from Don't Just Stand There, Pray Something
by Ron DunnTo pray in the name of Jesus is to pray according to His will, with His approval, and consistent with His nature, character and purpose. (p. 46)
If we wait until we understand everything about prayer, we’ll never pray. (p. 51)
There are some things God will do if we ask Him that He will not do if we do not ask Him. (James 2:4) (p. 52)
The most difficult thing to understand about prayer is why God would place this kind of power in the hands of people like us. (p. 53)
The big deal about prayer is not that we get what we ask for, but that God is glorified in our getting it. (p. 53)
Ron Dunn
Suicide
The Centers for Disease Control announced that suicides among Americans 35 to 64 have jumped 30 percent since 1999, with the biggest jump (49 percent) among men ages 50 to 54. Analysts say the prolonged economic downturn has depressed many. More Americans now die by suicide than in vehicular accidents. 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website,
100 Average Americans
Out of 100 Average Americans… 7 Struggle with depression8 Are struggling with the loss of a job7 Abuse or are addicted to drugs or alcohol14 Feel crippled or trapped by fear and anxiety60 Don’t profess to be born again3 Are grieving the death of a loved one (from My Hope America with Billy Graham) 2ProphetU2ProphetU
#me
#me is the hashtag for 25 million photos on Instagram, demonstrating the popularity of the “selfie,” or self-shot photo from a phone. 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the church, seek revival, and encourage pastors.
Matthew: The Gospel of Identity
– Michael Card. InterVarsity Press. “For years Michael Card’s music has imaginatively explored the narrative power of the Word of God. now, int he Biblical Imagination Series, Card invites readers to enter into Scripture as he does, at the level of the imagination. Taking seriously the individual life of each Gospel writer, these volumes help
The Men Who Changed the World :: Bill Elliff
Written by: Bill Elliff For I have no one else of kindred spirit who will genuinely be concerned for your welfare. For they all seek after their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus. But you know of his proven worth, that he served with me in the furtherance of the gospel like a child
A Life Well Lived
On the morning of April 13, 1888, Alfred Nobel, a Swedish chemist who was the inventor of dynamite, opened the morning paper expecting to read the obituary of his older brother Ludvig. However, he was startled to read the headline, “The merchant of death is dead” The newspaper reporter in Paris had made a careless
Posting More Than You’re Living
In this age of social media it’s easy to post a quote, retweet a thought, or put something on Facebook. Point, click, copy…it’s easy, right? But easy doesn’t mean it’s true – for us. I know I’m guilty. I’ve preached sermons through the years, and I wasn’t living them out in my own life. It’s
Where Are the Sacrifices?
Read 1 Peter 2:1-10 These verses describe the privileged position of the New Testament believer in Christ. We are “a royal priesthood” (v. 9) and “an holy priesthood” (v. 5); it is our privilege to “offer up spiritual sacrifices to God by Jesus Christ.” What are these spiritual sacrifices? Let’s begin with Romans 12:1: “I
An Ideal Mother
Luke 2:15 We have here depicted before us the actions and reactions of a true mother in the face of a problem. I. A Mother in SorrowWho can fathom the tears, the sorrow and prayers of worried and broken-hearted mothers! The very nature of their position in life means tears, trouble, and heartache. II. A
by Vance Havner
"It is one of the ironies of the ministry that the very man who works in God's name is often hardest put to find time for God. The parents of Jesus lost Him at church, and they were not the last ones to lose Him there."
"It would not be better if things happened to men just as they wish."
"Some people are like wheelbarrows; useful only when pushed, and very easily upset. The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says nothing."
"The church is so subnormal that if it ever got back to the New Testament normal it would seem to people to be abnormal."
"The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs."
"People get so used to the dark that they think it is growing brighter. It is possible to fraternize with unbelievers until false doctrine becomes less and less objectionable."
Havner
The Global Religion Landscape
Share of the world’s population of major religious groups as of 201032% Christian23% Muslim16% Unaffiliated15% Hindu07% Buddhist06% Folk religion0.8% Other0.2% Jewish Percentage of world Christian population in each region as of 201012.3% North America24.4% Latin America – Caribbean25.7% Europe23.8% Sub-Saharan Africa13.2% Asia – Pacific0.6% Middle East – North Africa Median age of major religious groups