For all who trust in Christ, God is both the source and sustainer of that faith. If we desire to see our faith grow then our knowledge and understanding of who God is and what he has done for all believers must increase. Like Paul, may none of us...

Many people experience anxiety around a sense of self and purpose. It’s often said that a Christian should find one’s identity “in Christ”. But, what does that really mean? We are also aware that we should take our concerns to God in prayer. But, how...

We all go through trying times when it doesn’t seem that God is near, or that he is not answering our prayers. More often than not, we find in hindsight that God was there all along - comforting us, guiding us and protecting us. We were just unable...

Suffering will either push us away from the Lord or push us closer to him. The Apostle Paul, while imprisoned teaches us the secret of contentment in suffering and how to rely upon the Lord. Through prayer we present our needs and cast our anxieties...

As we've been studying, prayer is absolutely vital to the Christian life. Prayer is indispensable to our relationship with the Lord. And yet, our desire to pray fades so quickly. Jesus, knowing our weak and fickle hearts, routinely encouraged his...

In teaching us how to pray, Jesus tells us how to ask for and receive forgiveness of sin. Then He instructs us to prepare for the future by asking that we may be preserved from sin and evil. Temptation is always around us; it is always so close...

This week we continue studying how to pray by looking at Jesus' instruction in the Lord's Prayer. Jesus provides a model for prayer that is God-centered and dignifies our needs by leading us to petition God for them. As His children, we are...

During the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus graciously teaches teaches us how to pray. He also teaches us how not to pray. Our prayers are not to be ostentatious or mindless repetition, but rather sincere petitions to our Heavenly Father. This week we...

In Isaiah 58, God rebukes his people for going through the motions spiritually, rather than having genuine hearts that desire God and honor him with their words and actions. Rather than mindless spiritual ritual, God desires sincere acts of...

Prayer is vital and central to the Christian life. Prayer is a unique privilege in which we draw near through the work of Jesus, to God our Father to intentionally convey a message to God. In prayer we engage and encounter God.