Praise is adoration of God for who He is, His person, His character, His names. It is loving God because He is God. The Bible gives more exhortations to praise than to pray, because God is altogether lovely, holy, and completely worthy of our worship.
"What's the number one thing that Jesus talked about throughout his life?"—the preacher shouted in that classic you-should-know-this tone. Lucky for me, I was sure that I did know the answer.
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Hear and receive God's Word in John 17:23 NLT. "I in them and you in me, all being perfected into one. Then the world will know... and will understand that you love them as much as you love me."
How do we pray? What should we pray for? Yes, there is the Lord's prayer--Jesus teaching his disciples, and us, how to pray. But what do we see from Paul in his prayers? If you ever wonder what you should be praying for others, or you, I recommend looking at these two prayers of Paul from Ephesians.
Nothing makes me shrink back from holy ambition and the good fight of ministry like preaching a funeral.
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The Trinity function as farmers of our souls, actively caring for God’s creation: an ongoing, radical reclamation of His creation.…
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The Jesus who calmed a sea of deadly, stormy waves, whose arrival sent thousands of demons cringing and cowering to…
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I was in a leadership turbogroup during the spring of 2007. At Randy's suggestion, I listened to Walter Wangerin's audio…
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Do I allow myself to be sucker-punched by envy and jealousy? Do I dig deep into an interior whining over…
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I have climbed highest mountains
I have run through the fieldsOnly to be with youOnly to be with you
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What a song! by Jon Foreman. This is a moving reworking of the Lord’s Prayer. Jon Foreman performs this song…
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Journey to the Center of the Earth, the 2008 remake of a 1959 movie, is not a movie for the…
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Memento is about Leonard, a man who claims to be suffering from memory loss—he can only keep a memory for…
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Who is like Him The Lion and the Lamb Seated on the throne Mountains bow down Every ocean roars To the Lord of hosts
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You probably know Paul Washer as the man who preached the infamous "Shocking Youth Message," a sermon that has tallied…
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Look inside the mysterySee the empty crossSee the risen SaviorVictorious and strong
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How do we pray? What should we pray for? Yes, there is the Lord's prayer--Jesus teaching his disciples, and us,…
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Tim Keller discusses the significance of the women and men who saw Jesus die, buried, and resurrected.
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NT Wright discusses the importance of prayer in maintaining a relationship with Jesus.
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Michael Reeves discusses the transformative power of bringing Jesus to the world at the heart of the Reformation.
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The following is an excerpt from an article on The Gospel Coalition website.
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