Forgiving Our Debtors
Forgiveness is the heart and soul of Christianity. Send article as PDF
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Forgive Us Our Debts
One of the challenges of prayer is striking the proper balance between physical and spiritual petitions. How much good is accomplished if your prayers are focused primarily upon daily bread and other things which do not endure to everlasting life? What benefit is…
Our Daily Bread Part Two
Because of our triune nature, God lovingly gives blessings for the body, the soul, and the spirit. Each category of blessing is deserving of our recognition and thanksgiving. Therefore, the request of “Give us this day our daily bread” (Matthew 6:11) is most…
Our Daily Bread Part One
Like the Godhead, humanity is a three-fold entity. Each of us has a body, a soul, and a spirit (1 Thessalonians 5:23). God’s plan of salvation, therefore, includes the redemption of your body (Romans 8:23), plus the saving of your soul (Hebrews 10:39)…
On Earth as It is in Heaven
There is no more stringent standard for measuring human obedience on earth than the one Jesus gives in Matthew 6:10: “Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” Send article as PDF
Thy Will be Done
As taught in Jesus’ model prayer, the fatherhood of God (Matthew 6:9) ought to heighten your desire to pray; the sacredness of God (Matthew 6:9) ought to purify your focus in prayer; the sovereignty of God (Matthew 6:10) ought to strengthen your confidence…
Three Profound Truths about God’s Sovereignty
Jesus’ building of His church as a promise made in Matthew 16:18 and a promise kept in Acts 2 is history’s most stunning and enduring proof of God’s sovereignty and providence. His ability to take a multitude of moving parts and work all…
Thy Kingdom Come
Since its inception in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost—seven weeks after Jesus’ resurrection—the church (the kingdom Jesus prayed for in Matthew 6:10) has faced perpetual denigration by Satan and his allies. This ought not be surprising because “what is highly esteemed among…
Hallowing the Sacred
A Christian’s prayer closet (Matthew 6:6) is his secret passageway into Jehovah’s throne room. Send article as PDF
Hallowed be Thy Name
Satan delights in profaning the sacred. Treating important, weighty, holy matters as frivolous, trivial, and worthless thrills the devil’s wicked soul. Sacrilege is his continuous pursuit. Send article as PDF