Prayer is simply talking to God. As believers, we have access to God the Father through our relationship with Jesus Christ. Prayer reminds us we are dependent on God for every aspect of our lives and we grow in that relationship by communing with Him in prayer. Donald Whitney reminds us in regards to the spiritual disciplines that prayer is second only to Bible intake in the order of importance.Prayer is not demanding but we are coming before the Lord with open hands to what He knows is ... continue reading...
Podcast EP 55: How to Study the Bible (Spiritual Disciplines Series)
We're continuing in a series on the Spiritual Disciplines and today's episode is on Bible Study. We're going to talk about the benefits, explain some basic Bible study methods, share some resources to help you get started digging into the Word.Jerry Bridges says in regard to God’s Word - "Reading gives us breadth, but study gives us depth."*I stated in the podcast the next episode in the Spiritual Disciplines series will be on prayer, and it will be up on Tuesday, April 23rd instead ... continue reading...
Podcast EP 54: Meditating on God’s Word & Scripture Memory (Spiritual Discipline Series)
We all want to grow in our walk as Christians. We've talked about how often we read God’s Word close the book and forget what we’ve read. We can blame our memories or our intelligence or our age, but the reality is it has more to do with our method than our abilities. Today's podcast episode is going to address areas that are important to our growth as believers: Meditation on God's Word and Scripture Memory. 26 For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to ... continue reading...
Dealing with Controversy as a Christian
As Christians who live in a world that denies absolute truth, we are going to run into controversy. Controversy is an area we need to learn to deal with in a God-honoring way when there are issues inside and outside our churches that need to be addressed. How do we know what needs to be addressed? Controversy in the church is challenging since we know the church is called to unity. When the truth of the gospel is at stake in the church, we need to take a stand for truth.Many ... continue reading...
Podcast EP 53: Daily Bible Reading (Spiritual Disciplines Series)
We are continuing in a series here at the podcast on the Spiritual Disciplines. On today's episode, we are going to discuss the importance of reading God's Word along with some practical helps to implement it into our days.We have a God that we can know and meet with and because of that, we should meet with God on a regular daily basis.My hope is by the end of the podcast today that we would all see and understand why we need to do this as those who are born again - first off if we’re in ... continue reading...
