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How can faith goals help us flourish in all life's areas for 2025? To help us navigate this spiritual journey, we're honored to have back a cherished guest, Janet McHenry. Janet is an acclaimed speaker and author of over 27 books, a dedicated mother of four, and an expert on prayer who has devoted her life to encouraging deeper relationships with God. Join us as she shares insights on the transformative power of faith, the practice of prayer walking, and the remarkable changes that can occur when we put God first. Janet also discusses her latest book, "Looking Up: Finding Joy as You Read and Pray Through the Bible," offering practical tips to enrich your spiritual growth in the coming year. Whether you're a seasoned believer or new to the faith, this episode is packed with wisdom and encouragement to help you start the new year with a renewed sense of purpose and connection with the divine. Tune in and get ready to flourish in faith! Here are three key takeaways you won't want to miss:
What did you think of this episode?Are you ready to write a devotional that changes lives? What if you could complete yours in 90 days? Linda Goldfarb's industry expert is… Janet McHenry is the author of 27 traditionally published books—including the bestselling PrayerWalk, Praying Personalities, and her newest, Looking Up! She teaches nonfiction form at writers' conferences around the country and hosts the Sierra Valley Writers Retreat twice yearly. Her favorite thing is seeing lightbulbs light up in writers' eyes. Welcome to Your Best Writing Life, an extension of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference held in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of NC. I'm your host, Linda Goldfarb. Each week, I bring tips and strategies from writing and publishing industry experts to help you excel in your craft. I'm so glad you're listening in. Alright, let's head into our content for today… How to write a 365-day devotional book in 90 days Janet, help us out...You wrote 200,000 words for three different books in less than a year. How did that happen? And how do you schedule your writing time? Your most recent book, Looking Up!, is a 365-day devotional book that you wrote in three months' time. How did you pace yourself to get that done? How would you coach someone in writing a devotion? What elements are important? And you say sometimes writers miss one—what is that? LINKSListener giveaway - E-book: Prayer Helps: Scripture-Based Prayers When You Don't Know How to Pray: https://www.janetmchenry.com/mini-magazine Latest book - Looking Up! Finding Joy as You Read and Pray Through the Bible: A Daily Devotional (Our Daily Bread Publications, Nov. 5, ,2024): You can find out more about Janet McHenry here. Website: https://www.janetmchenry.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JanetMcHenryAuthor/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janetmchenry/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/janetmchenry/ X: https://x.com/LookingUpFirst Visit Your Best Writing Life website.Join our Facebook group, Your Best Writing LifeYour host - Linda Goldfarb#1 Podcast in the "Top 50+ Must-Have Tools and Resources for Christian Writers in 2024". Awarded the Spark Media 2022 Most Binge-Worthy PodcastAwarded the Spark Media 2023 Fan Favorites Best Solo Podcast
Well hey there! Welcome back to the podcast, and I hope you had a truly blessed Christmas. Celebrating the birth of Jesus, of God with us, and pondering what that has meant for you personally. How has your life changed because of what Jesus has done for you? The little pause between Christmas and a new year is a time to reflect on this and to thank God for as many things as come to mind when you consider what your life and what your eternity would be without Jesus. Support The Burt (Not Ernie) Show Join the Prayer Group to Pray Through the Psalms with Jan Free 2024 Word of the Year Printable Quick bit of info and then we'll jump into this special new year's episode. If you are like me, you often have a word for the year, and looking back at the end of December, it's really something to see what the Lord did. Now I have had years when I did not have a word for the year, it just wasn't something the Holy Spirit laid on my heart and I just did not have one. Many years, though, I do get a sense of a word that the Lord wants me to be aware of, in a way, and to see Him do things in my life that glorify Him, mature and sanctify me. The word isn't magical - it's just a way that I sit up and pay attention and take note of things He does. I often write down Bible verses that have to do with whatever word God has given me, and I like to write out praises and thanksgiving in my daily Bible study journal thanking Him for things throughout the year. I have a little printable download that is all about the 2024 word of the year, and it is yours by clicking the link in the show notes. Also, I wanted to share that I have been dealing with some “new” issues with my health, you might know I was diagnosed with heart failure in 2016 and I have been dealing with thyroid problems for a couple of decades now, and so this health problem cropped up recently and you know, my team at the Cleveland Clinic has told me many times that quality of life management is sort of the overall goal of my health care, and this is just another layer to that. It just is what it is, and God is so good, so gracious to me, I am not at all questioning the Lord and do not want to be whiny or complaining about any of