Read: Mark 11:24-26 Watch the Video: How can we know if we are praying effectively? By getting our lives positioned properly with the Lord.That begins with a relationship with Jesus. Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father except through Me.” He is the mediator between God and us. He alone can take the holy hand of God and the hand of sinful man and bring us t...  Read More

Read: John 14:13-14 Watch the Video: Do you ever think of the battle in which you have been chosen to participate? Scripture says, “Put on the full armor of God and then pray always at all times for all the saints.” (Ephesians 6)To do so, we need to pray in faith. Jesus said in Mark 11, “When you stand praying, forgive if you have anything against anyone” (verse 25). He also said, “When you pray, ...  Read More

Read: Luke 18:1Psalms 77:11-14 Watch the Video: Jesus said, “We ought to pray and not to faint” (Luke 18:1). He told us to be persistent in our prayer life.Think about Elijah, who prayed one time and fire came down from heaven on Mt. Carmel. But it took him praying three times before God resurrected the dead son of the widow. And Elijah prayed seven times before God sent back rain on the earth dur...  Read More

Read: Psalms 51:9-13 Watch the Video: When it comes to having an effective prayer quiet time, you should always begin by reading the Word of God. Then, when you begin to pray, I’d recommend using the ACTS method—an acronym to help keep your prayer time focused. ACTS stands for:AdorationConfessionThanksgivingSupplicationWe start our prayer time in Adoration—loving and worshiping God, adoring Him fo...  Read More

Read: 2 Corinthians 10:3-4 Watch the Video: Our new movie WAR ROOM is about the power of prayer and building prayer strategies. Why is a prayer strategy important? Because we have a very real enemy that wants to stay hidden from you but at the same time, he wants to distract, deceive, and divide you from seeking the Lord and from building healthy relationships with your spouse, children, or other ...  Read More

Read: Galatians 5:22-23 SOAP: Galatians 5:22"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law." The Fruit of the SpiritGalatians 5:22-23 gives us a glimpse of the Spiritual Fruit God wants to grow in and through us. This list isn't exhaustive, but it's a good summary of the Fruit that will...  Read More

Read: Psalm 1:1-3 SOAP: Psalm 1:1-3"How blessed is the one who does not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand in the pathway with sinners, or sit in the assembly of scoffers! Instead, he finds pleasure in obeying the Lord's commands; he meditates on his commands day and night. He is like a tree planted by flowing streams; it yields its fruit at the proper time, and its leaves never fall off. H...  Read More

Read: John 15:6 SOAP: John 15:6"If anyone does not remain in me, he is thrown out like a branch, and dries up; and such branches are gathered up and thrown into the fire, and are burned."  A Living RelationshipA simple fact: a branch that is not connected to the vine has no life flowing through it, so it withers and dies. Without a true connection to Jesus, a person is like that branch, dead and u...  Read More

Read: John 15:5 SOAP: John 15:5"I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in me—and I in him—bears much fruit, because apart from me you can accomplish nothing." Abiding in Jesus to Bear Much FruitI love how Jesus says, "bears much fruit…" It's as if He's gently reminding us that our lives are meant to overflow with Spiritual Fruit. But here's the best part. We aren't expected to pr...  Read More

Read: John 15:3-4 SOAP: John 15:4"You are clean already because of the word that I have spoken to you. Remain in me, and I will remain in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in me." Abiding in Jesus to Bear FruitWhen I read John 15:3-4, I imagine Jesus leaning in and looking each of the disciples in the eyes. "Rem...  Read More

Read: 1 John 1:6 SOAP: 1 John 1:6"If we say we have fellowship with Him and yet keep on walking in the darkness, we are lying and not practicing the truth." Walking in the Light Through ConfessionAbiding in Christ means choosing to walk in His Light, live transparently before Him, and allow His Truth to shape every part of our lives. But sin disrupts this fellowship and creates a distance between ...  Read More

Read: Matthew 5:16 SOAP: Matthew 5:16"In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good deeds and give honor to your Father in heaven." Letting Our Light Shine Before OthersThe Light that we are called to shine through our lives is not for others to better see us, but to better see Christ. When we abide in Jesus, our lives begin to reflect His Light, shining in a ...  Read More