but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church. Acts 12:5 Often, we underestimate the power of earnest prayers. Our prayers seem too small or too general. We have the power that raised Christ from the dead! As the church, we should be praying more earnestly and specifically for God to move. In…
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. Matthew 7:7-8 What we believe about God shapes our prayers. Prayer tests our…
“Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. Matthew 6:1 Jesus is saying to beware the motives of your heart. Three times in this passage, with regards to giving, praying, and fasting, Jesus says,…