Longing Together
“Brethren, pray for us.” (1 Thess. 5:25, NKJV) The apostle Paul has written his letter to a church, a community of faith founded and formed by the gospel of Jesus Christ. Paul had a hand in that formation. God had used his ministry among them. Paul’s close to his first letter to the church at […]
Angels in His Corner
Matthew 4: Wilderness Victory (5) Pray Psalm 35.1-4.Plead my cause, O LORD, with those who strive with me;Fight against those who fight against me.Take hold of shield and buckler,And stand up for my help.Also draw out the spear,And stop those who pursue me.Say to my soul,“I am your salvation.”Let those be put to shame and brought to dishonorWho […]
Equipping Place
The Church (3) And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for edifying of the body of Christ… Ephesians 4.11, 12 Saints and membersThe “saints” of the Lord, according to the New Testament, are all those who truly […]
For the Kingdom
Part of our problem—our want of earnest, public, consistent prayer on the part of Christian men—is that we lack any meaningful vision for what our prayers could lead to, what might result from our prayers. What do we mean when we pray for God’s Kingdom to come? Today’s excerpt from If Men Will Pray is found on […]
Unpredictable
Acts 22:23–29 (ESV) And as they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and flinging dust into the air, the tribune ordered him to be brought into the barracks, saying that he should be examined by flogging, to find out why they were shouting against him like this. But when they had stretched him out […]