Praying For The Glory Of God

For the next few weeks, we are going to be looking at the teaching of Jesus on prayer in our study of the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus has already told us not to pray like the religious hypocrites (Matthew 6:5), and today He tells us not to pray like the unsaved...

Come, Let Us Pray

“For through Him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.” (Ephesians 2:18) Access to God. Think about that, beloved! Through the perfect sacrifice of The Lord Jesus Christ, you and I have complete access to Almighty God, our Father (Galatians 4:6). The...

The Privilege And Power Of Prayer

Scripture is filled with promises that relate to the prayers of God’s people. James 5:16 tells us that “the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.” One of the means that God uses in bringing about His purposes upon the earth is the prayers of the...

In Need of Prayer

Luke 11:1 And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. The Lord Jesus Christ was not only the greatest teacher on the subject of prayer;...

Six ingredients of effective prayer

We have scheduled three weeks of concerted prayer for the year 2014 in addition to the many prayer meetings we already have here at Koinonia each week. Why have done so? We are living in perilous times, and there is need for desperate prayers to express those...

Sweet Hour of Prayer

One of the most beloved hymns is entitled sweet hour of prayer. That is theme of my meditation today. I find it interesting how the words prayer and incense are found together in Scripture. The Psalmist David wrote, “Let my prayer be set forth before thee [as]...