Greg Beale speaks about the importance of Scripture memorisation and the help that it is to prayer. May you gather for worship in a place where the Scripture will be read and laid to heart, not absent or used as a bridge between worship items. The transcript: What keeps me going in my daily devotions …
A significant aspect of Jesus’ character and identity was the fruit of prayer. Those who follow him grow their character and identity the same way. From Edmund Clowney at Ligonier: They devoted themselves to prayer because they had devoted themselves to the Lord Jesus. They wanted to reflect Him, and they desired to serve Him. …
Some thoughts on a decline in deep and focussed prayer as part of corporate worship from an article by Jesse Johnson at the Cripplegate blog. Terry Johnson—who wrote When Grace Comes Alive and When Grace Comes Home (two books about theological prayers), points out that through church history, pastoral prayers have been a mark of …
Westminster Larger Catechism – Lord’s Day 49 Q & A 193 Q What do we pray for in the fourth petition? A In the fourth petition (which is, Give us this day our daily bread), acknowledging, that in Adam, and by our own sin, we have forfeited our right to all the outward blessings of …
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