I am loving this deep dive into the Lord’s Prayer in regard to how to pray. I hope you are as well. Sometimes, I envision Jesus standing before me, just as He did the disciples, teaching me how to pray. It is a powerful visualization, but that is how real our faith is! As we study the Lord’s Prayer from Matthew 6, we begin to see, it is broken into two sections. The first, […]
Prayer
As we look at the model of prayer, given by Jesus, in Matthew 6, we learn just how to pray. Last week,as Jesus prays, “Our Father,” we realize we all belong here! To know that you belong, that I belong, is an amazing feeling! The week before that, we found out, some call The Lord’s Prayer, the Disciple’s Prayer. Jesus is in fact teaching us to pray as He prays. We also learned within the Lord’s Prayer are […]
For 2025, I decided to go deeper with God. Just like any good relationship, spending time with God cultivates that connection. Prayer and how we pray is our communication. Jesus is an excellent teacher. Last week, we learned prayer is the cord connecting us to God. Jesus tells us, in Matthew 6:5-13; “When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by […]
Last week, we found out how important prayer is, when it comes to deepening our relationship with God. In that message, Jesus models praying for us. If you ever wondered how to pray, this message is for you. Let’s be clear, there is no wrong way to pray. The definition of prayer is; “a solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God or an object of worship.” I like to think of it as a conversation. […]
This year, I have committed to going deeper with God. Understanding my “Why” is critical to being able to obtain this goal. Part of going deeper, is seeing as God sees. This is tough, so I prayed a prayer, “Lord, give me eyes to see.” Then, God answered and it became harder. How did it become harder? I then was able to see things as God does. Or at least my interpretation of it, anyway. I began to see […]