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Mar 2018
Consider with me these three versions of prayer: the seeker’s prayer, the soldier’s prayer and the sufferer’s prayer. The Seeker’s Prayers The seeker’s most critical prayer is the sinner’s prayer. It is the prayer that establishes the new birth and fellowship with God. The new believer embarks on the life-long process of seeking transformation through discipleship. “You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you, declares the Lord, (Jeremiah 29:13-14a). Over time, the seeker’s prayers become focused and intentional inevitably......
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December 22, 2017
Hope is Waiting, Confidently
The Hebrew and Greek words that underlie the English word hope in our Bibles combine two important ideas: waiting and confidence. Biblical hope, as has been said many times, is more than a wish for...