James 5:13-20 – Is anyone among you suffering? Then he must pray. Is anyone cheerful? He is to sing praises. Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord …
Tag: Prayer
How To Annoy God {In A Good Way}
Is God interested in our thoughts and desires? Does He welcome our prayers, or consider us a bother? In Luke 11, the disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray. Luke records part of what we know as “The Lord’s Prayer,” but perhaps it should be known as “The Disciple’s Prayer!” After giving a pretty …
The Good Kind of Secrets
How are you at keeping secrets? The word usually brings to mind deception – a desire to hide something or deceive others. But there are times when secrets are good things. Take today’s scripture, Matthew 6. This chapter is the “centerpiece” of the Sermon on the Mount, as recorded by Matthew. The other gospel writers …
Pray Like Job
Job 42:1-6 – Then Job answered the Lord and said, “I know that You can do all things, and that no purpose of Yours can be thwarted. Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge? Therefore I have declared that which I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I did not know. …
This Means War: A Review of the book “Fervent” by Priscilla Shirer
I first became aware of this book a few years ago, as its release was timed to coincide with the movie, War Room. Shirer is a well-known speaker and author, published by Lifeway, and Lifeway capitalized well on the movie release with separate books and church-wide Bible studies focused on prayer. If you haven’t seen …
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The Way Of The Word 