In everything do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets. (Matthew 7:12) In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus summarizes all the Law and the prophets—the entire Old Testament guidance from God—with a simple sentence known as the golden rule: "do to others as …
Family Camp at Fort: The Art of Prayer
In the last week of June I had the opportunity to speak at Family Camp 2 for Fort Wilderness in McNaughton, Wisconsin. If you're not familiar with Fort, you should definitely consider their amazing range of ministry opportunities throughout the year. Every Winter our Student Ministries takes a group for Winter Retreat up in this …
Praying with Praise [30 Days of Prayer]
“For yours is the kingdom, the power and the glory forever. Amen.” (Matthew 6:13) The Lord’s Prayer ends with a brief statement that returns our focus to the power and presence of God. This ascription does not appear in the earliest biblical manuscripts and is usually seen only in footnotes within our contemporary Bible translations. …
Praying for Deliverance [30 Days of Prayer]
“And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.” (Matthew 6:13) Within many cultures, and particularly here in North America, we seem obsessed with discovering who we are. Many times, it is suggested that in order to find ourselves we must leave behind all limits and throw aside all rules. The …
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Praying as a Forgiver [30 Days of Prayer]
“And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.” (Matthew 6:12) The second part of the words on forgiveness in the Lord’s Prayer relates to the way we treat others. Notice that there is no exhortation here to pray that God would help us to forgive others. No, there is merely the …
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Matthew Erickson 