Let’s face it! Many of us struggle to stay focused when we pray.

As with anything new you undertake, the more you practice praying out loud, the more confident and comfortable you will become.

Make me a person of prayer.

The Angers Bridge was constructed in the early 1800s and used successfully for many years to cross the Maine River in Angers, France. Until April 16, 1850. In the midst of a violent thunderstorm, 486 French soldiers were walking in cadence across the bridge. The combination of the swaying of the bridge in the storm and the powerful resonance created by the lock-step of the soldiers caused the suspension cables to snap, plunging 226 men to their death. To this day, military ra

https://vimeo.com/37549858   There are a lot of good definitions of revival. My favorite is very simple: It’s when God shows up for church. It ’s that very special time in a life of the people of God when they begin to experience the presence of Jesus Christ in a fresh new way.   You might be thinking: Now, isn’t that the way it’s supposed to always be?   That’s probably the case, but the truth of the matter is, most of us can go to church Sunday after Sunday after Sunday and

Pursuing God There are certain things God plans to do that are not conditioned upon any response from man—steps He plans to take regardless of our responses. But there are many things He promises to us that are completely conditional.One of these is seeing and experiencing Him in increasing intimacy. Consider both an Old Testament and New Testament instruction: “To him who orders his way aright I will show the salvation of God” (Psalm 50:23 NASB).Pursue peace with all men, a

Confession of our sin is a very important exercise. It should happen every day, because we sin every day. But there is great confusion about real confession.  Biblical confession is not doing good works to get God to approve of us. It is also not a light, mindless recounting of our sins to make sure we get everything covered. The word confess in the Greek language means to “say the same thing as.” When a criminal confesses, he says the same thing that everyone else has been

Ever since Adam and Eve first disobeyed God, the tendency to cover our sin has been a part of our sinful human nature (see Genesis 3:7–8 ). We don’t have to be trained how to hide or pretend—it comes naturally. Even after we are redeemed in Christ and the Holy Spirit takes up residence within us, we often battle the urge to deceive. But God cannot bless or revive a heart that refuses to acknowledge the truth. King David learned this lesson the hard way. Though handpicked by G

Don’t waste the gift of time. Why not pause each day and pray for 30 minutes? It could turn some idle time into eternally productive time. Here’s how ... 5 MINUTES: Pause and look up to God; read one of the psalms. Step into the Lord’s presence in prayer; calm your heart in His presence. Walk into the throne room and shut the door behind you and pray to your Father. 5 MINUTES: Look up at God and praise Him for who He is—for His nature and character. Think of everything He has

Those of you who know me well or follow me on social media realize how much I love Lake Michigan. The views are spectacular. The beaches are amazing. The sand dunes are some of the most plenteous in the world. And the sunsets are blazingly magnificent. Yet something has been happening gradually over the past thirty years. Inch by inch, the water level has been climbing, until it is now the highest in recorded history. Because of this, the forces of nature have destroyed beach

“Last night was amazing. These football players had about 100 students helping them tell the students on campus to come to the event. About 2,500 showed up. ~400 decisions for Christ. They had a line hundreds of feet long wanting to be baptized. Security did not allow them to be baptized on campus grounds. The football players told them they would have to kick them out of school to stop it. ~200 baptized in a metal tub in the school square under lights that were held in the d

University of Georgia students gave their lives to Christ earlier in April after being  baptized in pick-up trucks  in a parking lot.  Unite Georgia brought together thousands of Gen-Zers for  worship, prayer and personal testimonies . Some students were so moved by the prayer service that they decided to get baptized in the beds of pick-up trucks nearby. "I just heard the call from the Lord, and he said, ‘Be obedient,'" student Nate Kearns, a junior who was baptized, told "T

A Biblical View of Revival - Part 6 Consecrate a fast, proclaim a solemn assembly; gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land to the house of the LORD your God, and cry out to the LORD (Joel 1:14 NASB). I have met a number of precious pastors in my lifetime who really struggle emotionally and mentally when their church attendance numbers begin to decline and they realize that the powerful, manifest presence of God is no longer being experienced by their congregatio

A Biblical View of Revival - Part 5 by James Pool, OneCry Collegiate From that time Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Matthew 4:17 NASB). Have you ever noticed how the spiritually dynamic (and often first-recorded) messages of John the Baptist  (Matthew 3:1-2), Jesus  (Matthew 4:17), Peter  (Acts 2:38), Paul  (Acts 17:30), and John  (Revelation 2:5) all contain a powerful focus on one key word? What do you think it is? Would love  

Written by Bill Elliff Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the house, to the holy of holies, under the wings of the cherubim.… Then the house, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud, so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the LORD filled the house of God (2 Chron. 5:7, 13-14 NASB). I am overwhelmed this morning with this picture. Lose your familiarity wit