November 30 HC #119 – Luke 11:1-4 The Disciples come to Jesus and ask Him to teach them to pray. They had heard the Lord pray, and were obviously impressed. They obviously could tell that Christ’s prayer were different than their prayers. And... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
November 29 HC #118 – Psalm 27:7-10 We should mention that prayer is not optional. It is commanded. Prayer is not something that some Christians do and maybe even what good Christians do. It is commanded by the Lord himself. One of the many... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
November 28 HC #118 – James 1:16-18 Since we know now that prayer is heard by God if it is in His name, in faith, and in humility, we can now ask, “What does God want us to ask� James 1:16-18 lets us know an important thing. Every good gift comes... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
November 27 HC #117 – 2 Samuel 9:1-13 and 19:24-30 This is the second time we have read the story of Mephibosheth. Last time we focused on the mercy of God and his adopting grace. This time focus on verse 8, and the next part of the story in... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
November 26 HC #117- Psalm 2:10-12 One another thing that is needed in prayer is humility. The person praying must understand his position and how that position relates to God. A correct understanding of that relationship must be understood. Psalm... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
November 25 HC #117 – I John 5:13-15 What does a good prayer include? Or another way to ask is what does God want or require in prayer? I John 5:13-15 gives us an insight into this answer. The first thing that is needed is verse 13. You must... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
November 24 HC #116 – James 1:5-8 James is addressing prayer at the opening of his epistle. If you need wisdom, then ask God for it. Plain and simple. But James brings up the important point about asking in belief, with earnest faith. The one who... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
November 23 HC #116 – Matthew 7:7-11 Now that we have established prayer as a chief means of thankfulness, we can rightly understand that the Lord does want us to bring our requests to him in prayer. Jesus makes this plain in Matthew 7:7-11. Ask... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
November 22 HC #116 – Philemon 4, Philippians 1:3-4, Ephesians 1:16, 1 Thessalonians 1:2 Prayer. Prayer is called here a chief means of thankfulness. Yet, too often when we think of prayers we think only of asking. We even call prayer a means of... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
November 21 HC #115 – Psalm 32 The law also then drives us to ask God for His grace in the Holy Spirit. The Law shows us our shortcoming and our failure. It shows us sin, and thus we are driven to our knees to confess our sins and ask for His... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
