We are in our last week studying The Lord’s Prayer as Jesus preached in the Sermon on the Mount. Last week, we covered the most uncomfortable verse, “Forgive us our debts AS WE FORGIVE our debtors.” (Emphasis added.) Of course, we know the next line. But before we get to that, consider the setup ofContinue reading “Prayer: Temptation (P.R.A.Y. to P.R.A.Y.E.R.)”
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Prayer: Forgive Us As We Forgive Others (Breathe In, Breathe Out)
If you’ve been here or been following along with our study on The Lord’s Prayer, you may assume our topic today will be Matthew 6:12 NIV “And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.” In the interest of time, we are going to skip that verse and go on to verse 13Continue reading “Prayer: Forgive Us As We Forgive Others (Breathe In, Breathe Out)”
Prayer: Our Daily Bread (God is More Than a Spare Tire!)
Take a look at Matthew 5 through Matthew 7. Matthew 5:1-2a NIV “Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, 2 and he began to teach them.” Matthew 7:28 NIV “28 When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, 29 because he taughtContinue reading “Prayer: Our Daily Bread (God is More Than a Spare Tire!)”
Prayer: Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done (Prayer Souvenirs)
Matthew 6:10 CSB “Your kingdom come.Your will be doneon earth as it is in heaven.” How many times have we recited that verse? What does it actually mean? How many of you have ever walked along the beach, picked up a seashell, and brought it home? We do that because 1. the shell is beautifulContinue reading “Prayer: Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done (Prayer Souvenirs)”
Prayer: Hallowed Be Thy Name
This is our 4th week of dissecting and examining the phrases and components of the model prayer Jesus gave to us. ‘Our Father’, if you recall, was to establish Who God is to us (our Father), who we are to Him (His children), and who we are to each other (co-members of the family ofContinue reading “Prayer: Hallowed Be Thy Name”
Prayer: In Heaven (Omnipresence)
In our last meeting, we discussed just the first two words of The Lord’s Prayer – Our Father. And we talked about the significance of Jesus using that as the beginning of a prayer. It was re-establishing the relationship God intended with mankind before the serpent and sin entered the Garden of Eden. By startingContinue reading “Prayer: In Heaven (Omnipresence)”
Prayer: Our Father (Repairing the Relationship)
Our scripture for today is simply Matthew 6:9 ESV “9 Pray then like this: ‘Our Father’”. Our goal is to take our prayer life out of the shallow end and into the deep end. Let’s dig a little deeper into the significance of this first part of the Lord’s Prayer. We know from last week’s lessonContinue reading “Prayer: Our Father (Repairing the Relationship)”
Prayer: Paddling Our Way from the Shallow End to the Deep End
Romans 8:26 ESV “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.” James 5:16 ESV “Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. TheContinue reading “Prayer: Paddling Our Way from the Shallow End to the Deep End”
Experiencing God – Unit 11 – Follow the Leader
This post is intended to be used in conjunction with the 12-week Bible Study of Experiencing God by Henry, Richard, and Mike Blackaby and Claude V. King. References to specific quotes and texts are indicated by ‘EG’ and the corresponding page number and come from the 2022 publication. Day One: “You cannot be in relationshipContinue reading “Experiencing God – Unit 11 – Follow the Leader”
Experiencing God – Unit 10- Unified Diversity
This post is intended to be used in conjunction with the 12-week Bible Study of Experiencing God by Henry, Richard, and Mike Blackaby and Claude V. King. References to specific quotes and texts are indicated by ‘EG’ and the corresponding page number and come from the 2022 publication. Anytime there is a collaboration, whether it’sContinue reading “Experiencing God – Unit 10- Unified Diversity”
Beacons of Light 