Prayer - Desiring God
WEBJan 1, 2015 · Study the Lord’s Prayer. In five short verses, Jesus himself taught us how to pray. Transforming glories can be seen in these most familiar words of “The Lord’s Prayer” if we will slow down enough to see them. In this series of three labs, John Piper puts the text on the screen and helps you mine more for your prayers. Look at the Book.
Prayer for Beginners - Desiring God
WEBApr 27, 2016 · Don’t be afraid to pray big prayers, and small ones. 7. Be willing to ask one more time. Jesus knew we would lose heart in prayer, specifically that we would pray for things for long enough that we would start to question if God was listening or might ever answer. But he didn’t want us to lose heart or give up.
How to Pray Like Jabez | Desiring God
WEBMar 30, 2022 · Consider, then, what lessons we might take from Jabez, alongside the full testimony of Scripture, for our own prayer lives. 1. God Rescues from Pain (in His Timing) His mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.”. We are not told what the particular pain was. There’s beauty in that. Such unspecified pain invites us ...
WEBA hunger for God : desiring God through fasting and prayer / John Piper ; foreword by David Platt and Francis Chan. p. cm Originally published: Wheaton, Ill. : Crossway Books, c1997. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4335-3726-4 1. Fasting—Religious aspects—Christianity. 2. Prayer—Christianity. 3.
Resources on Prayer - Desiring God
WEBSep 15, 2024 · Interactive Bible study with John Piper. Solid Joys. ... Lessons from the Puritans on Prayer. Jul 8, 2024 ...
Mercy at the Bottom: How Jonah Leads Us to Our Knees
WEBMar 16, 2022 · Jonah is a fascinating case study in the mercy of God. He is a no-good, rotten man who resents God for his mercy. Jonah would rather see his enemies destroyed and annihilated than forgiven. Nestled within the story of this rotten man, though, is his prayer in the second chapter. The prayer gives insight into Jonah’s inner struggle and plays ...
Lord, Deliver Me from Distraction - Desiring God
WEBDec 6, 2016 · Jon Bloom (@Bloom_Jon) serves as teacher and cofounder of Desiring God. He is the author of four books, including Not by Sight and most recently True to His Word. He and his wife have five children and make their home in the Twin Cities. Whatever it takes, Lord, increase our resolve to pursue only what you …
How to Keep Praying: Four Lessons from the Master
WEBNov 25, 2022 · Of the many reminders we could mention, consider four representative lessons. 1. We come to a Father. Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven . . .”. (Matthew 6:9) Michael Reeves notes how prone we can be to treat prayer “as an abstract activity, a ‘thing to do,’” rather than remembering “the one to whom [we’re] praying ...
Dare to Hope in God: How to Lament Well - Desiring God
WEBApr 6, 2019 · One way to start would be to more regularly read lament psalms. Start with Psalms 10, 13, 22, and 77. And then move to the other forty-plus laments in the book of Psalms. You’ll find lament psalms for personal grief and corporate suffering. There are laments for moments of repentance and for when you long for justice.
Prayer, Meditation, and Fasting - Desiring God
WEBApr 1, 2002 · The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. The word “communion” there is the same word as the other one (koinonia). It’s the fellowship of the Holy Ghost. So you have fellowship with the Son and fellowship with the Holy Spirit.
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