Reasons for Fasting in the Bible
Posted May 31st, 2009 by Mike Hubbard
In the message today I mentioned twelve reasons that people in the Bible participated in fasts. I wanted to post them on the blog in case you missed them, and so you could look up the Scripture texts. Biblical reasons people fast: To enhance depth in our prayers – Daniel 9:3 For self-denial and humility […]
Posted in Sermon Thoughts, Theological issues
Quote from John Calvin on prayer
Posted May 20th, 2009 by Mike Hubbard
I mentioned I would post this quote on Sunday. This is by John Calvin on the issue of prayer. “Believers do not pray with the view of informing God about things unknown to Him, or of exciting him to do his duty, or of urging him as though he were reluctant. On the contrary, they […]
Posted in All About Life, Sermon Thoughts
Biblical Promises of Answered Prayer
Posted May 20th, 2009 by Mike Hubbard
Intercession and petition are part of our prayer lives. God does encourage us to interact with him by taking our requests. In Philippians, Paul says, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peac eof God, which surpasses […]
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Biblical Reasons God does not answer some prayers
Posted May 15th, 2009 by Mike Hubbard
The Bible promises that God answers the prayers of his people. But there are occasions in the Scriptures where God does not answer, and in some texts, does not even hear our prayers. This does not mean that God needs a hearing aid, rather that prayer is first and foremost a relational activity between God […]
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Biblical reasons to pray
Posted May 11th, 2009 by Mike Hubbard
I mentioned on Sunday that I was going to publish a few blogs this week on the issue of prayer and our prayer lives. I am going to pick several topics about prayer, and then let the Bible speak for itself. Most of these will be lists with Scripture passages. In this blog I am […]
Posted in Sermon Thoughts, Worship
