Our Father in the Heavens
In teaching us how to prayer, Jesus begins with a most stunning instruction—address the intended Audience of your prayers as “our Father, the heavens’ One” (literal translation). Send article as PDF
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Our Father Which Art in Heaven
Jesus’ model prayer in Matthew 6:9-13 is neither an incantation which can be mindlessly recited and result in automatic blessings nor a substitute for prayer. Send article as PDF
Righteous Reasons for Prayer–Part Three
Insincere, impure, and unrighteous reasons for prayer are unbecoming of its intended recipient. God is holy, holy, holy (Isaiah 6:3); therefore, our reasons for seeking His glorious and august audience ought to be sincere, pure, and befitting. In Jesus’…
Righteous Reasons for Prayer–Part Two
Insincere, impure, and unrighteous reasons for prayer are unbecoming of its intended recipient. God is holy, holy, holy (Isaiah 6:3); therefore, our reasons for seeking His glorious and august audience ought to be sincere, pure, and befitting. In Jesus’ model prayer (Matthew 6:9-13),…
Righteous Reasons to Pray–Part One
Insincere, impure, and unrighteous reasons for prayer are unbecoming of its intended recipient. God is holy, holy, holy (Isaiah 6:3); therefore, our reasons for seeking His glorious and august audience ought to be sincere, pure, and befitting. In Jesus’ model prayer (Matthew 6:9-13),…
How the Righteous Pray
Jesus’ counsel on prayer in Matthew 6:5-8 gives four distinguishing characteristics of how the righteous pray. Send article as PDF
Effective Fervent Prayer
The rationale for James’ exhortation to “confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed” is that “the effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much” (James 5:16). Send article as PDF
The Don’ts of Prayer
Like any avenue of communication, prayer has its Do’s and Don’ts. In our last blog we considered three Do’s Jesus gave in Matthew 6:5-8: Do pray; Do pray to be heard by God; Do pray with confidence. In this same portion of the…
The Do’s of Prayer
Both the righteous and the unrighteous pray. The Pharisee and the tax-collector both went up to the temple to pray in Luke 18:10. Both Jesus and the hypocrites of His day prayed. Send article as PDF
How to Resist the Temptation of Self-Righteousness
The peril of corrupt, unrighteous motivation for doing good works is persistent. If you want to be righteous in God’s sight, you will have to be ever vigilant in guarding against the temptation of doing your good works to be seen by others….