Closer Walk with Jesus

Jesus was called Immanuel.  It means “God with us.”   Matthew 1:23  “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”–which means, “God with us.” For centuries before Jesus came, … Continued

When Jesus called His disciples He did not begin by telling them everything about Himself.  He simply said, “Follow Me.”  His call on the lives of the disciples was to go where He wanted them to go and do what … Continued

  Yesterday we looked at some of the demands Jesus requires of every genuine disciple.  By way of review, we are commanded to deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow Him on a day-to-day basis.  Anything less than this … Continued

For the last thirteen days our focus has been on developing a new pattern of behavior in our lives: namely, a daily private prayer time with Jesus.  Today, however, instead of focusing on developing a new behavior, our focus is … Continued

CONGRATULATIONS!  You are training yourself to be godly. 1 Timothy 4:7 Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales; rather, train yourself to be godly. You’re establishing a daily private prayer time with Jesus. Let’s review the … Continued

JESUS TEACHES US TO PRAY Mt. 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.   Matthew 6:9 “This, then, is how you should pray: “‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10 your … Continued

JESUS TEACHES US TO PRAY Mt. 6:12 … as we also have forgiven our debtors Jesus is not content to simply teach us to pray for God’s forgiveness.  After Jesus instructs us to pray for the forgiveness of our sins … Continued

JESUS TEACHES US TO PRAY Mt. 6:12 Forgive us our debts Over the last several days Jesus taught us to pray by focusing on the Person, Place, Purity, Plan, Purpose, and Provision of God.  Jesus now teaches us to seek … Continued

JESUS TEACHES US TO PRAY Mt. 6:11 Give us today our daily bread Our third request is for daily bread.  Please note that Jesus leads us to pray much differently than most of us have learned to pray.  Our tendencies … Continued

JESUS TEACHES US TO PRAY Your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven Congratulations!  You’re starting your second week of pursuing a closer walk with Jesus.  I trust you are learning to pray by praying.  And I … Continued