Lord's Prayer

Theological Definition: Prayer Prayer is a privilege and an obligation of Christian where we communicate with God. It is how we convey our confession (1 John 1:9), requests (1 Tim. 2:1-3), intercessions (James 5:5), thanksgiving (Phil. 4:6), etc., to our holy God. We are commanded to pray (1 Thess. 5:17). The principle of pray is, prayer is our lifeline for victory, every person’s journey in prayer is as unique as they are, prayer begins with the voice of God. And He is waiting for your voice,…

Opening Prayer: Lord, we give you praise and thanks for this day, for your accompaniment throughout it as we encountered graces and trials, both beckoning us to draw us closer. We ask that you send your Holy Spirit down upon me as an instrument of your love and Word. May you reveal the hunger within each of us and satisfy it. As we pray together, "Bless us, O Lord, and these, Thy gifts, which we are about to receive from Thy bounty. Through Christ, our Lord. Amen. And bless the cook!"…

wasn’t sincere and I lacked compassion but Jesus changed all of that. My heart became softened. It started to be transformed. It didn’t happen all at once for me, it was a process that started with prayer. I turned to God on a daily basis, I began to memorize His Word, petitioning the Lord with prayer, looking for ways to bless God and others. I found my heart being drawn into the heart of Christ. I made Christ feel at home in my heart, after all He is the rightful owner of my heart and it…

always worry about her troubles and did not rely on God fully. On the other hand, R.C. McQuilkin states in his book, Our Lord’s Parables, “Mary has found the one thing necessary in life – quiet trust in the all-sufficient Savior and Lord.” And so when Jesus was praying in front of his disciples, one of them asked Him to teach them how to pray. He starts with the Lord’s Prayer. The first words were: “Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done.” These…

The “Sermon on the Mount” is recorded in Matthew 5-7. It is a collection of a number of Jesus’ teachings. In class, we talked about how Jesus was giving the disciples a new law. The Sermon on the Mount is the first times we hear of Jesus’ giving a sermon, according to the gospel of Matthew. The Sermon is so rich in things we need to do, think, and say, but I’m going to focus on the attributes that Christians need to display in order to have blessedness, how to pray and what to pray for, and a…

There were set prayers at set times of the day. Their prayer life was very ritualistic. They fumbled through their faith doing their best to please God. They helplessly sought out a rhythm in prayer by reading the sacred text. They had a heart to please their new King. They had a heart to fellowship with the Lord Almighty. They soon broke out of the ritualistic Jewish tradition and adopted their own rituals formed by the word of God. The Bible is filled with instruction about prayer. Since the…

Why Positive Thinking Did Not Work for Me Many people believe positive thinking will lead a person to a perfect life; however, it is not completely true as it has its pros and cons. The reason why is because people request for things that they really want without really putting much effort into it and expect everything to fall into place. Today, society has gotten to the point where they make demands to God, and keep waiting to attain the stuff they asked or prayed for. For example, last year…

nothing else to lose nor to gain. Naked he came out from his mother womb and naked he will leave. After reading that I feel he definitely had a good deal of forsaken on his heart to come before the Lord as such. It is important to consider doing the Prayer of Examen Richard Foster share in chapter three of his book. An examen of consciousness through which we discover how God has been present to us throughout the day and how we have responded to his loving presence. (Foster, p. 27) It is the…

Prayer is the most essential task in the life of a believer and certainly vital to a healthy relationship with God. Dave Earley shares, “Everything God does in the work of ministry. He does through prayer’ (2008, 9). The disciples realized the importance of prayer by asking Jesus to teach them one simple thing. They asked, “Teach us to pray” (Luke 11:1). Prayer was a significant part of Christ’s life and ministry, and he believed that prayer works when effectively used in conjunction with faith…

Have you ever wondered how Jesus made disciples? What does the word “disciple” actually mean? What techniques did Jesus use to get his group of Disciples? Some people have not put a lot of thought into Jesus and his disciples. People sometimes think Jesus just met random people and they became His disciples in that moment of time. There are many ways He made disciples. He got a team, He spent time with them, He prayed with them, communicated with them through parables, and He mentored them.…