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Epilogue: God Is What Life Is All About
Over the past forty-two days, we have studied Jesus’ teaching on prayer in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6:5–15), focusing specifically on the six petitions of the Lord’s Prayer (verses 9–13). If w… more →
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Epilogue: God Is What Life Is All About
wrote 2 years ago: Over the past forty-two days, we have studied Jesus’ teaching on prayer in the Sermon on the Mount ( … more →
Day 42: How to Be a Failure
wrote 2 years ago: One of my father’s best sermons is entitled, “How to Be a Failure.” It goes something like this… The … more →
Day 41: Arm Yourselves
wrote 2 years ago: In Ephesians 6:14–18, Paul describes “the full armor of God”: “Stand firm then, with the belt of tru … more →
Day 40: We Are at War
wrote 2 years ago: In Ephesians 6:10–13, Paul writes: “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on t … more →
Day 39: How Jesus Persevered through Trial
wrote 2 years ago: Luke 22:39–46 depicts the last moments Jesus spent with his disciples before his arrest, trial, and … more →
Day 38: How Jesus Resisted Temptation
wrote 2 years ago: The devil tempts us. God tries us. When we resist the former and persevere through the latter, God p … more →
Day 37: The Gateway to Character
wrote 2 years ago: When God leads us into trials, he does so in order to accomplish something in our lives that he coul … more →
Day 36: God and Greek Vocabulary
wrote 2 years ago: The final petition of the Lord’s Prayer says, “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from … more →
Day 35: The Ministry of Reconciliation
wrote 2 years ago: It is relatively easy to confess our sins to God and ask for his forgiveness. It is much harder to f … more →
Day 34: Closing the Circle
wrote 2 years ago: Jesus taught us to pray, “Forgive us our debts,” but we often overlook the condition he attached to … more →
Day 33: How to Confess, and How Not To
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wrote 2 years ago: We are sinners who need to confess our sins. When we do so, God is able and willing to forgive us. T … more →
Day 32: The Cross and the Problem of Forgiveness
wrote 2 years ago: How does God forgive us? Ephesians 1:7–8 gives the answer: “In him [i.e., Jesus Christ] we have rede … more →
Day 31: God’s Desire to Forgive
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wrote 2 years ago: God has the power to forgive our sins, but does he have the desire to do so? I know that my question … more →
Day 30: The Crooked Timber of Humanity
wrote 2 years ago: Reflecting on Adam and Eve’s original sin, Paul writes, “sin entered the world through one man, and … more →
Day 29: Original Sin
wrote 2 years ago: The fifth petition of the Lord’s Prayer teaches us to pray, “Forgive us our debts, as we also have f … more →
Day 28: Praying Day by Day
wrote 2 years ago: Jesus taught us to pray, “Give us today our daily bread” (Matt. 6:10). Notice the time markers: “tod … more →
Day 27: Growing Up through Prayer
wrote 2 years ago: God always answers our prayers. We have looked at “Yes,” “No,” and “Wait.” Now let’s look at “Grow u … more →
Day 26: Being Patient with God
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wrote 2 years ago: One of my favorite biblical books is Revelation. And one of its most curious scenes takes place in 6 … more →
Day 25: When God Says, “No”
wrote 2 years ago: God does not always answer our prayers affirmatively. Sometimes he says, “No!” When he does, he has … more →
