Jesus, David, and Moses did it. So did Daniel, Nehemiah and Esther. What was so important that all these heroes of the faith took time to do it? In this message, Dr. Stanley talks about their approach to finding God’s will as he unveils the richness of the biblical phenomenon of fasting and prayer. In…
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A Pattern For Prayer – Part 2
When you pray, what is your primary objective? Is it to get something from God or is it to spend time with Him? If you utilize prayer simply as a way to give God a checklist and you never spend the time fellowshipping with Him, then you’ve missed out on the point of prayer. In…
A Pattern For Prayer – Part 1
When you pray, what is your primary objective? Is it to get something from God or is it to spend time with Him? If you utilize prayer simply as a way to give God a checklist and you never spend the time fellowshipping with Him, then you’ve missed out on the point of prayer. In…
Why Our Prayers Are Unanswered
Ever felt like your prayers were falling flat, never actually reaching God? If God is the good Father who knows how to give good gifts to His children (see Matt. 7:11), then why does it feel like He isn’t even listening sometimes? While we won’t ever see the full picture this side of heaven, we…
Need More Power?
Some days, we might feel a bit weaker than we think we should feel. We may not have much hope or confidence as we wake up to the same challenges that we went to sleep worried about. In Paul’s letter to the believers in Ephesus, we can learn some facts not only on the power…
A Tale of Two Attitudes
“For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”-Jesus To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable: “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood…
Food for Thought 