The Secret of Powerful Prayer
When Jesus teaches on prayer in Matthew 6:5–15 he warns that not all prayers are equal.
When Jesus teaches on prayer in Matthew 6:5–15 he warns that not all prayers are equal.
It has been said that emotional maturity including the ability to accept the possibility of having two conflicting emotions at once. If true, then we might say the Bible is quite an emotionally mature book.
As I sit here at my computer, I’m not in a town that’s been ravaged by bushfires or a city awash with floodwaters. I don’t live in a state that has endured long, long weeks of lockdown and whose hospitals’ intensive care units have strained under the weight of COVID nor do I live in a war-torn country. But here I am as one who has wept over the images on my computer screen, but then got up to make dinner. I am one who has passed fitful nights in prayer, but then got up the next day to go...
How we receive prayer points in our small groups will reveal our real beliefs about prayer. It will also show how well we love the people in our group. If the group is working well, building trust with each other and with God, then people will feel able to seek prayer for things that are more personal. When items for prayer are shared, how the group responds will speak volumes about whether it is safe to have personal and painful things prayed for. If the group is working well, building trust with each other and with God, then there will...
Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy Mark Vroegop is on a mission to revive the neglected practice of lament. In his practical and readable book, Mark Vroegop teaches Christians how to lament. He uses the pattern that the Psalmists often use when they are faced with tough situations: They turn to God; lay out their complaint; ask God for help, and declare their trust in Him. Vroegop walks the reader through these four steps of lament, explaining how honest, humble, biblical complaint is different from grumbling against God By looking at the Psalms of lament, Vroegop walks the reader through these four...