Tag: prayer

Bible, Discipleship, Gospels

How Fasting Increases the Frequency of Prayer

Build your spiritual resilience by adding fasting to your prayer. In our fast-paced Western society, where freedom and prosperity flourish, the spiritual discipline of fasting often takes a back seat. This is unfortunate because fasting holds the key to enhancing the frequency and impact of our prayers. Today we’re going to dive into some of Jesus’ teaching and uncover the crucial connection between prayer and fasting.

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Bible, Ministry

HOW TO PLAN FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH?

As a pastor, I’m often asked about my personal rhythms for prayer and Bible study. The most frequently asked question is related to mobile apps designed for spiritual growth.

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Leadership, Outreach

WHY PASTORS SHOULD MAKE HOSPITAL VISITS

Investments of Time Bring Returns of Blessing. Last week I wrote a lot about the investments of faith that people have made into our lives.

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Bible, Discipleship

3 PRAYER REQUEST TIPS FROM A CANAANITE WOMAN

Requests of Submission Humility & Faith. Found in Matthew 15:21-28, there was a Canaanite woman full of submission, humility and faith. (Click HERE to read

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Creation, Discipleship

HOW NOT TO PRAY

I love fishing! The fact is, that there are only a few things on this earth that I love more than fishing.

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Discipleship, Leadership

SMALL GROUP GROWTH – KEY #2: PRAYER

Prayer is essential to small group growth! We should never neglect the inviting of the Lord’s presence into our groups, through prayer. The sharing of

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Discipleship

WHY PRAYER WITH INTENTION IS CRITICAL

With the break of Spring, we are aware of the busyness that is soon to follow.

Not always work-related appointments either. Warmer seasons seem to boost our social calendar more than anything. Longer days and warmer nights often leads us to pack more into them.

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Bible, Discipleship, Leadership, NT

When Should We Pray For Our Nation and Its Leaders?

Sometimes we feel like everything is terrible. And yet, in reflection of the past 100 years, maybe not so bad? In reflection of the past 300 years, fairly good! And yet, I get it; in this moment, it can be tough to see any positives. What do we do with our frustrations with where our nation is headed, when there’s validity to our concerns?

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Discipleship, Leadership

HOW TO USE DOWNTIME TO PRAY FOR PAST RELATIONSHIPS

How do you use your downtime? When we get some downtime, we let our mind wander and quite often reflect on past experiences. As we think back to those experiences, they almost always include past relationships.

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Discipleship, Leadership

WHY PROGRESS IS BEST STARTED WITH HUMILITY

Nobody’s Perfect. The life of a Believer is a life of continual work in progress. As we navigate the struggles and conflicts of life, we will

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Discipleship, Wildlife

HOW CHRISTMAS DINNER SHOULD BE CONNECTED WITH GOD’S PROVISION

Merry Christmas! I hope you and your family are having an excellent morning! Christmas is a time of year where we acknowledge the blessings and provisions God has bestowed upon us. Consider for a moment, God’s provision of food. Perhaps it’s something that we’ve taken for granted this past year? Have we been well-fed this year?

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Bible, Discipleship

THE DISCONNECTION THAT COMES FROM COMFORT

Does Life Feel Too Comfortable? Does it gradually pull you from connecting with God? For me, I have always been a morning person. I enjoy

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