Messages on Prayer (Page 2)
Prayer and Fasting – securing our hearts to God
This week Pastor Peter continued our series on prayer and taught from Matthew 6:16-18. These verses teach us that prayer and fasting are our way to declare our dependence on God. 16 “Whenever you fast, don’t be gloomy like the hypocrites. For they disfigure their faces so that their fasting is obvious to people. Truly I tell you, they have their reward. 17 But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, 18 so that your fasting isn’t obvious to others but…
Whenever You Pray
This week Pastor Peter asks the question: How do we maintain a personal and intimate connection to God where we recognize our deep dependence on Him regardless of our circumstances? 5 “Whenever you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by people. Truly I tell you, they have their reward. 6 But when you pray, go into your private room, shut your…
Prayer – Shameless Boldness
We wrap up our 2023 series on prayer by looking at Luke 11:5-13 & pondering the question, why are our prayers timid…why do we give up when prayer is our only hope?
Prayer – Embracing Our Limp
We continue our series on prayer by looking at the life of Jacob. Pastor Peter encourages us to “embrace our limp” shedding our self-sufficiency by recognizing our deep dependence on God.
Prayer – Nearness to God
Coulee Rock is a church of prayer. Part of that commitment to prayer includes beginning each year with a series on prayer. This week Pastor Peter begins our series on Prayer by looking at Genesis 4:26, Deuteronomy 4:7 & Revelation 21:1-4 to get an overarching picture of prayer in the Bible.
Pray Like This: Lead Us Not Into Temptation, But Deliver Us From Evil
Pastor Peter concludes our powerful series through the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew 6 by working through how we survive the constant barrage from inside us & outside us trying to lead us into evil & destruction.
Pray Like This: Forgive Us Our Debts As We Forgive Our Debtors
Pastor Peter continues our series through the Lord’s prayer in Matthew 6 addressing very challenging questions, how can God possibly forgive me after all I’ve done? & how can I forgive when people have hurt me so deeply?
Pray Like This: Give Us Today Our Daily Bread
How do we trust God through real, practical needs that seem more than we can bear? Pastor Peter addresses this question as he continues our series through the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew 6.
Pray Like This: Your Will Be Done
Pastor Peter Continues working through The Lord’s prayer in Matthew 6 by wrestling through the question, how do we pray “Your will be done” even when it feels like God’s will is painful & may cost us something?
Pray Like This: Your Kingdom Come…
What does it mean to pray “Your kingdom come” when we personally feel distant from His kingdom & our world feels messed up & upside down & we’re needing hope for renewal / redemption? Pastor Peter continues our series through the Lord’s Prayer to address these very questions.