Introducing Kingdom Rhythms
We live inside a Story, God’s cosmic drama of Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Consummation. For 2,000 years, Christians have followed the church year to live inside this Story, letting it shape everything. Kingdom Rhythms is your guide through this ancient path: Advent to Christmas, Lent to Easter, and beyond. Not random spirituality, but ordered discipleship. […]
Conditions for Prayer (1)
God calls us to pray, but only on His terms. If we want our prayers to be fruitful, we must understand the conditions God has set for approaching Him in prayer. Today’s reading from If Men Will Pray can be found on pages 29, 30: “If men will pray, God will do wondrous, amazing works in our […]
Dawn of the Kingdom
Matthew 4: First Steps (1) Pray Psalm 66.1-4.Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth!Sing out the honor of His name;Make His praise glorious.Say to God,“How awesome are Your works!Through the greatness of Your powerYour enemies shall submit themselves to You.All the earth shall worship YouAnd sing praises to You;They shall sing praises to Your name.” […]
Witness for Christ
The Church (4) Then the word of God spread, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith. Acts 6.7 The first ChurchIt is unlikely that believers, even really sincere and growing believers, practicing their faith as individuals only, could have had the […]
Injustice
Acts 22:30–23:5 (ESV) But on the next day, desiring to know the real reason why he was being accused by the Jews, he unbound him and commanded the chief priests and all the council to meet, and he brought Paul down and set him before them. And looking intently at the council, Paul said, “Brothers, […]