Prayer Guides

At the beginning of most weeks, I share a short prayer guide, offering words and practices that will help you see, hear, and experience more of God in your daily life.

This isn’t meant to be a scary commitment, rather one that reignites a desire to learn what prayer was always meant to be.

Commit yourself to reading a short Prayer Guide that will offer a fresh perspective and a meaningful challenge.

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Previous Guides

This is the Foundational Attribute of Christ

◆ Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus… — Philippians 2:3–5 ◆   This week, I’ve asked Zach Meerkreebs, a friend of mine,

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Your Prayers Are Part of a Miracle in Motion

◆ “Waiting time is not wasting time. Waiting patiently in expectation is the foundation of the spiritual life.”— Henri Nouwen ◆   Today is America’s National Day of Prayer, a day when the US government is required by its own law to remind us to pray. But many of us have lost faith in our prayers. We’ve prayed, and things

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Don’t let Easter Pass Before Praying This…

◆ “Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.”— John 12:31–32 ◆   He is risen, He is risen indeed. Today is a reminder that we can pray and live in confidence that the ruler

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The Question Jesus Asked That We Often Avoid

◆ “Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? But for this purpose I have come to this hour.”—John 12:27 ◆   Every time I take inventory of Jesus’ final days, I can’t help but notice his desperate prayers. There’s even that moment when Jesus questions why God has left him: “My

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The Battle You Can’t Afford to Ignore

◆ “The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.”—2 Corinthians 10:4 ◆   This week I’ve asked a good friend of mine Jonathan Pokluda (JP) to share a prayer guide on the wild world of spiritual warfare. I think you’ll enjoy his words . . .

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Before You Start Your Week, Read This

◆ You do not have, because you do not ask.—James 4:2 ◆   Have you ever thought it strange that Jesus tells us not to waste words because our Father in heaven knows what we need before we ask (Matt. 6:7–8), but then a chapter later suggests we should ask, seek, and knock through prayer (Matt. 7:7)?  For this prayer

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