Our church is focusing on prayer during the Coronavirus. Here are some links to help us as we fast and pray. I resisted the urge to give too many links about prayer. But consider clicking through on the Piper and…
The Story of Operation World
Sunday, I encouraged our church to focus on fasting. My central proposition was that one of the ways we should respond to horrific evil in the world is to fervently pray for global missions. One of the greatest resources ever…
Focus on Fasting
One of the ways God’s people should respond to grave injustice in the world is to fast and pray for the gospel message to go out to all nations. A number of our flock responded to my sermon on Matthew…
Scripture Passages to Help You Pray
If you struggle knowing what to pray, or how to pray, one of the best practices is to prayerfully (Psalm 119:18) read biblical passages/prayers and then pray a current version of them. The Bible is full of passages that will…
Pray the Lord’s Prayer, Don’t Chant It!
In our series at the Red Brick Church on the Sermon on the Mount, one of our central emphases has been to pray rather than chant the Lord’s Prayer. It is of no value to mindlessly recite the Lord’s prayer.…
John R.W. Stott: Prayer Ditches Jesus Taught Us to Dodge
On the Lord’s teaching about prayer in the Sermon on the Mount, Stott comments: We see again that the method of Jesus is to pain a vivid contrast between two alternatives, in order to indicate his way the more plainly.…
The Paradox of Prayer
And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. Matthew 6:7 When we read Jesus’ admonition to not “heap up empty phrases” we…
Dear 2015 Graduate: Never Forget . . .
Every May, since I became a pastor over 20 years ago, I review what I want to say to graduating students on one page. I prayerfully refine it every year. This year I have consolidated points that were previously separate…
On Not Losing Heart When We’re Running On Empty
And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. Luke 18:1 . . . If nothing else, just pray with the song given at the end of this post .…
Specific Family Prayers Provide Particular Encouragement
Family prayer journals can be used to encourage those for whom we are praying in special ways. Click on the pictures and enlarge them to see how we prayed and what we wrote down. My children write like their father.…