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God Can Use a Person Whose Heart Is Like This

By Craig Groeschel I heard the voice of the LORD saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.” Isaiah 6:8 Years ago, I heard a pastor tell a story that I’ll never forget. This seasoned preacher described how each week, after the Sunday service, […]

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The Practice of Praying to a God Who Listens

By Bunmi Laditan If you’re reading this, it’s probably because you’re a parent, a grandparent, an uncle, an aunt, a caregiver in these wild and crazy times. And you need a little (or maybe a lot of) extra help. Raising and pouring love into a child is an amazing calling. But let’s be honest: it’s […]

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Join the Prayer That Changed a Nation with “The Daniel Prayer” Free Email Devotional by Anne Graham Lotz

Despite what the world believes, prayer does cause radical change. Prayer can transform a person, a community, even a nation. Even though most Christians believe this wholeheartedly, it’s still sometimes difficult to put the Bible’s constant reminders to pray without ceasing into practice. And when we do, do we sometimes wonder if our prayers are […]

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A Prayer for When You Are Afraid

By Charles F. Stanley Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. —ISAIAH 41:10 NKJV Father, how grateful I am for Your awesome love and that You are with me […]

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Jesus’ Model for Prayer

By Jodie Berndt I don’t know about you, but I spent a lot of years thinking that prayer was basically a one-way conversation in which I’d ask God for what I thought would be good and then see what happened. If my relationships or my circumstances lined up with my requests, I would know that […]

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How to Live the Bible — Always Praying

This is the one-hundred-fifty-fourth lesson in author and pastor Mel Lawrenz’ How to Live the Bible series. If you know someone or a group who would like to follow along on this journey through Scripture, they can get more info and sign up to receive these essays via email here. Prayer is not our own […]

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Whack-a-Mole Parenting

By Jodie Berndt “If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.” —John 15:7 When I was working on the original edition of Praying the Scriptures for Your Teens, the folks at Zondervan let me know they were meeting to discuss the […]

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Approaching Prayer with Thanksgiving and Praise

By Chrystal Evans Hurst Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. —Philippians 4:6-7 Sometimes when we go to God in prayer, we […]

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Walking as Prayer

By Mark Buchanan The prayer life I’ve most tried to imitate is Tevya’s, the patriarch in Fiddler on the Roof. He talks with God everywhere, face to face, friend to friend. His prayers are intimate, jovial, querulous, wondering. He thanks and gripes and puzzles. He confesses and he pleads. He complains and he concedes. But […]

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So You Want to Be Useful to God…

By Craig Groeschel Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. —John 12:24 At the ripe old age of 27, I felt called by God to start a new church. My wife, Amy, […]

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