Earth to God? Prayer and the Questions People Ask

The Problem of Unanswered Prayer

April 1, 2012 - 10:15 am

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Scripture: Matt. 26:36-46, Romans 8:28

 

Paul writes to people who are hungry, people whose families are broken:

 

I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing...

Is God an Angry Bully, and If Not, Why Is Confession Important?

March 18, 2012 - 10:15 am

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Scripture: Matthew 6:9-12, Luke 18:9-14

 

Confession isn’t about beating ourselves up with the sins of the past and saying how bad we are all the time.  Confession is important because...

Does Prayer Make a Difference?

March 11, 2012 - 10:15 am

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Scripture Focus: Matthew 6:7-11

 

Richard Mouw tells the story about a tourist who observes a devout Jewish man praying at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem.  The Jewish man rocks back...

If God Already Knows Everything, Why Pray?

March 4, 2012 - 10:15 am

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The author Philip Yancey writes, “It occurs to me, thinking about prayer, that most of the time I get the direction wrong.  I start downstream with my own concerns and bring them to...

Where Do I Begin?

February 26, 2012 - 10:15 am

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Scripture Focus: Luke 11:5-13, Romans 8:26-27

 

We all have questions about prayer.  We're not sure how it works, or if it works.  We don't know how often we're supposed to...