this. Sharing this is more to let you know, if you are used to seeing me around and I'm sort of missing in action, this is why. And there are some other things going on that have to do with other aspects of life for my hubby and I, and this is the season of different things, I suppose, so that's what's going on. Not gonna share more than that on a platform like this, I have adults kids and a husband and it can get weird for them if I overshare so I'll leave it at that. But I am mostly at home, and still able to podcast and am also hoping to start sending an email weekly with links to the new podcast episodes for both shows and I have bandwidth to create some free items to share with my email list, so if you'd like to get those, if you grab the 2024 Word of the Year free item I created for you all, then you'll be added and will start getting emails with podcast links starting in the new year. Thank you for listening to The Burt (Not Ernie) Show, which can be found via the Edifi app, as well as all the places you find podcasts. This is episode number 170. Psalm 103. Written by David. An astounding passage from the Bible that can transform the way we pray, the way we see the Lord at work in our circumstances, and the way we view ourselves. For those reasons and so many more, Psalm 103 is the focus for the final episode of the podcast for 2023, and I am treating it as a blessing for each one of you, no matter when you find yourself listening to this episode. I'll be reading from the NLT today. Psalm 103 A psalm of David. 1 Let all that I am praise the Lord; with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name. 2 Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things he does for me. 3 He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases. 4 He redeems me from death and crowns me with love and tender mercies. 5 He fills my life with good things. My youth is renewed like the eagle's! 6 The Lord gives righteousness and justice to all who are treated unfairly. 7 He revealed his character to Moses and his deeds to the people of Israel. 8 The Lord is compassionate and merciful, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. 9 He will not constantly accuse us, nor remain angry forever. 10 He does not punish us for all our sins; he does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve. 11 For his unfailing love toward those who fear him is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth. 12 He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west. 13 The Lord is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear him. 14 For he knows how weak we are; he remembers we are only dust. 15 Our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die. 16 The wind blows, and we are gone— as though we had never been here. 17 But the love of the Lord remains forever with those who fear him. His salvation extends to the children's children 18 of those who are faithful to his covenant, of those who obey his commandments! 19 The Lord has made the heavens his throne; from there he rules over everything. 20 Praise the Lord, you angels, you mighty ones who carry out his plans, listening for each of his commands. 21 Yes, praise the Lord, you armies of angels who serve him and do his will! 22 Praise the Lord, everything he has created, everything in all his kingdom. Let all that I am praise the Lord. What if we ended 2023 and rolled right on into 2024 doing this exact thing: letting all that we are, every bit of ourselves, praise the Lord? Wouldn't that be a powerful way to exit the old and walk into the new? Let. it's a key word in this psalm. Let. It implies that we have a choice, we have a big say in the matter. Let all that I am, not some or part or most, but all that I am praise the Lord. No part of your life, your thoughts, your heart's desires and your broken places, are left out here. All of you, all of me, is to be about this praising of the Lord. With my whole heart, I will praise His holy name. I've decided to praise Him and my whole heart is going to do just that. This is a decision. It is not a feeling and it is not fickle and it is not to be determined by circumstances, health issues, bank accounts, married or single, young or old. The decision is made and then we praise Him with the whole of our heart, not keeping some of our heart back just in case things don't work out well for us, just in case we need to run and hide and wallow in self pity or have some excuse for bailing on Jesus (who, btw, never bailed on us…all the way to the Cross, the grave, and then out of that grave, He never bailed on you or on me). May we never forget the good things He does for us. Never. What a way to end this year and start the next one, deciding that we never want to forget the good things He does for us! Let's list some of those good things now: Forgives all our sins Heals all our diseases Redeems us from death Crowns us with love and tender mercies Fills our lives with good things Renews our youth like the eagles Gives righteousness and justice to all who are treated unfairly. That's just the tip of the iceberg! Think of what we have in Christ Jesus! The treasure never ends for those of us who are in His Kingdom, members of His family. We are so blessed, we are super-blessed! He is compassionate and merciful, slow to anger and filled with unfailing love, abounding in it. Does anybody need to be reminded of that truth today? Has it been brutal in some part of your life, and this is the reminder you need? Let it fall afresh on you today, and carry this truth, these promises, with you into the