from Bill Sayer Have you ever prayed, and not seen the results of your prayers? Perhaps even the opposite has occurred: a loved one dies; a job vacancy is given to someone else; family problems leading to divorce…….. What should we do in such situations? Paul says, Let us not become weary in doing good, for […]
Prayer
Lockdown
“God does nothing but by prayer, and everything with it.” John Wesley Psalm 137:1-4 – “When we sat down by the rivers of Babylon, we wept as we remembered Zion. We hung up our harps on the willow trees. For those who had taken us captive asked us for a song—our tormentors wanted us to […]
Meeting with God in the secret place
from our Guest Blogger Ian Toone “I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had no where else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for that day.” Abraham Lincoln Matthew 6:6 – “But you, when you pray, go into your room, […]
Waiting On God
From Guest Blogger Ian Toone “Every great movement of God can be traced to a kneeling figure.” Dwight L. Moody Isaiah 40:31 – “Those who wait on the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” We often misunderstand what […]
Spiritual warfare lessons from the life of Moses – Part 1
from guest blogger Blessen Mathew “Every day has exactly 1, 440 minutes; can’t you find even 10 of them to be with your heavenly Father? Doesn’t God deserve the best minutes of your day?” Billy Graham Moses is one of the greatest leaders who ever lived since the origin of humanity. He led 3 million people […]
God Speaking to Us
from guest blogger Ian Toone “Be humble, talk little, think and pray much” George Whitefield When we pray, how often do we leave time for God to talk back to us? Or do we think prayer is a one-way conversation? If we believe that God still speaks today, shouldn’t we spend more time in silence before […]
Militant simplicity
From Pete Greig Thinking today about faith and the many set-backs we’ve faced along the way. How the simple act of not giving up has somehow made us stronger and maybe a bit wiser too. How the very things you’d expect to make us question everything have actually, ultimately deepened our faith. I guess if […]
The Cross in Prayer
From My Utmost for His Highest Classic Edition by Oswald Chambers At that day ye shall ask in My name. JOHN 16:26 We are too much given to thinking of the Cross as something we have to get through; we get through it only in order to get into it. The Cross stands for one […]
How Can We Pray Continually?
Paul encourages us to pray continually (1 Thess. 5:17). Why? To invite His presence/ peace/ healing/ rule into our daily lives and others. What does it mean to pray continually? Some clues given in Ephesians 6:18: Pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be […]
Praying for our new Government
From our friends at the World Prayer Centre This really is a new Government with significantly different players, policies and priorities from Theresa May’s. Sometimes it is hard to separate our political views, which will range from Boris is awful to Boris is the answer – from our spiritual call to pray and protect our […]