Have you ever had anyone ask you, “Why do you go to church?’ What was your answer? “Because I am a Christian”, “Because I am not to forsake the assembling of ourselves together”, or “Christ died to establish the church!” Yet all this begs the question . . . . Why do we come to […]

What does it mean to “pray in Jesus name?” For some it is simply tacking on those words at the end of our prayers, but it means more than that. It means to make requests consistent with God’s will and the purposes of His kingdom. We are reminded of Jesus’ model prayer found in Matthew […]

In John 14:13-14, Jesus anticipated the disciples concern, for their safety and provision, Jesus promised that even after He was gone, He would continue to supply the disciples’ needs from heaven. Prayer would bridge the gap between their needs and His abundant, limitless, undepleted resources (cf. Philippians 4:19). The ultimate purpose for Christ’s gracious provision, […]