new year. Don't set it down, set it aside, drop it on the curb. Hold on to these words from Psalm 103! Let them be your oxygen, and let them anchor you to Jesus, the Author and Finisher of your faith. He does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve. What a comfort these words are! Living in a post-Christian society, and that's what we are here in America, words of hope like this mean so very much. We deserve, as a whole, a lot of punishment. Wickedness and hate of God run rampant. And yet, He is merciful. Now, does that mean we can be grace abusers and there will never be punishment, consequences, for what goes on in our land? Nope. He is God, and we cannot begin to fathom His holiness. Let us stay close to Him, keep short accounts with Him (that means repent often, repent quickly, and repent for real - stop doing those things you repent of)! He is not a chump, but holy and righteous and just. And yet, this is what He promises us in His Word. Is He not good? Is He not kind? What a God we serve! His unfailing love is toward those who fear Him. He removed our sins as far as the east is from the west. He is a tender and compassionate Father to His children who fear Him. He knows how weak we are. Our days on earth fly by. He never forgets this! His love remains forever with those who fear Him. His salvation extends to the children's children of those who are faithful to His covenant. How's that for a promise that has more hope, more power, more depth to it than we can even begin to plumb! He rules over everything, it says in verse 19. No part of your life is out from under His rule. He is Sovereign, and those who fear Him remember His sovereignty. Praise the Lord, everything He has created, everything in all His kingdom. Let all that I am praise the Lord. Those are the final words of Psalm 103. May this be your blessing for the coming days and weeks and 2024. Maybe you'll have a break this week when you can sit and read Psalm 103 for yourself, thanking God for the promises He makes and of course keeps, and trusting Him for the hard things in your life and the things you sense coming in the new year. He is trustworthy above all others, in ways that we can never fully understand. So trust Him to keep His promises to you in the coming days. Won't He do it? Let me mention one thing here at the end of the show, I have a friend who is a fellow podcaster and he does some fundraising for his podcast, and he is also a pastor so in full time ministry plus podcasting, and he has been totally honest about the costs incurred in running a podcast and he has shared that this has been a blessing for others as well as himself, to take the cost burden sort of off his shoulders and out of the family budget and others get to share in the podcast ministry, which is a global ministry for him and that's also true for The Burt (Not Ernie) Show. If you'd like to be part of offsetting the cost of my two podcasts, I'd be so thankful. It does, at a bare minimum, cost several hundred dollars per show per year. And you are welcome to touch base with me about what exactly the cost breakdown is and I'll share that with anyone at anytime. I'll add the link to my Buy Me A Coffee in the show notes, because to add a donate button via the podcast platform I use would be another $700 per year for two shoes…so, I went with Buy Me A Coffee. All donations will go toward the show production costs, none will buy me any coffee! Thanks for listening and for helping move the hope of God's promises to countries all over the world. Every download moves the show up in the search ranks and helps push it out to more people when they search for new podcasts to listen to, and you did that. Thank you! This podcast gained 75% of it's new listeners last year, so growth is happening every time you download an episode and listen to it. Every single person who subscribes to The Burt (Not Ernie) Show is helping push it out to more potential listeners. The part you play in this cannot be overstated, and the end of the year is the time I want to take to tell you that I am more thankful for you than I will ever be able to express in mere words. Lord bless you a hundred times over in return! And I'd like to close out the show, and the year, with these words, the very last words from the book of Revelation. This is my blessing spoken over you, and I am so very grateful for you. Revelation 22:20-21, NLT He who is the faithful witness to all these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon!” Amen! Come, Lord Jesus! May the grace of the Lord Jesus be with God's holy people. May you be blessed as you leave 2023 and doubly blessed as you enter 2024. The blessing of the Lord makes one rich and He adds no sorrow to it. And next time on the show, we'll be back in our series, Every Book A Promise, where we are going through every single book of the Bible, all 66 of them, and grabbing hold of God's promises to us in each and every book. Looking forward to that (and on The Prayer Podcast we will resume our series on praying through the book of James). Oh, one last thing, in my prayer group on Facebook we will be going through all of the Psalms and praying them starting in January, and if you'd like to join that group, please click on that link and you'll be in the group (also it is a private group in order to keep prayer requests confidential, so no need to worry about sharing prayer requests in that group for worry they'll be able to be seen outside the group). Have a blessed start to your 2024, and thank you for being part of the podcast. Bye bye!
