18-0429: Jesus prays for Christ-followers to live in God’s true salvation of life for the glory of His Name in the world. John 17 records Jesus’ High Priestly prayer that he prays before his crucifixion. His prayer reveals his heart for the Father’s will, his followers’ faithfulness in serving His Kingdom mission, and for...
18-0422: Jesus makes every Christ-follower a priest of His Kingdom to serve His mission in the world. Jesus gives his final instructions to the disciples before the crucifixion. He prepares them for the new era that is to come, following His resurrection. It is more than the disciple fully understand, for obvious reasons. But...
17-0827: Humility shapes the heart to posture our life to receive God’s saving grace. Jesus confronts the self-righteousness of some standing in the crowd listening to him teach. He tells a story drawn from real life that contrasts the prayer of a Pharisee and the prayer of a tax collector. He reveals that proud heart...
17-0820: Christians persist in prayer and persevere in faithful obedience when we trust in Jesus’ work for us and in us. Jesus is not interested in our practice of religious ritual. He wants us to pray because when we do we commune with the living God, who is our loving heavenly Father. Prayer is...
LifePoint recently completed a weeklong prayer campaign. We focused on two aspects of prayer and two kinds of praying. Our theme for the week stated: “Prayer is the first act of love, the first labor of mission.” Intercession is the first act of love, where we seek to bring God to the needs of people,...
In January I asked Al Webb, a LifePoint Elder, to lead us in a prayer of corporate repentance during a Night of Worship. I was moved by his leadership and asked him to share his prayer with me. During our Seven Days of Prayer I wanted to share this prayer to encourage us. We...
The Supreme Court ruled this week, Friday, June 26, 2015, to make same-sex marriage legal across our nation. Many of you, as I, have read articles and reports to understand what this means and what challenges it will likely create for Christians. Many Christian leaders have reminded us that now is the time...
Pastor Lane finishes the “Prayer for Revival” series with four ways that every Christian can understand and practice prayers of supplication. ...