows.
“Hey, can you check the fluids?” What a... >Read More
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Armed and Ready
Connie began to understand the idea of putting on the armor of God. It changed the way she began her day. In the morning she would pray through the symbolic pieces of armor and invite the help of the Holy Spirit, the one the Lord said He would send to be our help and our comforter; our strength.
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Do You Pray Every Day?
“If we are faithless (do not believe and are untrue to Him), He remains true, (faithful to His Word and righteous character), for He cannot deny Himself” (2 Timothy 2:14).
Two little girls were playing dress up in gramma’s attic. They were playing “pretend church.”
The younger girl asked the other, “Jane, do you...... >Read More
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Sample Prayer Requests for Conversational Prayer
Here are some topics that you may wish to include in your prayer time. These are suggestions, and we encourage you to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit in your times of prayer.
Suggestions:
That God would lead and direct your prayer time.
That you would be able to experience His presence during your prayer time.
That God would anoint your...... >Read More
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Why Pray?
Sometimes a Christian may wonder, Why Pray? This reveals more about his spiritual condition than any uncertainty of biblical doctrine on prayer.
Yet it’s good for Christians to understand why prayer is commanded by God.
Prayer sustains our spiritual health by securing God’s presence and grace for our lives, just as breathing brings life-sustaining...... >Read More
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Taking the Boredom out of Prayer
Introduction
At the mention of prayer, many times people are bored with pious-sounding clichés or put under a tremendous load of guilt.
I trust in our time together prayer will be a joyful liberating experience and if you have not already experience it – your time in prayer will become so refreshing and enjoyed.
Our goal
To learn to be more...... >Read More
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Effective Prayer
Editor’s Note: In 1999 John Baerg was diagnosed with cancer. It remained contained for a little over three years and then began to spread. He went to be with Jesus on Sunday, November 24, 2002. John served with Campus Crusade for Christ, Canada (now Power to Change Ministries) for 30 years. Shortly before his passing, the prayer room in...... >Read More
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Why Church?
I’m excited to go to church. I’ve woken early, driven 45 minutes... >more
An Old Testament Lesson on Contentment: Hannah
I’d been praying for a husband for a long time. In fact,... >more
