Prayer – Learning and Submitting (A4A 15)
First published 24 July 2011 I can remember learning – but I can’t remember where – as a teenager, that actions spring from belief. And it’s something that resonated so strongly with me that it has stuck in my consciousness since then. Actions spring from belief. What I believe about things will affect what I…
Pray! (James 5:14-15) (A4A 14)
First published 14 June 2011 So after studying thirteen or fourteen Bible passages about prayer and faith, what were my thoughts as I turned back to the passage that had set me thinking? That’s what I will share with you as I come close to the end of this series. I learnt a lot about…
Ask Big Things of Our Great God (Mark 11:24) (A4A 13)
First published 30 May 2011 I’ve nearly finished sharing with you the fruit of the studies I did in the summer of 2010, looking through some Bible passages that talk about prayer and faith. There are two more passages to go through. Next time I thought it would be good to come full circle and…
Pray With the Gathered Church (Matthew 18:19-20) (A4A 12)
First published 30 April 2011 So, where next in our tour? It started with a question from a passage in James, which expanded into studying a number of New Testament passages that make bold statements about prayer and faith. There are three more left to share with you. This time, God willing, I would like…
Not as I will, but as you will… (1 John 5:14-15) (A4A 11)
First published 15 April 2011 I guess I ran out of space in Part Ten! We were considering two statements in John’s first letter to first century Christians. Last time we had a thorough look at one particular statement in 1 John 3:21-22, “if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God…
Having Confidence Before God (1 John 3:21-22) (A4A 10)
First published 1 April 2011 Back in parts six, seven and eight of this series we looked at some passages in John’s gospel where Jesus appears to promise that we can ask for literally anything we want and that He will always grant our requests. Now we come to the part in the series where…
Prayer – Why Are You Asking? (James 4:1-3) (A4A 9)
First published 21 March 2011 I didn’t expect this series to last this long. I have to be honest and say that we are only about half way through! I’m hoping it’s not boring, but encouraging. I’m simply sharing what I learned after I started to ask the question, “does the Bible teach that we…
Yup, Ask for Anything (John 14-16) (A4A 8)
First published 6 March 2011 I shared in the last two articles some thoughts on some verses in John’s gospel relating to prayer. I’ll reiterate the verses here: “And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. You may ask me for anything in…
Whatever You Want… From the Menu, Sir (John 14-16) (A4A 7)
First published 20 February 2011 I’ve been sharing recently some thoughts arising out of study I did in some passages relating to prayer and faith in the New Testament. Last time I covered some verses from John’s gospel, where we looked at what it means to pray “in Jesus’ name”. I noted that this acts…
Praying in Jesus’ Name (John 14-16) (A4A 6)
First published 9 February 2011 I’ve been sharing recently what I learned when I did a study in passages relating to prayer and faith. In particular, you’ll remember if you’ve been keeping up with me from the beginning of this series, I wanted to investigate thoroughly passages in the New Testament that appear to give…