Do You Believe in Prayer?

“One day soon afterward Jesus went up on a mountain to pray, and He prayed to God all night. At daybreak He called together all of His disciples and chose twelve of them to be apostles.” (Luke 6:12-13a NLT) Prayer is not an easy process to learn or to maintain. It’s a discipline that mustContinue reading “Do You Believe in Prayer?”

Desire

“Dear brothers and sisters, the longing of my heart and my prayer to God is for the people of Israel to be saved.”  (Romans 10:1 NLT) The greatest danger with desire is it too often focuses on that which would bring pleasure to ourselves. Desire and pleasure aren’t inerrantly sinful but can very quickly becomeContinue reading “Desire”

A Lesson on Prejudice

“Jacob’s well was there; and Jesus, tired from the long walk, sat wearily beside the well about noontime. Soon a Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, ‘Please give Me a drink.’” (John 4:6-7 NLT) Many, including Jesus’ Disciples, would have questioned Jesus’ judgment in traveling through Samaria. The hostility betweenContinue reading “A Lesson on Prejudice”