Posts with the category “prayer”

When we ask God to incline our hearts, can he do it? In this third lab, John Piper asks a couple of hard questions about what we pray when we pray. Are we hypocrites to pray for our mouths and behavio...  Read More

How do you pray when you pray for you? Praying for the crisis of the moment — a particular stress, a sudden illness, a big deadline — or praying for the needs of others can seem pretty clear and strai...  Read More

Prayer is vital for the fight to be more like Jesus. In this lab, John Piper looks at prayer in the Bible that models the pursuit of purity. All of our effort in the pursuit of purity and holiness res...  Read More

On the days when my heart feels dull, dry, and drowsy, I turn to one simple prayer from David in Psalm 51:12 —Restore to me the joy of your salvation,and uphold me with a willing spirit.This verse is ...  Read More

The story is told of a young pastor who, in his first pastorate in Philadelphia, was visited by a group from his congregation. Coming into his home, one of the members told the minister, “You aren’t a...  Read More

Heavenly Father, Your word instructs me to cast my anxieties on You, because You care for me (1 Peter 5:7). I confess that I have too often misjudged Your character, questioned Your kindness, and doub...  Read More

We’ve all seen the tragic headlines. We’ve all been shocked by the news of yet another once-revered pastor tarnishing the name of Christ and disqualifying himself from the ministry. Not long ago, one ...  Read More

“Teach me your statutes.”“Fix my eyes on your ways.”“Teach me good judgment.”“Give me understanding.”“Put false ways far from me.”“Incline my heart to you.”“Enlarge my heart.”(Psalm 119)......  Read More

Going to church is not like a trip to the grocery store, visiting a friend, or a Christian task to complete. It is a declaration that worshiping the risen Christ is more important to you than sleeping...  Read More