October Baby came out in theaters in March and is now on DVD! I just watched it and was tearing up thoughout the movie. It was very touching and funny too! Please support this movie and other films that are based on Christian principles.
My word tells you to pray fervently, to pray evermore, that men ought always to pray and not faint. What does this mean to you? If you think of prayer as the stating of requests then it means asking continually. Yet when my disciples asked me to teach them to pray, my response was in effect to tell them to worship and adore God. Do you think I answered their question? This does not fit the model of prayer as continual asking, but it is more sustainable and something you can do without feeling greedy and grasping. If your worship convinces you of my goodness and faithfulness and conforms you to me then only a little effort is required to ask for whatever you desire and receive it.
Holy Lord Jesus, increase my understanding of praying that the eyes and ears of people’s hearts be opened to you. I believe there is a greater depth here than I understand thus far, especially concerning end time events.
Do you have a network of fellow believers you interact with and rely on for support? If not you should ask me for this and I will give it to you. Not all of your brothers and sisters in the faith, even in your own church, will understand the road you are walking and your place on it. Yet there are some who are in a similar place and they will understand. You are drawn to them as kindred souls as they are to you, and you benefit from contact with them as they do with you. Though you are a stranger and sojourner in this world I have not left you alone. I said that where two or three are gathered in my name I would be there in the midst of them and I will give you two or three.
"We are all God's handiwork, and it is appropriate for us as individuals and as a nation to call on Him in prayer." -President Ronald Reagan,
Christian Leadership University offers its curriculum to churches around the world, equipping them to train leaders in their own communities. We are thrilled to have hundreds of churches using our revelation-based curriculum from many nations around the globe. Below is a testimony of a recent graduation of one of these Bible schools in Togo.
It's Tuesday! Please add your prayer for our nation below this post! To read about Let's Pray Tuesday click here. Today marks SIX weeks until November 6th. 2 Chronicles 7:14!
In the early church some of my disciples encountered a man preaching the repentance of sins according to the baptism of John. They took him aside privately afterward and explained the fullness of the Christian faith to him in greater detail, and he received it. You too will encounter those with good intentions and incomplete understanding. It is debatable whether you should enter a public confrontation with your enemies, but these people are not your enemies. Take a position of humility and grace to instruct them in greater understanding of the truth. Love them in such a way to make it easy for them to respond.
You have heard of children having wisdom beyond their years. This implies the expectation that wisdom will increase with age. You see this in varying degrees in different people, for this expectation does not come with a guarantee. Yet there is a source of wisdom other than the passage of time and gaining experience. There is wisdom from above which is not of this world. This is accessible to anyone of any age, for I have promised that if any lack wisdom and ask me for it I will give it to him. Divine wisdom is different from the wisdom of this world, so if you walk according to it others may not understand or approve, but I am still the best guide for your life.
Holy Lord Jesus, I wonder about believers who have died and are with you in heaven. What is there involvement with us here on earth? Would they be viewing us here, seeing Your big picture? Perhaps this is one of those questions that should go unanswered. Your comments, please.
