Different Types of Worship Christians Do at Home
A recent survey yielded some beautiful responses,as a wide variety of men and women from different Christian denominations shared insight into their personal times of prayer and worship. Outlined in Worship at Home Part 1, 2 and 3, are excerpts from that survey.
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Jesus Taught His Disciples How to Pray to their Father in Heaven Using the Lords Prayer as a Model
When Jesus, the Word made flesh, came to dwell among men, His intimate connection with God became sought after by His disciples. They also desired to meet face to face with God the Creator. This desire motivated them to ask Jesus to teach them how to pray.
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The Lords Prayer Connects Man with God and Offers Up the Sacrifice of Praise
Prayer was going to be a vital part of the success of the future Apostles. For this reason, Jesus took great care to not only teach them the message of the gospel, but to teach them how to have a personal and intimate relationship with the Father.
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Pursuing Godly Goals will Bring Favor and Blessing
Choosing to do the will of God is always a right choice for a Christian New Years resolution. God’s favor and blessings should be incentive enough to pursue Godly goals.
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An Hour of Prayer
Prayer builds a bridge between Christians and God, and ensures that hearts remain softened, forgiveness is attained and peace is at hand. This article provides an hour-long process of prayer that draws God near and offers revelation and instruction.
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Presumption May be the Cause of Unrest in Intercession
Patience waits for God's prayer assignments rather than presumptively taking on issues for which authority has not specifically been given. Intercession, however, is everyone's assignment. It is not a spiritual gift. The one great need of intercessors is to be cloaked in humility--complete dependance uppon the Lord.
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The Enemy of Praise and Worship Comes to Instill Pride and Fear
A focus on God creates the humble heart that attracts the favor of God. Therefore, Satan attempts to redirect the believer's focus to anything but God. The most common way the enemy tries to interrupt the flow of corporate praise and worship is by stirring up pride and/or fear.
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Godliness is a Real, Spiritual Relationship with God
God wants to have an intimate relationship with all of His children. Living with an awareness of and receptiveness to God is a life of true godliness.
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The Word and Prayer as Seed and Soil for the Christian Soul
Christians can use David as example of pursuing God wholeheartedly. David sowed a large amount of quality spiritual seeds into his soul and into nutrient-rich soil. And out of it blossomed the fruits of the spirit .
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In Hard Times, Christians Must Pray and Mediate on the Word of God to Draw Near to Him
If ever there was a time to get closer to the Creator, now is the time. It's not a time to be self-serving, or wasteful, thoughtlessly squandering money or time. Although the secular world says that time is money, in reality, time is life! Trusting God in hard times can become second nature when time is spent in daily reading of His Word, being prayerfully in His presence.
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