Archives for September 2021

Revelation 6 PRAYER POINTSThe Terrifying Truth CJ MahaneyThese written prayers are intended to fuel your meditation on this passage and your enjoyment of God in prayer. Then the kings of the earth and the great ones and the generals and the rich and the powerful, and everyone, slave and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains, calling to t...

"The modern habit throughout the Christian church is to play this subject down. Those who still believe in the wrath of God say little about it; perhaps they do not think much about it. To an age which has unashamedly sold itself to the gods of greed, pride, sex and self-will, the church mumbles on about God's kindness but says virtually nothing about his judgmentThe fact ...

Revelation 5 PRAYER POINTSFrom Oz to Awe CJ Mahaney These written prayers are intended to fuel your meditation on this passage and your enjoyment of God in prayer. And they sanga new song, saying, "Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, foryou were slain, and by your bloodyou ransomed people for God fromevery tribe and language and people and nation, ...

"Is anyone or anything intrinsically worthy of awe? The loss of awe in the modern world could be attributed to the expansion of scientific understanding, the democratic impulse in world politics, or our growing technological capacity to simulate the miraculous on film, television and computer screens, where we can create a virtual world in which anything can happen but not...

Revelation 4 PRAYER POINTSThe Throne and the One Seated on It - Steve WhitacreThese written prayers are intended to fuel your meditation on this passage and your enjoyment of God in prayer. At onceI was in the Spirit, and behold,a throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne. And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him who is seated...

"Numerous lies were made up during this time to harm the Christians, some so outrageous that only unthinking hate could believe themsuch as the Christians were responsible for every famine, epidemic, or earthquake that afflicted any part of the Roman empire. Money was offered to those who would testify against the Christians, and many innocent people were slaughtered for f...

Revelation 3:14-22 PRAYER POINTS"Hot and Cold and...Not What You Think" CJ MahaneyThese written prayers are intended to fuel your meditation on this passage and your enjoyment of God in prayer. "And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: 'The words of theAmen,the faithful and true witness,the beginning of God's creation. "'I know your works: you are neither cold n...

"and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth." Revelation 1:5 "The exalted Christ is challenging them with a powerful rhetorical question, 'Don't you realize that you make me sick?" Grant Osbourne "Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk ...

1 Corinthians 14:12 "Since you are eager for manifestations of the Spirit, strive to excel in building up the church."Exodus 31:1-5 "The LORD said to Moses, "See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all craftsmanship, ...

Revelation 2:8-11 PRAYER POINTS "A Dangerous Business" - Jeff PurswellThese written prayers are intended to fuel your meditation on this passage and your enjoyment of God in prayer. "And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: 'The words of the first and the last,who died and came to life. "'I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich) and the slander...