Exalting Christ Ministries: Recent Episodes
Community Bible Church of Vallejo
However, prayer is so much more than something to check off our list or a desperate attempt to get God to do the things we want. Prayer reminds us who our God is, who we are, what He’s doing in the world, and what part we get to play in His plans. Prayer aligns our hearts with His heart so that we might walk in His ways and see His power on display. Because of the Son’s work on the cross, we can go to our heavenly Father, and expect to receive power through His Spirit, so that we might see His Kingdom come on earth.
However, prayer is so much more than something to check off our list or a desperate attempt to get God to do the things we want. Prayer reminds us who our God is, who we are, what He’s doing in the world, and what part we get to play in His plans. Prayer aligns our hearts with His heart so that we might walk in His ways and see His power on display. Because of the Son’s work on the cross, we can go to our heavenly Father, and expect to receive power through His Spirit, so that we might see His Kingdom come on earth.
Why do you pray? For many of us, we pray because we know we “should.” It’s one of several things that we know good Christians do and we don’t want God to be mad at us.
What do we pray for? Most of the time, we are thanking God for the food we are about to eat or asking Him to make the girl or guy we like like us too.
However, prayer is so much more than something to check off our list or a desperate attempt to get God to do the things we want. Prayer reminds us who our God is, who we are, what He’s doing in the world, and what part we get to play in His plans. Prayer aligns our hearts with His heart so that we might walk in His ways and see His power on display. Because of the Son’s work on the cross, we can go to our heavenly Father, and expect to receive power through His Spirit, so that we might see His Kingdom come on earth.
-- T. Bolton
Why do you pray? For many of us, we pray because we know we “should.” It’s one of several things that we know good Christians do and we don’t want God to be mad at us.
What do we pray for? Most of the time, we are thanking God for the food we are about to eat or asking Him to make the girl or guy we like like us too.
However, prayer is so much more than something to check off our list or a desperate attempt to get God to do the things we want. Prayer reminds us who our God is, who we are, what He’s doing in the world, and what part we get to play in His plans. Prayer aligns our hearts with His heart so that we might walk in His ways and see His power on display. Because of the Son’s work on the cross, we can go to our heavenly Father, and expect to receive power through His Spirit, so that we might see His Kingdom come on earth.
-- T. Bolton
Jesus made it clear that preaching was more than delivering information about God. We are expected to preach His message to bring about life change. Understanding the importance of biblical application, and making certain our hearers understand that God’s truth demands a response will be the focus of this breakout session.
We all face storms and challenges in life, times when we’ve prayed the rain would end and it didn’t. In Matthew 8 Jesus and the disciples face a storm like that and through their experience the Son of God teaches us all how to weather our next trial without regret.
It is so easy for preachers to lose focus on what God has called them to do. It is also easy for churches to be enamored with gifted preachers. What are God’s objectives for the preacher whose desire it is to glorify God in his ministry? Paul tells us that the God-glorifying preacher exalts Christ, not self; trusts God, not talents; and seeks the Spirit, not the applause. This is what God calls the preacher to do and what the church needs to ensure their pastor does. And when that is true in a church, God is getting the glory He alone deserves for saving sinners and sanctifying His people.
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