Prayer

When Following Jesus Gets Hard: Finding God's Guidance Through Prayer

Following Jesus is harder than the good news first let on. In Matthew 7:7-11, Jesus gives three continuous commands, ask, seek, knock, as the way He guides us through the hard days of discipleship.

Does God Always Answer Prayers? - Matthew 7:7-11

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How to Pray Authentically: Lessons from the Lord's Prayer

Jesus warned against praying for show. In the Sermon on the Mount, He gives us the Lord's Prayer as a model instead — a God who is close, holy, and gracious. Here's how to pray like you mean it.

Is Your Prayer Life Fake? - Matthew 6:9-13

Learn how to develop an authentic prayer life that goes beyond religious performance and connects you genuinely with God. This powerful teaching explores Jesus' instructions on prayer from the Sermon…

What Does It Mean to Worship God in Spirit and Truth?

At Jacob's well, Jesus told a Samaritan woman that true worship has nothing to do with the right mountain or building. Here's what worshiping God "in spirit and truth" means for your life today.

What is Real Worship? - John 4:19-26

What Does It Mean to Worship God in Spirit and Truth? In John 4:19-26, Jesus encounters a Samaritan woman at Jacob's well and reveals a revolutionary understanding of worship that transcends location,…

Why Is the Church Full of Hypocrites?

The church is full of hypocrites is a fair complaint — but in Jesus's story of the Pharisee and the tax collector in Luke 18, the real hypocrite isn't who you'd expect.

Why Doesn't God Always Heal? A Chaplain's Field Devotion

A U.S. Army chaplain asks the question every hospital room asks: why doesn't God always heal? Scripture gives four honest answers — instant healing, gradual healing, sustaining grace, and eternity.

When You Fast: Keeping It Real in Your Faith

Jesus assumes His followers will fast — but in Matthew 6:16-18 He draws a sharp line between fasting for God alone and fasting as a performance. Here's what authentic faith looks like.

George Washington's 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation

Before Thanksgiving was a holiday, it was a prayer. Read George Washington's 1789 proclamation, the first under the new Constitution, thanking God for liberty and asking pardon for the nation's sins.

What Do We Have To Be Thankful For?

Pastor Kent's Thanksgiving list starts small — waking up healthy, a roof overhead, people who love you — and builds all the way to the greatest reason of all: the gospel itself.