Lord's Prayer

learned that his bride-to-be was not impregnated by a man but rather by the Holy Spirit. He then choose to continue with the plan to marry her. Mary herself rejoiced in following the Lord’s plan and she trusted Him in all aspects of her life. Notably, just as we can learn from Hannah, Mary herself used two of her prayers. I think I can speak for the majority, if not all of us Christians in saying that imagining and watching movies of the crucifixion is heartbreaking and a painful…

Have you ever come across a verse of scripture that you know you have read hundreds of times over your life, when suddenly bells and whistle ring out, bright lights dance in the heavens and a flock of white doves flying in dramatic formation appear? Me either. However, there are times when The Holy Spirit – as only He can will cause the eyes of my understanding to be enlightened [Eph. 1:18] concerning a passage I thought I had a full understanding of. Recently, I’ve been spending some time in…

against the nature of female gender. Shakespeare writes, “Hail to thee, lady; and the grace of heaven,/ Before, behind thee, and on every hand, Enwheel thee round!” (Shakespeare, 2.1.85-87). Here Shakespeare is echoing the ‘Hail Mary,’ which is the prayer directed to the Virgin Mary, depicting Desdemona as the Virgin Mary herself. Desdemona’s virginity is of great speculation. Othello says to Desdemona, “Come, my dear love,/The purchase made, the fruits are to endue:/ That profit’s yet to come…

A man named Giles Corey, who was accused of witchcraft refused to stand trial and was crushed to death (6). This, Rev. Burroughs’ prayer, and a letter written by an accused asking “if it be possible, that no more innocent blood be shed, which undoubtedly cannot be avoided in the way and course you go in (2).” This and the fact that the Governor's wife had been accused of witchcraft…

forgiveness of sins) Religion/Prayer Fate (Jesus is the Son of God; resurrection validates He’s the Son of God; Jesus has the power to do many things) • Jesus encounters opposition; Many of the Jewish leaders resented Jesus (so much so, they ultimately arrested him, tried him, and brought him to Pontius Pilate to be sentenced to death) o Jesus proclaims that he will be rejected, arrested,…

The Sermon on the Mount was a moral teaching opportunity that Jesus provided His disciples, the Beatitudes and the Lord’s Prayer are very important and well-known teachings from the Sermon on the Mount. He was also sought out by non-believers for His lessons as seen with the Sadducees, “The same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Him and asked…

group is analogous to a church congregation that provides spiritual guidance for the members of the church. In fact, submission to God was a large part of the AA meeting. The meeting opened with prayer requests for the members of the group and their families, and the meeting was ended with the Lord’s Prayer. The spiritual component to the AA meetings is crucial for the recovery process. In a study conducted in 2013, it was found that groups that put more emphasis on spiritual development had a…

The life of Cotton Mather’s was pre-set from birth. Born of Rev. Increase Mather, Cotton Mather was destined to fall into the role of Pastor in Boston’s Second Church. While in this role, Mather wrote Bonifacius: Essays to Do Good. This book described how a Christian should live, always doing good, for nothing more than the pleasure of doing God’s work. Even Mather was not above the beliefs of Christianity. Like Benjamin Franklin once said, “It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation,…

how to worship, what to believe, what to tolerate, manner of living. When one is baptized, he is added to the Lord 's church, the church of Christ, just as the Christians were added on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:47). When one is baptized in the Lord’s church, it is at that point that he becomes a child of…

Every day my family NEEDS a scripture to help us invite the Lord's sweet spirit into our family. Oh how it hushes harsh tones, soothes bad feelings, focus' our minds, and softens our hearts. Sometimes we don't get to sitting down and studying together so I share one from memory. In my teen years I attended a school religion class called Seminary. Through obnoxious melodies I memorized a bunch of scriptures from the King James version of the Bible and the AMAZING Book of Mormon. So a…