Let's Parent on Purpose: Christian Parenting, Marriage, and Family Talk
Jennifer Love longed to experience the life of Christ and the transformational power of prayer like she was reading in the Bible. As she sought the Lord asking for this life, He began to answer her. Through a series of experiences with her prayer group in church and on a mission trip, Jennifer began to see spiritual breakthrough in her prayer life. Her prayer team at church saw movement in areas that had long been stagnate. Ultimately, Jennifer's husband and children experience transformation in their own lives as God began moving powerfully through Jen's prayers. We talk about Jen's journey, the way this has impacted normal life as a wife and parent, as well as how God has used prayers for discernment and healing to open missional doors that had long remained closed. You'll be inspired and encouraged by Jennifer. Her story might sound exceptional, but if we believe the Bible, her story should be normal for each of us! Jennifer Love leads Pray Through It with her husband Don Love. She has been involved with leading a college listening prayer ministry for 5 years and has been part of her church's prayer team for 8 years. She holds a BS in Secondary Education and an MAR in Pastoral Counseling. She is the author of the Bible in Stories and a blogger for Pray Through it and Intentional Traditions. Her passions are to creatively teach the Bible to children, to write about what God is teaching her and to meet with others to help lead them through life's issues to freedom in Christ. Resources mentioned: The Bible In Stories: https://bibleinstories.com www.prayerthroughit.com Unquenchable: Biblical Theology, Listening Prayer, and Christian Living: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unquenchable-biblical-theology-listening-prayer-and/id1548674310 Support Let's Parent on Purpose through your Tax Deductible Giving Join my Things for Thursday Email List and get a free Marriage Snapshot Tool and Fun Family Conversation Ebook! Connect with Jay: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/letsparentonpurpose Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/letsparentonpurpose Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/jaydholland
We're giving you the BEST of Prayers of REST this New Year!Our team is hard at work recording our new season of the Prayers of REST podcast, so in the meantime, we're bringing you some of our very best episodes from the past two years, the ones that listeners have loved the most since we started.We'd love to hear which of these episodes is YOUR favorite! Simply tag @asheritah when you share on social media or leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and tell us what you're loving.We'll be back soon with a brand-new season! Until then, enjoy your prayer of REST for today: God Promises to Protect Us From Evil.This episode is from our seventh season on the Prayers of REST Podcast titled "Praying God's Promises." If you'd like to continue resting in the promises of God, scroll back in your podcast feed to the episode that aired on September 12th, 2022, and listen to the rest of the season.And, if you'd like to develop a prayer habit in the new year, you can do that by joining my Patreon Prayer Community. For as little as three dollars a month, you can gain access to my audiobook Pray Through the Bible, that's 66 prayers to help you pray through each book of the Bible this year! Not only that, but you will also have the opportunity to encourage and be encouraged by other believers in our community who are hoping to grow too. Just click here to sign up or start your free trial!Until we meet again, may you find rest in God's loving presence...Support the show
We're giving you the BEST of Prayers of REST this New Year!Our team is hard at work recording our new season of the Prayers of REST podcast, so in the meantime, we're bringing you some of our very best episodes from the past two years, the ones that listeners have loved the most since we started.We'd love to hear which of these episodes is YOUR favorite! Simply tag @asheritah when you share on social media or leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and tell us what you're loving.We'll be back soon with a brand-new season! Until then, enjoy your prayer of REST for today: A Prayer for a Distant SpouseThis episode is from the sixth season of the Prayers of REST Podcast titled "Praying Through Tricky Relationships." If you or a friend have some tricky relationships in your life, scroll back in your podcast feed to the episode that aired on February 21st, 2022, and listen to the rest of the season.And, if you'd like to develop a prayer habit in the new year, you can do that by joining my Patreon Prayer Community. For as little as three dollars a month, you can gain access to my audiobook Pray Through the Bible, that's 66 prayers to help you pray through each book of the Bible this year! Not only that, but you will also have the opportunity to encourage and be encouraged by other believers in our community who are hoping to grow too. Just click here to sign up or start your free trial!Until we meet again, may you find rest in God's loving presence...Support the show
