1 Corinthians 31 Timothy 6:6-7 “Do You Worship the Work?” “We are God’s fellow workers.” (I Corinthians 3:9 NKJV) BEWARE OF ANY work for God that distracts you from concentrating on Him. The greater majority of Christian workers worship their work. Our only concern as...

John 16:16-33 “The Cross in Prayer” “…Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.” (John 16:24 NIV) WE TOO OFTEN think of the Cross of Christ as something we have to get through, yet we get through for...

Matthew 9:35-38John 13:15-17 “The Key to our Lord’s Commands” “Pray to the Lord Who is in charge of the harvest, ask Him to send more workers into His fields.” (Matthew 9:38 NLT) THE KEY TO the messenger’s difficult assignment is in the hand of God, and that key is...

John 11:1-44 “God’s Silence—Then What?” “So when He heard that Lazarus was sick, He stayed where He was two more days...” (John 11:6 NIV) DOES GOD trust you with His silence—a silence that has great meaning? Is it possible that when God is silent, that’s His answer?...

Romans 8:18-30 “The Undetected Sacredness of Circumstances” “We know that all things work together for good to those who love God.” (Romans 8:28 NKJV) ARE YOU CONVINCED that every detail of your life is continually woven together? Are you convinced that His designed...

Hebrews 11:24-30Philippians 3:12-17 “Patience to Wait for the Vision” “Though it tarries, wait for it.” (Hab. 2:3 NKJV) PATIENCE IS NOT the same as indifference, patience conveys the idea of someone who is extremely strong and able to withstand all kinds of assaults....

Matthew 6:5-13Galatians 4:12-20Matthew 7:7-11John 15:5-8 “Praying to our Father in Secret” “When you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place.” (Matthew 6:6 NKJV) THE PRIMARY thought in the area of...

Matthew 7:7-10 “The Concept of Divine Control” “How much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!” (Matthew 7:11 NKJV) JESUS IS REVEALING the rules of engagement for all who have His Spirit, encouraging us to walk in His Spirit. He...

Ephesians 6:10-20Genesis 32Romans 8:22-30 “Wrestling Before God” “Take up the whole armor of God…praying always.” (Ephesians 6:13,18 NKJV) WE MUST LEARN to wrestle against the things that hinder our communication with God, and secondly to wrestle in prayer for others,...

1 Samuel 3:6-21Galatians 1:11-24Matthew 5:27-30 “Our Struggle to Obey” “Samuel was afraid to tell Eli the vision.” (1 Samuel 3:15 NKJV) God never speaks to us in dramatic ways, but in ways that are easy to misunderstand. Then we say, “I wonder if that is God’s voice?”...

2 Timothy 4:1-8 “Prepared Regardless” “Be prepared, whether the time is favorable or not.” (2 Timothy 4:2 NLT)It’s “in unfavorable times” that we’re stressed simply because we entertain doubt about our “readiness.” THIS VERSE ADDRESSES every believing follower of...

Jeremiah 45Colossians 3:1-17 “What You Will Get” “I will give you your life as a reward wherever you go.” (Jeremiah 45:5 NLT)This is the firm and immovable secret of the Lord to those who trust Him—“ I will give your life to you.” WHAT MORE do we want than our lives?...

2 Corinthians 5:1-10 “Faith—Not Emotion” “For we walk by faith, not by sight.” (2 Corinthians 5:7 NKJV) FOR A WHILE, we are fully aware of Jesus’ concern for us. But then, when He begins to use us in His work, we begin to adopt an emotional, pitiful, beggarly...

Matthew 6:5-14 “Prayer—Engaging in “The Unseen” “But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.” (Matthew 6:6 NIV) Jesus did not say, “Dream about your...

2 Corinthians 6:1-13 “Embracing the Grace of God—Now“As God’s co-workers, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain. For he says, “In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is...

Matthew 7:7-8 “Prayer as Jesus Demonstrated”“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NIV). OUR THINKING around prayer, whether right or wrong, is always based on our...

John 14:1-14Matthew 11:25-27 “The Key of the Greater Work” I say to you, he who believes in Me, . . . greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.”  (John 14:12 NKJV).  Prayer does not equip us for greater works—prayer is the greater work.  YET WE...