What if I were to say that prayer itself is essentially a doxology? It is an utterance of glory to God for His attributes. Do I ask Him to bless me? Then I adore His power, for I believe He can. Do I ask Him to bless me? Then I adore His mercy, for I… Continue Reading
Advent has begun – a period of waiting. During this season, we reenact that period when Israel waited in the dark, anticipating their Messiah’s arrival. “When will it be?” “I can hardly wait!” “Come, Messiah, come!” were the prayers on every faithful heart. Will it be? Waiting is hard and it is so easy to… Continue Reading
During the next week-and-a-half, let’s be sure to be in prayer for the team in Ethiopia. We want to support the great work God is doing through the Akaki Church. The relationship between Northpoint adn their ministry has been very fruitful. Pray that God will achieve a strong and continued tie between our two churches,… Continue Reading
“How can you and I repay the debt we owe the church unless we pray for others? How is it that you were converted? It was because somebody else prayed for you. In tracing back my own conversion, I cannot fail to impute it to the prayers of my mother through the spirit of God.… Continue Reading
We are saved by God’s grace and not by our works, but the Christian life is not passive. Neither is Christian growth. God accomplishes our salvation from sin and sanctification from its power over our lives entirely by His own power, but He still involves us in the process. There are habits we need to… Continue Reading
Our Lord did not leave us in ignorance about how to pray or what kinds of things to pray about. What we usually call “the Lord’s Prayer” is really our prayer. Jesus gave it to us to shape the way we pray and to influence the things we seek from God. Pray, then, in this… Continue Reading