A Prayer to Grasp the Power of the Resurrection
For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your...
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Author: Charles L. Stanley
Spiritual warfare is a corporate activity
Spiritual warfare isn’t something entered into by only a few elite spiritual special forces who can defeat the enemy in prayer. Spiritual warfare is a corporate activity that includes every believer, whether conscious of it or not.
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What is the fruit of abiding in Christ?
We who follow Jesus are referred to as branches in a vine, presumably a grapevine, although the text doesn’t specify this. Grapevines were common in Israel. Anybody who knows anything about producing fruit on vines or trees knows that it is healthy to prune the tree or vine periodically. Pruning keeps them healthier.
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The basis for praying with extreme authority
The most crucial phrase in the Bible is “in Christ.” We don’t inherit anything from God; Christ does. We become recipients of the inheritance only by being “in Christ.”
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How to pray for co-workers in the kingdom of God
How can we pray effectively for our co-laborers in the Kingdom of God? Your Elders need to be supported with effective prayer so they can lead your church and give proper oversight according to the Scriptures. The missionaries you support also need an effective prayer team providing spiritual support in addition to any financial support you may provide to them. Homegroup leaders, outreach leaders, Sunday School teachers, deacons, and a host of other categories of co-laborers in the Kingdom need prayer support. Frankly, we are a all called to serve and be co-laborers in the Kingdom whether we hold a recognized office or ministry or not. Here is one effective approach that you can implement easily.
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Faith: Do you grow it, or is it given?
This whole episode with Jesus and his disciples is odd. What was the point of cursing an innocent fig tree and then talking about speaking to a mountain to be cast into the sea? None of this seems to make sense. There may be a few lessons some can derive from this event, but I see this as training about the nature of supernatural faith. I believe the mountain tossing thing was a metaphor for impossible tasks, and Jesus was telling us how to do impossible tasks.
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