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Even though it often seems that the benefits we’re expecting are delayed, grace is always working on our behalf to give us what we do not deserve. And God is either getting us ready for what He has for us or He’s getting ready for us the things He has in store for us. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Pastor Ford will remind us that the Apostle Paul essentially encouraged us to not ever take our eyes off of Christ and put our eyes on our problems or our pain. By maintaining what Pastor Ford calls an abiding vision of God, Paul was able to accept his suffering when God chose not to remove it from his life. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Prayer is an indispensable weapon in spiritual warfare. It’s our cooperation with God in our stance with Him against our common enemies. And so what we want to do is see why and how we should apply prayer as one of our main weapons of warfare. So join us to learn more on today’s Treasured Truth. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As we look at Luke chapter 9, we’ll learn the purposes of prayer based on the disciples’ prayer and Pastor Ford will explain the spiritual warfare in which we are engaged and how prayer is one of the main weapons we can use in battle. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As we look at Luke chapter 9, we’ll learn the purposes of prayer based on the disciples’ prayer and Pastor Ford will explain the spiritual warfare in which we are engaged and how prayer is one of the main weapons we can use in battle. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
When our heavenly Father tells us to do something, we shouldn’t question it, but rather we should just do it because He said so. We’re His children and He’s our Father—and He knows best. We can be grateful for God’s prerogative because it’s always focused on the best outcome for us. Learn more about this on today’s See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Pastor Ford will remind us that God works His sovereign will in spite of us. He uses us, even though we may not realize that we’re being used by Him. He is still working out His plan for the best possible outcome in our lives. And although we may not see it or understand what He’s doing, we can still be grateful for His sovereignty. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today on , we’ll continue to look at how the Apostle Paul described and dealt with his “thorn in the flesh.” Pastor Ford will point out that there was a tension, or a tandem nature about Paul’s situation—God graced the suffering to him, but Satan was the one who was giving him fits. Satan was the one causing his pain. It wasn’t God. God was the one being gracious toward him. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nothing will make us pray like a problem. And that’s one reason why God allows problems to enter our lives so we will learn to depend more on Him. But we don’t need to understand God’s methods, we just have to trust that He is God and that He knows best and then be thankful for His work in our lives. Learn more about this on today’s See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We can’t see God with our eyes. And signs of how He is working in the world and in our lives are not always visible to us. But the Scriptures assure us that no matter what we perceive He is always working. And for that we can be grateful and can express our gratitude to Him in prayer. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Praying with an attitude of gratitude involves focusing in on thanking God for Who He is. We can express our gratitude to Him for His many attributes, like His power and His purity. And we can begin by shifting our focus from ourselves to Him. Find out more on today’s . See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Gratitude is an important part of life, especially when it comes to our relationship with God. In our prayer life, we ought to be thankful. We ought to always have an attitude of gratitude and be thanking God continually for all that He has done. To learn about this and more, join us for today's . See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
God sometimes tells us to wait for answers to our prayers until it’s humanly impossible for what we’re waiting for to be accomplished. We wait until there’s no earthly way for it to happen, so that everyone knows if God didn’t do it, then it just wouldn’t get done. Learn more about why God sometime tells us to wait when we pray on today's . See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
One reason why we’re fighting against what God is allowing to happen in our lives may be because we’re immature in our faith and we don’t understand that God’s not allowing our suffering to happen in order to hurt us. Instead, He’s trying to help us. He’s not trying to destroy us. He’s trying to develop us. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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We pray to commune with God and to communicate with Him. But there are also other objectives we should have when we pray. Learn about all five reasons why we pray on today’s . See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We commonly think that there are three ways God answers prayer—yes, no, and wait. But today, we’ll look at a fourth answer to prayer that we don’t often consider. God will sometimes answer us by saying, “My grace is sufficient for you.” See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The greatest invitation to pray lies in the phrase, “Our Father.” With that invitation, God supplies the initiative for us to come to Him. And because He is the Author of prayer, He is supposed to be the aim and the focus of our praying. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We need to remember that God can do with us whatever, whenever, wherever, and however He pleases. And guess what—He’s not going to ask our permission to conform us to the image of Jesus Christ. However, we must realize that sometimes the best way He is able to do just that is through our suffering. Find out more on today’s . See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As we look further at the structure God has given us for prayer, Pastor Ford will lead us to explore more about what the exact basis of prayer should be and what makes our individual prayers valid. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
God is the Author of prayer and gives us the requirements of prayer. He tells us in His word that we must be in a relationship with Him, in order to pray. Learn more about the divine structure of prayer on today’s See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today, Pastor Ford continues to share with us the basics of prayer. He will remind us that prayer is not only for us to commune with and communicate with God, it’s also for us to commit more fully to Him and cooperate with His will in our lives. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Pastor Ford will explain that when we get to the root of it, prayer is first of all communion with God. However, we need to realize that definition of prayer doesn’t seem to fit how most believers view prayer and utilize it in their lives. Learn more about this on today’s Treasured Truth. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sometimes we have to go back to the basics to recall the foundational truths of our faith. Today, Pastor Ford begins a study on the basics of prayer, reminding us about the importance of the discipline of prayer. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sometimes all we can see is our problems. We’re surrounded by our handicaps, our sicknesses, and our liabilities—emotionally, physically, psychologically, socially, and financially. What we need is a fresh, abiding vision of God. On today’s , Pastor Ford will remind us that we can ask God to help us see Him in the midst of our suffering. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
When trying to get out of debt, will we do as the widow in the book of 2 Kings did? As Blind Bartimaeus and as Abraham did? What is it they did? They believed God to bring life to a dead situation. They didn’t try to figure out how God was going to do it. They just acted on what God said and held on despite all the negative circumstances in their lives. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As we continue to look at how to get out of debt, we’ll learn that when we borrow, it entwines us and unites us together with someone other than God who’s going to direct our lives because of what we owe them. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
When we allow God to use our stuff for His purposes, He takes our stuff and multiplies it to meet our needs. Learn more about how God honors us when we honor Him with our finances on today’s . See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
