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What is prayer? Prayer is simply communication with God. This is a book of 127 prayers. This book contains prayers organized into different categories. These prayers will get you started, then you can continue to pray with your heart. Sometimes, we need a little help to get us started. It is like old water well pumps. Sometimes, you would have to prime the pump with water to get the water flowing. It is the same way with prayer. Sometimes, we have to “prime the pump” so as to speak with written prayers then our heart will take over.

And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh. (Matthew 2:11, KJV) The three wise men brought the baby Jesus gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Every December 25th Christmas day, we celebrate the birth of Jesus with the giving of gifts to family and friends. St. Nicholas was well known as a kind and generous man who gave gifts and thus contributed heavily to building up the tradition of giving gifts on ...

And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.” (Revelation 21:4, KJV, emphasis added) What does the Bible say is the last enemy to be conquered by Jesus? Death is the last enemy to be conquered (1 Corinthians 15:26). Eventually, we all see the death of family and friends. There is always the sadness of separation. How do you feel when your mother or father dies? How do you feel when a brother or sister dies or a close friend? How do you feel when a spouse that ...

…God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did… (Romans 4:17, NKJV, emphasis added) God gives life! The Bible gives us ten instances of people being raised from the dead. Three instances in the Old Testament, and seven instances in the New Testament. Jesus gives joy and life wherever he goes. In the Old Testament, Elijah and Elisha each raised one person from the dead. There was even a dead man who came into contact with Elisha’s bones who came back to life. There are three instances of Jesus raising people from the dead in the New ...

What is love? You love your spouse. You love your children. You love your parents. You love your friends. You love God. You love chocolate cake and ice cream! The English language has one word for love. The Greek language has four words for love (eros, philia, storge, and agape). What is true love? What is God’s agape love? God is our example of true, agape love. God loved people so much that He gave his only Son, that whoever would believe in him should not perish, but have eternal life. A person who does not know God cannot love in the truest sense. Love is more than a feeling. Our ...

This book is about jealousy and the devastating consequences it can lead to. Jealousy is a destroyer and is sometimes referred to as a green-eyed monster. Jealousy usually stems from insecurity. Jealousy is a seductive trap that can destroy you. Jealousy if carried to the extreme leads to death. Jealousy leads to bickering, fighting, hatred, and sometimes murder. Jealousy in sports is often thought of as harmless, but is it really? There are incidents of players and even their families sabotaging other players. Even the parents of grade-school children playing football, baseball, soccer, ...

Pay attention to this, Job. Stop and consider the wonderful miracles of God! (Job 37:14, NLT, emphasis added) Does God still do miracles? The answer to that question is a resounding “YES.” This book is about miracles. The first four chapters include examples of Old Testament miracles and New Testament miracles in order to give a biblical basis for miracles. Then come stories of modern-day miracles. The modern-day miracle stories are contributed by Pastor Mark Stripling and his wife, Janet Stripling. Pastor Mark Stripling has been a pastor for over 30 years in the Assembly of God church ...

‘Happiness is not an ideal of reason but of imagination,’ according to Immanuel Kant. You could also say happiness is a condition of being that thrives when we are at peace with ourselves. A wise man once wrote, “The Christmas spirit isn’t a seasonal feeling of joy and happiness that only lasts as long as the season does. The Christmas spirit is the force that leads us through the year with resilience and unexplainable joy even when things are not going our way. It lived in us as long as we were at peace with who we were and shared our love.” The Christmas spirit is exemplified by...

What is thought? The Cambridge dictionary defines thought as the act of thinking about or considering, an idea or opinion, or a set of ideas about a particular subject. Synonyms for “thought” include idea, conception, concept, impression, notion, deliberation, and reflection. The Bible says God’s thoughts are nothing like man’s thoughts. God’s thoughts are righteous and holy. Mankind’s thoughts tend to be evil. Our thoughts are the precursors of our actions whether these thoughts be good or evil. We become what we think about. If we dwell on negative thoughts, our whole attitude...