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August 10: “Sanctifying the Name” (Matthew 6:9, Ezekiel 36:22-23)

The first priority for Jesus is for God’s Name to be made holy. Since we bear God’s Name as His people, we can either sanctify or profane God’s Name by the way we live. To pray “hallowed be your name” is to ask God to make us holy as God is holy. But ultimately it […]

August 3: “Praying to Jesus’ Father” (Matthew 6:5-9, 11:25-28)

The uniqueness of Christian prayer is rooted in Jesus’ relationship with God the Father. Jesus says that no one can know the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him. The Lord’s Prayer authorizes us to approach God as Jesus approaches God. Jesus turned an exclusive relationship with the […]

July 27: “How Do We Breathe?” (Luke 11:1-13)

The Lord’s Prayer anchors us to the heart of God, teaching us to breathe in the living of our days. Together with the Apostles’ Creed and the Ten Commandments, the Lord’s Prayer – these three sources – have been regarded by the Church for two millennia as “the rule of faith” – setting the foundations […]

July 20: “Share the Good News with Your Mouth” (Romans 10:14, 1 Peter 3:13-16)

We can love people, serve them and pray for them, but there comes a time when we have to declare the good news with our mouths. Two most common ways are “relational evangelism” and “contact evangelism.” Some think that “contact evangelism” should not be done at all, but there are biblical examples. Both ways have […]

July 13: “The Unseen Work of Prayer” (Acts 4:23-31)

Despite the persecution, the early church prayed to speak the gospel with boldness. Then the Holy Spirit empowered them to proclaim the gospel boldly. In evangelism, we need the power of the Spirit, proclamation of the gospel, and the unseen work of prayer. We can pray for ourselves, pray for and pray with the unchurched. […]