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The Strength to Stand

Have you ever faced circumstances so overwhelming that you wondered how you would stand up under them? At times, we all have feelings of weakness. Though none of us enjoy those experiences, periods of powerlessness and vulnerability are not necessarily negative. Weakness can have detrimental results, like self-pity, despair or sin. It can also... >Full Story

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Grandparents Prayer Evening

Grandparents often ask us what they can do in their area to affect and influence their children and grandchildren. There are many things, some of which have been suggested in previous GrandParents Network Newsletters. Prayer The best (and most foundational) thing of course is prayer, and earlier this year some grandparents at the City Temple...... >Read More



Praying Your ABC's

I love the sign that hangs in the guest bedroom at our friends' home. It says, "Don't Count Sheep, Talk to the Shepherd." Doesn't it make sense, rather than lying awake worrying about tomorrow, to instead center our hearts on God and to remember other people and their needs? A simple way to do this is to "pray your ABC's." Starting... >Read More



Fifteen Minutes of Daily Discipline

Every Christian needs to integrate revival prayer into the daily walk with Christ. David Bryant suggests fifteen minutes (or more) "daily discipline". In this example, the fifteen minutes are divided among seven key areas: Rejoice (one minute) - praise God for what He has done, is doing, and is getting ready to do in world revival. Review...... >Read More



Walking and Praying

Laurie wanted to represent Christ in her neighborhood, so she prayed. She made a list of everyone on her block. She started walking around the block every day. As she walked, she prayed. She prayed for the people living in every home. Their marriages, children, health, and well-being. Mostly she prayed they'd come to know Christ personally. Before...... >Read More



What Should Be Included in Prayer

When I was just getting excited about prayer - communion with the God of the universe - I would mainly ask Him for things. I later learned that while “asking” is to be part of our relationship with God, there are other elements of prayer that, as we grow in our relationship with the Lord, we will want to... >Read More



How to Spend a Day With the Lord

Usually our days are filled with the demands of life crying for our attention; that's why we need to plan personal retreat time to be with the Lord - four, eight, or twelve hours with nothing on our agenda except to bask in His love, to thank and worship Him, to listen to Him, to intercede for others, to... >Read More


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