This is a continuing thought on how obedience transforms us. Every act of obedience to God brings us closer to who we were meant to be as God’s created beings. We will only fully get there once we join God in his glory, but while we are on this earth we are meant to work…

It is when we regularly approach our Heavenly Father on behalf of others that we demonstrate our sincere love for the church and our firm dedication to the work of God. At the end of our prayers, we often say the words, “in the name of Jesus we pray.” Saying these words is not only…

Parents of teenagers: your prayers are more valuable than you can imagine. I’m thankful for the prayers that went up to God on my behalf while I was struggling through the stages of social insecurity. It is because of those prayers I was able to keep my faith even in the darkest times. If you’re…

One of my first tasks as Spiritual Life Commissioner was to sort through the massive pile of mission newsletters. We use these newsletters as resources for prayer items during our Action Groups on Tuesday mornings. As I have sorting through them, I’ve been reading a bit here and there and have been quite encouraged by…

I’ve always had difficulty with this statement from Matthew 7 because I’ve asked God for many things and not received them. It’s one of those statements that you can’t really use without understanding more about what asking something from God should really look like. It should not merely be a request at a time of…