by Matt Dirks | Nov 6, 2015 | Prayer, Uncategorized
Our hunger for God will not be confined to our closets. As we know him and delight in all that he is for us in Jesus, our joy in him reaches beyond personal experience on a quest to be reproduced in others. One of the simplest ways we realize this is by taking serious...
by Matt Dirks | Nov 5, 2015 | Prayer, Uncategorized
Some years back a good friend shared with me seven Scripture texts that he and his wife prayed for their two daughters from the time they were infants. The girls are now grown. And it’s beautiful to see how God has (and still is) answering the faithful, specific...
by Matt Dirks | Nov 4, 2015 | Prayer, Uncategorized
Over the years, as I’ve prayed for my own heart, I’ve accumulated seven “D’s” that I have found helpful. Maybe you’ll find them helpful as well. With seven you can use them a number of ways. You might choose one “D” per day. Or you could choose one “D” as a theme for...
by Matt Dirks | Nov 3, 2015 | Prayer, Uncategorized
Some have wondered: How do you spend a half-an-hour in prayer, not to mention two or three hours? Here is my three-fold answer: Resolve to do it. Don’t purpose to pray until you run dry. Purpose to pray the full half-hour. Prayer is work. It is not always a “sweet...
by Matt Dirks | Nov 2, 2015 | Prayer, Uncategorized
One way to answer this question is to look at what the early church prayed for. Here is a list gathered from the New Testament. It can guide you in how you pray. I suggest that periodically you pray through this list just to test whether your prayers are leaving out...
by Matt Dirks | Oct 30, 2015 | Prayer, Uncategorized
In John 16:23–24, Jesus makes a stunning, sweeping, glorious promise to us: In that day you will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you...
