In part three of our series, Kingdom of God, Pastor David takes us to the part of the story where God starts to make everything right again. 

Not long into the story, everything gets flipped upside down. Everything God had made gets messed up and now there are two kingdoms occupying the same space. 

In the beginning, God made everything and it was perfect. It lacked nothing. And there was something extra special about this new creation, people. 

In today's teaching, we take a brief look at some different types of prayer as well as address some of the common myths we believe about prayer. 

On the Swedish Island of Visingso, there is a mysterious forest of oak trees; mysterious because oak trees aren’t indigenous to the island and its origin was unknown for more than a century. Then in 1980, the Swedish Navy received a letter from the Forestry Department reporting that their requested ship lumber was ready. The Navy didn’t even know it had ordered any lumber. After a little historical research, it was discovered that in 1829 the Swedish parliament, recognizing that it takes oak trees one hundred and fifty years to mature and anticipating a shortage of lumber at the turn of the 21st century, ordered that twenty thousand oak trees be planted on Visingso and protected for the Navy. 

What does this have to do with prayer?

One of the times Jesus was teaching his disciples to pray, he used an illustration about a widow who wouldn't leave a judge alone. What does this metaphor mean for our prayer life? 

Do you ever feel like you're praying outside of your jurisdiction? Do you feel like your prayers only make sense in a world that operates differently than the one you live in? That's good. Keep Praying. 

In part 1 of our new series, Draw the Circle, we take a look at how prayer can change some of the biggest fears we may face in life. 

Daily Read, Pray & Meditation Audio for Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Daily Read, Pray & Meditation video for Tuesday, October 27, 2020