We're giving you the BEST of Prayers of REST this New Year!Our team is hard at work recording our new season of the Prayers of REST podcast, so in the meantime, we're bringing you some of our very best episodes from the past two years, the ones that listeners have loved the most since we started.We'd love to hear which of these episodes is YOUR favorite! Simply tag @asheritah when you share on social media or leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and tell us what you're loving.We'll be back soon with a brand-new season! Until then, enjoy your prayer of REST for today: AnxiousThis episode is from season five of the Prayers of REST Podcast titled "Praying Through Hard Emotions." If you'd like to continue praying through difficult emotions like anger, envy, or depression, scroll back in your podcast feed to the episode that aired on October 14th, 2021 and listen to the rest of the season.And, if you'd like to develop a prayer habit in the new year, you can do that by joining my Patreon Prayer Community. For as little as three dollars a month, you can gain access to my audiobook Pray Through the Bible, that's 66 prayers to help you pray through each book of the Bible this year! Not only that, but you will also have the opportunity to encourage and be encouraged by other believers in our community who are hoping to grow too. Just click here to sign up or start your free trial!Until we meet again, may you find rest in God's loving presence...Support the show
We're giving you the BEST of Prayers of REST this New Year!Our team is hard at work recording our new season of the Prayers of REST podcast, so in the meantime, we're bringing you some of our very best episodes from the past two years, the ones that listeners have loved the most since we started.We'd love to hear which of these episodes is YOUR favorite! Simply tag @asheritah when you share on social media or leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and tell us what you're loving.We'll be back soon with a brand-new season! Until then, enjoy your prayer of REST for today: AbideThis episode is from season four of the prayers of rest podcast titled "Living a Fruitful Life (The Fruit of the Spirit). If you'd like to continue praying through the Fruit of the Spirit, scroll back in your podcast feed to the episode that aired on May 9th, 2021, and listen to the rest of the season.And, if you'd like to develop a prayer habit in the new year, you can do that by joining my Patreon Prayer Community. For as little as three dollars a month, you can gain access to my audiobook Pray Through the Bible, that's 66 prayers to help you pray through each book of the Bible this year! Not only that, but you will also have the opportunity to encourage and be encouraged by other believers in our community who are hoping to grow too. Just click here to sign up or start your free trial!Until we meet again, may you find rest in God's loving presence...Support the show
Prayer is an important part of how we engage in relationship with God. It remains, however, a mysterious practice to many Christians. In this episode, Stan and JP discuss key beliefs about the role of prayer in the life of the believer. They investigate the purpose of prayer and why so many Christians feel frustration around the discipline of prayer.In this podcast we discuss: What prayer isThe relationship of prayer to God's foreknowledgeHow we should understand unanswered prayer and disappointment with GodWhy God doesn't interfere with our free willPrayer pitfalls: hat untrue ideas we might have about prayerHow prayer helps us co-labor with God toward his purposesWhy we should ask many people to pray for a specific requestThe value of written prayers in our formationThe possible relationship between our personality type and prayer lifeThe role of persistence in our prayer life.Resources mentioned during our conversation:Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life In God (not mentioned, but also see his Hearing God: Developing a Conversational Relationship with God)Dallas Willard, A Paraphrase of the Lord's PrayerJP Moreland, A Simple Guide to Experience Miracles: Instruction and Inspiration for Living Supernaturally in Christ Thomas Aquinas, A Prayer Before StudyJames Sire, Learning to Pray Through the PsalmsJames Sire, Praying the Psalms of JesusChester P. Michael & Marie C. Norrisey, Prayer and Temperament: Different Prayer Forms for Different Personality TypesC. S. Lewis, Letters to Malcolm, Chiefly on Prayer
Have you been overcome by a wicked anti-Christ spirit and aren't even aware of it? Related posts: Come Out of Her My People Run For Your Life! Don’t Look Back! What It Means to Pray Through – B.H. Clendennen (1975)
Thanks for calling in today. Join us next Friday for prayer from 1-2 pm. Related posts: Give Jesus One Hour To Pray Breaking the Stalemate with God – 2007 What It Means to Pray Through – B.H. Clendennen (1975)
PRAY THROUGH, BREAKTHROUGH PRAYER SERIES - PREVAILING PRAYERS FOR OPEN DOORS.Welcome To Prophetic Prayers LIVE with Benjamin Beckley
There are times when we may have sought after God, asked and knocked at His door and He yet still seems silent. Join Linda Mwaniki today as she encourages us to 'Press In, Pray Through.' #CITAMChurchOnline #ChurchEveryday
Basically, we need help to live our lives for God. In this episode, Matthew dives in to how to get that help from the Holy Spirit. Key Scripture: Ephesians 5:18-19, Ephesians 6:19, 1 Corinthians 14:15, Jude 1:20, John 20:22, Luke 24, Acts 1:4&5, Acts 2, Acts 8, Acts 19 Episode [...] The post #0044 – Power to Pray Through the Baptism of the Holy Spirit appeared first on Presence Pioneers.
