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Am I Praying Right!?! What it Means to Pray in Jesus Name

August 10, 2015 4 Comments

God always answers prayer. Sometimes the answer is yes, sometimes it’s no, sometimes it’s wait. I’m sure you’ve heard this a time or two, maybe you’ve said it once or twice. Maybe you’re like me and have whole-heartedly believed it. It makes sense right? Especially if you are a believer who has had prayers go seemingly unanswered. So what, then, do we do with promises like this? “If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.” (John 14:14 NKJV) …ANYTHING… in My name… I WILL do it… I don’t know about you, but […]

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And When You Pray :: More On Forgiveness

January 9, 2015 2 Comments

Today is the last day of the prayer challenge. Before opening your Bible ask the Lord to guide you in your study and to soften your heart to any truths you be resisting. “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” (Matthew 6:14-15 NKJV) Jesus spoke these words after He said “amen” in verse 13. It is the second time He mentions forgiveness in the ten verses we’ve been studying. I believe this […]

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And When You Pray :: Do Not Lead Us Into Temptation

January 8, 2015 No Comments

Before we begin I just want to apologize again for not having this post up yesterday as I had planned and as you most likely expected. I have several different reasons for the delay, but long story short, other aspects of life got in the way and demanded priority. That said, I am so glad you are back to continue with this prayer challenge. Thank you for your patience and understanding. ~Kelli Open in prayer and ask the Holy Spirit to guide you as you study His word. “And do not lead us into temptation, […]

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And When You Pray :: As We Forgive Our Debtors

January 6, 2015 No Comments

Open your quiet time with God in prayer. Ask that He reveal His heart to you, ask that He reveal areas of disobedience in your life, and ask that He give you the grace to be obedient to His word. “And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.” (Matthew 6:12 NKJV) Forgiveness isn’t easy… at least for me it isn’t. When we don’t forgive, or can’t forgive, or refuse to forgive it’s generally because we are angry with someone. It’s these people that Jesus refers to as “our debtors,” and for one reason […]

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And When You Pray :: Forgive Us Our Debts

January 5, 2015 No Comments

Open this time in prayer, asking the Lord to reveal His heart to you. “And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.” (Matthew 6:12 NKJV) Forgive us our what? Like our bank loans and credit card debts? Uh, no. Debts in this passage is a metaphor for our sins, the violations we have commited against God and His holy law. Read Matthew 18:21-27. When the servant asked for leniency, how did his master respond (v 27)? The master had compassion toward his servant and our Master is full of compassion as well. Psalm 145:8 […]

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And When You Pray :: Our Daily Bread

January 4, 2015 1 Comment

Once again open your time of studying the Word with prayer. Acknowledge that the Holy Spirit is the One who will open your eyes to see and understand the truth. “Give us this day our daily bread.” (Matthew 6:11 NKJV) Daily bread — its kind of the same concept as a daily newspaper. Okay, I realize you’re probably thinking huh? But just hang with me a second. The phrase daily bread only appears twice in the New Testament. Once in Matthew and once in Luke, both times when the authors are writing about the Lord’s prayer. […]

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And When You Pray :: Your Kingdom Come

January 3, 2015 No Comments

Before you begin studying God’s word take a moment to pray. Ask that He sit with you this morning and reveal the truth of His word to you. Once you are done lets begin. “Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” (Matthew 6:10 NKJV) When I see or hear the word kingdom I can’t help but think of tall, magestic castles, kings and queens, and knights in shining armour. I picture a physical place where I can walk about great halls, look at royal thrones, and touch the […]

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And When You Pray :: Prayer Challenge

January 1, 2015 No Comments

“And when you pray…” Those are the beginning words of Jesus in Matthew 6:5 (NKJV). It sounds like Jesus expects us to pray, does it not? He doesn’t say “if you pray”, but “when you pray.” The greek word for pray, proseuchomai, is used 90 times in 82 verses in the New Testament and in many of these verses we find Jesus Himself praying or teaching others how to pray. These verses are given to us so that we may also learn the importance of necessity for prayer in our own lives. Over the next week […]

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Not Another New Year’s Resolution

December 26, 2014 No Comments

I recently heard a pastor say, “You are not going to accidentally be close to Jesus.” {Pause. Ponder} What does that mean? I’m sure you’ve heard this analogy before but I will share it anyway. Think about your closest companion. Maybe that person is a spouse, or a parent, or a sibling, or simply a friend. Presumably if you have a healthy, close relationship with that person you communicate on a regular basis. Right? You talk about life, big decisions and small, you share opinions and fears. That close companion knows you and you know him […]