The two-volume work we know as Luke/Acts shows us a progression in prayer that takes us from the birth and life of Jesus, through the ministry of Jesus to the apostles, to the ongoing life and ministry of the church on earth. Jesus prayed, taught us to pray, and is with us as we pray now. Why? God’s people praying is the context in which he carries out his plans in the world.
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Grace Community Church is committed to building spiritually healthy people for ministry in the world. We are a disciple-making church with God-centered worship and biblical teaching, mutual encouragement toward spiritual growth, and engagement with the world through evangelism, missions, and service.
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Sunday Aug 11, 2019
Sunday Aug 11, 2019
It may seem idealistic to pray for the whole world. But, praying for the world is what Jesus told his church to do. God called the church from the world, and from the church he continues to call the world. When we pray for the world, we are praying for God’s saving call to go from us to others, and for others to respond in faith. As we pray for the world, we will be moved by God to go into the world with the gospel.
Sunday Aug 04, 2019
Sunday Jul 28, 2019
Sunday Jul 28, 2019
“Your kingdom come” is the prayer Jesus told us to pray. This prayer is for the future, when the kingdom of God will come in fullness. It is for the present, that the rule of God will increase in the hearts of people, the church and the world. When we pray this prayer, we also make the kingdom of God the pursuit of our lives. And, this prayer is the heart cry of every Christian who has tasted the goodness of God in this life and is longing for more in the life to come. Let us pray.
Tuesday Jul 23, 2019
Tuesday Jul 23, 2019
On Sunday, Scott spoke about praying for the Holy Spirit. In today’s podcast Scott and Justin discuss what it means to pray “in” the Spirit.
Sunday Jul 21, 2019
Sunday Jul 21, 2019
God has given the gift of the Holy Spirit. Now, the Holy Spirit works his ministries among us in an ongoing and overflowing manner. Let us come to our good and giving Father as children in need, through Jesus the Son who is our Savior, asking for the Spirit.
Wednesday Jul 17, 2019
Wednesday Jul 17, 2019
This week, Justin and Scott talk about the importance of taking our focus off our method of prayer and placing it on the person of God.
Monday Jul 15, 2019
Monday Jul 15, 2019
The theology on which our praying is built is that our access to God the Father is through Jesus the Son who opened the way for us. Jesus teaches his disciples to pray to the Father because he forgives sins and brings repentant sinners into the presence of God. When we pray, let us come to the Father in the name of Jesus the Son.
Tuesday Jul 09, 2019
Tuesday Jul 09, 2019
This summer at Grace, we are focusing on prayer and all that it entails. This week, Justin and Scott discuss the importance of congregational prayer. They also spend time looking at reasons we often struggle to see God as a good, giving, and wise Father and how we can correct this thinking.
Sunday Jul 07, 2019
Sunday Jul 07, 2019
Jesus spoke of God and prayed to him as his Father. When Jesus taught his disciples about God and how to pray to him, he told them to call God their Father. The theology on which our praying is built is the Fatherhood of God, his greatness, goodness, and giving nature. When we pray, let us say, “Our Father.”
Tuesday Jul 02, 2019
Tuesday Jul 02, 2019
This week’s episode was originally recorded on January 23, 2018. Looking back at Paul’s prayer in Colossians 1, Justin and Scott discuss the importance of prayer, and ways we can pray for the church.