I dreamed last night about an Exclusive Club for Christians. Like most dreams it was kind of vague and incomplete but it left me with some clear impressions and some questions. Wouldn’t such a club be unAmerican and discriminatory? Can we discriminate on the basis […]
Month: August 2010
Prayer in the Father’s Honor
. . . that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God —Luke 1:35 When we are born again, the Lord of the Universe is born into our flesh. If the Son of God has been born into my […]
Prayer in the Father’s House
. . . they found Him in the temple . . . . And He said to them, ’. . . Did you not know that I must be about My Father’s business?’ —Luke 2:46, 49 A child about the business of His Father. It’s […]
The Cross in Prayer
In that day you will ask in My name . . . —John 16:26 Communication is an absolute requirement in any relationship. It is more than a need for an exchange of information. Participants in a relationship need to communicate because they need to KNOW […]
The Bewildering Call of God
’. . . and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be accomplished.’ . . . But they understood none of these things . . . —Luke 18:31, 34 At Men’s Prayer this morning we lifted up a […]
The Brave Friendship of God
He took the twelve aside . . . —Luke 18:31 Jesus’ plan to grow His church is to grow it one Christian at a time as we share what He has done for us. We are told that’s the plan. There is no plan B. […]
Compelling Purpose of God
He . . . said to them, ’Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem . . —Luke 18:31 Jerusalem, in the life of our Lord, represents the place where He reached the culmination of His Father’s will. Jesus said, “I do not seek My own […]
Teaching of Adversity
In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world —John 16:33 It is not usual to be cheerful in tribulation. When the world sees a Christian who is cheerful in adversity, they have questions. The answer is: […]