Prayers

Lord, in a land that only wants to hear stories of personal triumph through our own inner worth, we praise you for the very countercultural gospel of the surpassing power…

Father, we thank you for the perfection of your plan to unveil salvation to the Gentiles through Paul and his ministry partners during that first century of the church! We

Father, as I contemplate the Transfiguration, a lot of questions come to mind. How did the other disciples react to Jesus pulling aside these three? Protect me from any jealousy

“It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it glorious to seek one’s own glory. A man without self control is like a city broken into and left

Our Good Father, as we look at the words of Christ in John 17, we notice immediately how ultimate, how “spiritual life-or-death” these requests are. It’s not that Jesus doesn’t

Almighty God, we are so tempted to view some place where we meet or some act of sacrifice we complete as guarantees that you will draw near and that we

Lord, I praise you not only for how you destroyed Israel’s enemies at the Red Sea, but for how you disarmed and put to open shame the enemies of my

Father, thank you for the Holy Spirit. I don’t totally understand the mystery of how He is at work in me and yet I also need to “keep in step”

Lord, you say “humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time He may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on Him because He cares