March 18, 2020
Our God provides protection for our hearts and minds in the midst of the turmoil around us. He waits to give us His peace, and He gives it in abundance when we come to Him in prayer. So then, prayer is not always about getting what you want, it’s about God giving you what you need. Prayer is not always about getting out of the difficulties surrounding you, but is about bringing God into your difficulties – it’s about God giving you His peace.
January 31, 2020
You see at the heart of every Christ follower is this driving passion to know Jesus, to learn His teachings, and embrace His gospel. These first believers didn’t just add Jesus to their already busy lives, Jesus became the center of their lives. They went to the Temple courts to hear messages about Jesus. They met together in their homes to memorize the stories of Jesus. Everything in the early church was founded on their passion for Jesus… They couldn’t get enough of Jesus!
June 25, 2019
So his team prayed with this purpose: that every believer would be filled with this knowledge of God’s will for us in Christ. This is a prayer God wants to answer. So this may the most important prayer we can pray for one another. For when we have complete certainty that Christ is all we need, then we will be free to live a life worthy of our Lord and please Him in every way. Do you pray this way for others? This is raising the bar in prayer.
June 19, 2019
God knows what you need. He doesn’t want you to worry, but simply ask Him to provide what you need for today, “Give us today our daily bread.” God is our provider. It is a misconception to think that we provide for our needs ourselves. If you have all your basic needs met today, then God has been very good to you. God has blessed you. He is the one who gave you the opportunity to get a good education, to do well in your career, to put food on the table and to provide a decent nest egg for retirement. Let’s not forget that “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of heavenly lights.” James 1:17. If anything, if you have all you need, then you should be thankful.
June 10, 2019
Jesus gave us access to the Father so we could speak to Him as His child. This is our great advantage. For we have a great Father who loves us. We have a Father who is greater than anything in this world that’s weighing on us. And we have a Father who wants to change our world through us. And all we need is to come to Him in prayer. This is our privilege!
February 26, 2019
What Paul is praying for here is transformation. That we would be changed by the love of Christ ourselves. That the more we experience Christ’s love in our own lives, the more we will be filled with the love of Christ. And when we are filled with the love of Christ, we become love. That’s the goal: that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. For God is love!
October 16, 2018
What manner was this power? How was it manifested in those first followers? It was the power of the Holy Spirit who moved them to thirst after the Word. It was the power of the Holy Spirit who moved them to seek God constantly in prayer. It was the power of the Holy Spirit who moved them to sell whatever they had so they could share with others in need. It was the power of the Holy Spirit who moved them to open up their homes and include friends and neighbors in their lives. It was the power of Christ’s love that compelled them to love one another deeply. And it was the power who moved in their hearts to tell the good news about Jesus, to talk about the cross.
March 26, 2018
Mark Porter from Regeneration Church in Ocean Beach unpacks Jesus’ prayer in the Garden to help him face his coming suffering on the cross.
January 16, 2018
God is always there for us watching over us, even in our sleep. He’s always looking out for our best interests. He’s always watching to protect us. I don’t know about you, but knowing this about my God gives me comfort. It helps me to realize I have nothing to fear and I’ll never be alone. The eyes of God are on me to prosper me and not to harm me. That’s good news.
October 3, 2017
If I understand Jesus’ words correctly here: “to go and bear fruit that will last” He means for us to go and to live the life Jesus would live if He were you. This is the potential Jesus gives us to turn our world upside down – the potential to truly make a difference with our lives.