I HAD a speaking engagement once that required about a forty-five-minute drive. So I got my directions. It was a men’s breakfast at a church, so I left my house with plenty of time to spare, put the directions beside me in the seat, glanced at them, and then got on the freeway headed to … Continue reading “BIBLE,
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IN THE game of football, there is no game without the ball. Players can put on the gear, wear the helmets, and walk in the cleats, but there is no game without the pigskin. Nothing really matters much in football if you don’t have the ball. When you think about it, that little piece of … Continue reading “BIBLE,
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MY WIFE at various times over the years wanted to take classes at Dallas Seminary. She didn’t want to take the class in the traditional way. She wanted to audit the class. You see, when you audit the class, you can go and sit and get the information but there are no outside requirements. You … Continue reading “BIBLE,
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AMBASSADORS, FOR CHRIST
I USED TO love the television show Charlie’s Angels. First there was a TV show, and then there were the Charlie’s Angels movies. These three young ladies would go in harm’s way for Charlie. What’s interesting is, they had never seen Charlie. Charlie was invisible to them, yet they were willing to do his bidding. … Continue reading “AMBASSADORS,
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ALIENS
AMERICA has ambassadors. Ambassadors are in a foreign land that is not their own. They go away temporarily to a foreign land to spend time away from home. Ambassadors have to learn the language and learn the customs, but they’re never to belong there. They are just to live there in order to carry out … Continue reading “ALIENS”
77 PRAY FOR JESUS TO RETURN.
Lord Jesus, You are the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star. Even so, come, Lord Jesus! Maranatha! Amen. (based on Revelation 22:16–20)
76 PRAY FOR PURPOSE AND POWER.
I ask you, Lord Jesus, to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose determined before to be done. Now, Lord, look on the threats of others, and grant to ________ that with all boldness ________ may speak Your word, by stretching out Your hand to heal, and that signs and wonders may be done by … Continue reading “76 PRAY FOR PURPOSE AND POWER.”
75 PRAY FOR THE FAMILY.
God, Let ________ and ________’s family hear: The LORD their God, the LORD is one! They shall love the LORD your God with all their heart, with all their soul, and with all their strength. I pray that ________’s family will obey the commands of God and that those commands will be in their hearts. … Continue reading “75 PRAY FOR THE FAMILY.”
74 PRAY FOR ANOINTING.
Father, May the Spirit of the Lord GOD be upon ________, Because the LORD has anointed ________ To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent ________ to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of … Continue reading “74 PRAY FOR ANOINTING.”
73 PRAY TO SHATTER ANXIETY.
Lord Jesus, I pray that ________ will rejoice in the Lord always. Again ________ will say, rejoice! Let________’s gentleness be known to all men. May________ be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let ________’s requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, … Continue reading “73 PRAY TO SHATTER ANXIETY.”