James 5:13-18 Are any of you suffering hardships? You should pray. Are any of you happy? You should sing praises. Are any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord. Such a prayer offered in faith will heal the sick, and the Lord will make you well. And if you have committed any sins, you will be forgiven. Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. Elijah was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for three and a half years! Then, when he prayed again, the sky sent down rain and the earth began to yield its crops. When everything else is weak you can have The STRENGTH Of PRAYER. ----more---- Through The Strength Of Prayer you can…. Save a marriage Face your faults Change directions Open a wounded heart Launch on a mission The STRENGTH Of PRAYER is where we connect with GOD and Find…. The Grace to change The Courage to act The Ability to Understand The Tenderness to Love Elijah — The Strength to Convince Jacob — The Strength to Transform Jesus — The Strength to face the unbearable The STRENGTH Of PRAYER is the most powerful force on earth. There is no facet of the Christian life under attack more than PRAYER. Satan lays a perpetual siege against prayer, because he knows that of all that’s said and done concerning the KOG, the actual impact depends upon The STRENGTH Of PRAYER. I think that if the influence of the Church is weak, then anemic prayer is the cause. Therefore I want to give you 3 things you must BE in order to have The STRENGTH Of PRAYER. Here they are: Be READY, be SPECIFIC, and be THOROUGH #1 Be READY to Pray Rom. 12:12 (Be)…instant in prayer; In our fast-paced world full of unexpected challenges, being caught off guard, UNREADY to pray, is a serious problem. It’s an indication of how deeply distracted we allow ourselves to become. It’s the exact position Satan wants to get you into. When the need for Prayer arises, and we’re caught w/o Oil in our Lamps, it’s because we’ve let ourselves drift so far from the Spirit. Our hearts and minds have trouble connecting with GOD because we haven’t kept the lens of His Word up to our eyes as we view the world and its troubles. Make your READINESS to Pray the most important barometer of your soul. Don’t silence the alarm that signals when your Heart and Mind start to drift across the lane into oncoming traffic. #2 Be SPECIFIC in Prayer. Jesus said, “Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” — Mark 14:38 Sleep Walking through life rather than Watching and staying Vigilant causes the inability to focus prayer on a specific need and answer. 1Pet. 5:8 Keep your mind clear, and be alert. Your opponent the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion as he looks for someone to devour. The STRENGTH Of PRAYER relies on your ability to be SPECIFIC. If you need an operation you go to a Surgeon who KNOWS what he’s cutting into, and has the right instruments. Not someone with an anatomy book and a butter knife. That kind of SPECIFICITY requires an ability to Matchup the Circumstances you’re praying for with the right Promise of GOD’s WORD. That kind of insight comes from WATCHING. Which means, seeking the Holy Spirit’s explanation of Life through the Word of GOD. Don’t let the world tell you how to think about things! GOD says, “The spiritual person judges all things, but is himself to be judged by no one.” — 1Cor. 2:15 Prayers that get answers don’t have to be eloquent. But they do come from a Process of distilling the request down to its essential need, and then matching it with GOD’s Appropriate Promise. You have to Care Enough about the Answer to seek and receive the Spirit’s wisdom about how to pray. This kind of Specificity comes from DESIRE. Mark 11:24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever you DESIRE, when you pray, believe you receive them, and you shall have them. #3 Be THOROUGH in Prayer. The old-timers use to call it, “Praying Through”. And it simply means that you pray until you receive your Answer or the Assurance of an Answer. Acts 12:5 Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made WITHOUT CEASING by the church unto God for him. When the Angel of GOD released Peter from jail and he went to the house where the church met, they were too busy praying to let him in! In Gen. 32:26 Jacob wrestled with the angel of GOD for a blessing. When the angel said, Let me go, Jacob said, I won’t let you go UNLESS you bless me. The STRENGTH Of PRAYER won’t relent until GOD answers. But you can’t Pray Through on Prayer-Fumes. Praying Through takes a tank of mental vision full of the Word of GOD. Without a Filled-Up-Mind it’s hard to have a Made-Up-Mind. Because it’s Powerful Word-Inspired Thoughts that produce the faith to Pray Through. IN CONCLUSION, Your Prayer Life IS your actual relationship with GOD. So… Pray without ceasing. Never stray too far from prayer. Keep your conscience tender and your thoughts always standing in the Doorway of Prayer.
