Prayer

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13   You are the God of hope.   In a world often downhearted and filled with despair, You remind me that hope is never scarce.  When I look at my circumstances with weary hesitation, I remember that hope in You is offered in abundance.   You are Living Hope—  hope personified.   Even when it seems as if darkness is winning, or when I stumble or fall, or when I am facing suffering, pain, trials, or persecution, I must never give up on You.    No matter how bleak my things may seem, I must cling to the fabric of your garment.   Because You are a sun and shield; You bestow favor and honor; and no good thing do You withhold from those whose walk is blameless.   So, I pray that I will rejoice in hope,  be patient in tribulation, and be constant in prayer.   I choose to believe that when You say You will do something, it will surely come.  Not because of anything I have done but because of how good You are.   I trade in my cynicism for the highest expectations, trusting that You can do immeasurably more than all I ask or imagine, according to Your power that is at work within me.

Through studying Matthew 9 and 10, Brett Younker continues in our collection Orbit to share the importance of prayer and intercession. When we pray for others, we have the opportunity to intercede on their behalf and ask God to use His resources to transform lives for our good and His glory.

In this talk, Pastor Ben Stuart walks us through Daniel 9 and its prophecy. He reminds us of what has already happened in history and what is yet to come in our future, revealing what happens when we repent.

Have you ever been confronted with the reality of God’s wrath, which scared you away from desiring to know Him intimately? As Louie Giglio digs deep into Revelation 6-8, we see how grace and wrath coexist.

Louie Giglio joins us for another week of All Consuming Fire. Through studying Revelation 5, we see that the only one worthy of all of our worship and praise is the One who is and is to come.

For the land we live on, we thank you, Jesus. For the time we live in, we thank you, Jesus.  For the past we learn from, we thank you, Jesus.  For the future we hope for, we thank you, Jesus. For those who’ve gone before us, we thank you, Jesus.  For those who will come after us, we thank you, Jesus.   In the days you’ve given us to steward, be with us, Jesus. In the communities you’ve purposed us within, be with us, Jesus.     In our moments of unity, be with us, Jesus. In our moments of discord, be with us, Jesus.  In our hour of celebration, be with us, Jesus.  In our hour of grief, be with us, Jesus.    In the hearts of the poor and downtrodden, be comfort and peace, Jesus. In the hearts of the proud and prosperous, be kindness and generosity, Jesus.    In the prayers of the meek, be courage and steadfastness, Jesus. In the prayers of the mighty, be grace and mercy, Jesus. In the plight of the truly persecuted, be blessing and steadfastness, Jesus. In the pride of the haughty, be humility and correction, Jesus.    For a spirit of wisdom in troubling times, we ask of you, Jesus.  For a spirit of discernment for our leaders at every level, we ask of you, Jesus. For a spirit of repentance where we have sinned against one another, we ask of you, Jesus. For a spirit of forgiveness towards those who have wronged us, we ask of you, Jesus.  For a spirit of civility between created sons and daughters of God, we ask of you, Jesus.  For a spirit of peace when all around us declares war, we ask of you, Jesus.    Amen

Have you ever wondered what it looks like to tune your life to the voice of almighty God? Louie Giglio takes us to the Pool of Bethesda to remind us that no matter how loud the crowd gets, we can always turn our ears to the sound of our creator and savior.

Wrapping up our Call on Heaven collection of talks, Ben Stuart reminds us that many of the good gifts in life make for bad gods. If we desire to live a life devoted to the Lord, we must abandon the hope we put in vices and temporary fixes and turn towards a God who is waiting to save us.

We desire to be spiritual, prayerful people, but at times, it’s hard to know where to start. In this talk, Ben Stuart looks at three of Paul’s prayers in Scripture and shares how we can pray for those same things today as we call on God to move in our city.

Does the brokenness of your city do anything to your heart? Grant Partrick encourages us to ask God to soften our hearts for the community around us and to pray boldly for them.

If we believe the Gospel is true, are we living a life that honors it and boldly proclaiming the Good News to a desperate world that needs it? Dan Watson focuses on what God wants to see in us and then leads us to eight takeaways following the question, “Where do I go from here?”

Focusing on the book of Nehemiah, Brad Jones challenges us to change our order of thinking when faced with adversity. Instead of seeking counsel from everyone around us or trying to deal with things on our own and then pleading with God when that fails us, Brad empowers us to pray and fast as the prophet Nehemiah did, prayer being his first response.