Tag Archives: Prayer

Romans 12:12 Mediation Backgrounds

Rejoicing in hope, Patient in affliction, devoted to prayer. Add these to your desktop or mobile device.

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RENEWED to Stand Firm Romans 12:12 February 26, 2012

How one handles suffering says a lot about the renewal of the mind. Paul describes the renewed approach to suffering in Romans 12:12 above. Today, rejoice in God’s provision, wait for it, and keep asking the Lord to intervene.  Click here for this week’s meditation verse – dhefc.org/blog/tag/meditation-backgrounds/  

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The Spirit Who Prays for You Romans 8:26-27

One of the awesome ministries of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer is His intercession for us. We should be encouraged in the midst of our struggles and sufferings by being prayed for…by God, to God.  

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Romans 1:8-13 How to Pray for a Church

With an emphasis on prayer in 2011, it is good for us to learn how to pray for one another.  Romans 1:8-13 gives a great outline for prayer that we need to put into practice as we pray for the intensive spiritual growth of Dix Hills Free Church.

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Confusing Prayers 2: When God “Lies” – John 11

How can you have faith in someone when it looks like the person can’t keep his promises?  Some of us have felt this way about God.  We’ve prayed, results have disappointed us, and our faith is displaced by doubt.  Today we’re going to look at a story like this – where people who love Jesus [...]

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Confusing Prayer Part 1

Part One:  Jesus Speaks and Listens:  The Gospel of John presents Jesus’ entrance into our world as light shining into the darkness.  Today we’ll look at his first interaction with his disciples and how they began to discover that Jesus really cares for and interacts with people.  We will learn to love him more for [...]

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Seeking God – Prayer Part III

Last week we discovered the grand problem lurking in the background of the book of Chronicles and how the readers of Chronicles were asking the same questions that we are asking of God today. This week we’ll look at something called the “Theology of Immediate Retribution” – how in the books of Chronicles the stories were centered around [...]

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Does God Answer Prayer?

If God is all-knowing and unchanging, what difference does our prayer make? We’ve all asked that question in one form or another and wondered what influence our prayers have on God’s action. If no influence, why pray? If they do influence God, does that mean He is not in control? Let’s dive in to some [...]

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