Session 3 of "Pray Through" Prayer Seminar, December 7, 2019. Introductory remarks by Bro. Kevin Lesley.
Session 4 of "Pray Through" Prayer Seminar, December 7, 2019
Session 2 of "Pray Through" Prayer Seminar, December 7, 2019. Introductory remarks by Bro. Kevin Lesley.
Session 1 of "Pray Through" Prayer Seminar, December 7, 2019 Introductory remarks by Bro. Kevin Lesley.
What Christians believe and how God calls us to live is becoming foreign to our culture. How do we navigate these waters? God hasn't left us blind. His Word is a guide.We're going to think about five principles for living as an exile.As an Exile...1. Contribute to the Common Good2. Make Your Christian Identity Visible3. Pray Through the Antagonism4. Don't Put Your Trust in National Leaders5. Look to the Resurrection
"Pray Through," Pastor Art Corral (July 21, 2017) by Praise Chapel Las Vegas
Have you ever had an antagonistic person or friend or coworker who continually seems to put your down? In Episode 12, Janell opens a conversation about Practice 4, "Pray Through and Stay With," of her newest book, "Overcoming Hurtful Words: Rewrite Your Own Story." It can be really hard to "keep going" when things in life get hard. Janell learned a valuable life lesson from one of her Biblical heroes: Hannah in 1 Samuel 1.
Have you ever had an antagonistic person or friend or coworker who continually seems to put your down? In Episode 12, Janell opens a conversation about Practice 4, "Pray Through and Stay With," of her newest book, "Overcoming Hurtful Words: Rewrite Your Own Story."
Pray Through
This week in our series called: Prayer - Capturing the Heart of God, Pastor Andrew Gard continues his teaching on the subject, "Pray Through", and encourages us that persistence in prayer is not a nuisance to God...it's a demonstration of desire.
The Bible teaches that we Christians are engaged as "co-warriors" with Jesus Christ in spiritual warfare. And one of the most important weapons we've been given for the battle is prayer. Pastor Jeff continues the series "Pray Through" with an encouraging, thought-provoking message called "Warfare Prayer."
The Bible teaches that we Christians are engaged as "co-warriors" with Jesus Christ in spiritual warfare. And one of the most important weapons we've been given for the battle is prayer. Pastor Jeff continues the series "Pray Through" with an encouraging, thought-provoking message called "Warfare Prayer."
The Bible teaches that we Christians are engaged as "co-warriors" with Jesus Christ in spiritual warfare. And one of the most important weapons we've been given for the battle is prayer. Pastor Jeff continues the series "Pray Through" with an encouraging, thought-provoking message called "Warfare Prayer."
Jesus encouraged His followers to pray and "not faint." Yet so often we do faint, particularly when our answer seems "delayed." Pastor Jeff continues his powerful and helpful series, "Pray Through" with a message on why we are sometimes called upon to persevere in prayer!
Jesus encouraged His followers to pray and "not faint." Yet so often we do faint, particularly when our answer seems "delayed." Pastor Jeff continues his powerful and helpful series, "Pray Through" with a message on why we are sometimes called upon to persevere in prayer!
Jesus encouraged His followers to pray and "not faint." Yet so often we do faint, particularly when our answer seems "delayed." Pastor Jeff continues his powerful and helpful series, "Pray Through" with a message on why we are sometimes called upon to persevere in prayer!
Have you wished lately that your prayer life was stronger than it is? Are you frustrated over your inability to pray more? If so, or if you just want to make a good prayer life better, join us as Pastor Jeff Wickwire launches a brand new, life changing series entitled, "Pray Through."
Have you wished lately that your prayer life was stronger than it is? Are you frustrated over your inability to pray more? If so, or if you just want to make a good prayer life better, join us as Pastor Jeff Wickwire launches a brand new, life changing series entitled, "Pray Through."
Have you wished lately that your prayer life was stronger than it is? Are you frustrated over your inability to pray more? If so, or if you just want to make a good prayer life better, join us as Pastor Jeff Wickwire launches a brand new, life changing series entitled, "Pray Through."
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