Entries Tagged as ‘Prayer’

April 6, 2009

Pray That They Might Follow Jesus Despite the Fray.

According to Dictionary.com the definition of fray is:
 
1. a fight, battle, or skirmish
2. a noisy quarrel or brawl.
 

Today for better or for worse those who are choosing to come to Jesus in America must do so in the midst of a spiritual fray.
 
With heightening societal opposition it is no longer as [...]

March 18, 2009

Ready for Battle and Dressed to Kill: Ephesians 6:13-20

The average woman in the U.S today can easily recite some fundamental fashion knowledge. She can probably tell you what colors she looks good in, what styles work for her figure and the foundational must-haves of a wardrobe. Some women might even be able to tell you what it takes to dress for success or [...]

January 21, 2009

Pray for Our New President

 
Many Christians were inspired by Rick Warren’s inaugural invocation prayer. 
 
Pastor Warren was straight forward in his prayer and was in no way subtle or apologetic about his faith in Jesus Christ. 
 
In the New Testament we are advised by the Apostle Paul to pray for our leaders.
 
Let’s use Rick Warren’s prayer as inspiration for our own prayers offered [...]

August 28, 2008

Has your prayer life taken a turn for the better?

What benefits have you experienced during our recent season of prayer at Crossroads? 
For the past eight weeks we have seen a large number of the women at Crossroads commit to improving their prayer lives.  Women have been attending the Wednesday night service and or Thursday night Bible Study and or Friday morning Bible Study and have been participating in [...]

August 28, 2008

A Call to the School of Prayer

Effective prayer is not as easy as it seems. While on one level prayer is “just conversation with God” and is a privilege that is available to all believers.  The Bible indicates that prayer also comes with an efficiency rating.  Scripture makes it apparent that prayer can be heard or not, be effective or not, [...]