Almighty God, You see the ruin that we as human beings so often bring upon ourselves, individually and corporately. We acknowledge that we have looked to human strength instead of your strength and to human leaders in place of your kingly rule. We long for someone to set things right and all our worry and …
A Prayer inspired by the prophet Jonah
Almighty God, You are the powerful Creator of all the nations upon earth. You are holy and wonderful beyond what we understand. We look at Jonah and we are startled by his insolence in running away from You, by his humility in recognizing Your rescue, and his anger at Your mercy to those he felt …
A Prayer inspired by the prophet Obadiah
Almighty God, You are righteous and just, You are the Judge and the Deliverer, and we worship You. Our world, Lord, needs Your intervention with goodness and fairness – come to us! Our lives, Lord, need Your touch of healing and restoration – come to us! Thank You for the message of Obadiah, who reminds …
Prayer for Deliverance: Hezekiah
As I continued our series on prayer, "Great Prayers of the Bible," this past weekend at Eastbrook Church, I focused attention on King Hezekiah in 2 Kings, chapters 18-20. This message was an exploration of how we can turn to God for help in difficult circumstances, with some reflections on how our daily lives relate to …
John Chrysostom on Prayer’s Power
The potency of prayer hath subdued the strength of fire; it had bridled the rage of lions, hushed the anarchy to rest, extinguished wars, appeased the elements, expelled demons, burst the chains of death, expanded the gates of heaven, assuaged diseases, repelled frauds, rescued cities from destruction, stayed the sun in its course, and arrested …
Matthew Erickson 