Posts with the category “the-presence-of-god-prayer-series”

Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.”The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him; it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.Lamentations 3:22-26This passage is full of God’s promis...  Read More

This week I was challenged by the following statement, “check the news, watch the Word.” It is very easy to get trapped in the endless cycle of news and forget to focus on the Word. The Bibles says in John 1:1-2, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.” Jesus is the Word and He created the universe. I have found great comfo...  Read More

Today, Pastor Brent taught us what is means to serve because we've first been served by Jesus from John 13:1-17. We encourage you to take these timeless truths and apply them in your every day lives. Here's some application questions that can help you take these truths deeper in your journey with the Lord:Pastor Brent said that we need Jesus to wash our feet, especially in times of crisis. If Jesu...  Read More

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ. 2 Corinthians 1:3-5Today, we acknowledge that God our F...  Read More

You will show me the path of life;In Your presence is fullness of joy;At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.Psalm 16:11Every day we get to choose which path we will journey on. We can choose our own path, or we can ask our Father to show us His way. Although each path in life may look the same -- same circumstances, same struggles, same heartaches -- they are totally different. The path our...  Read More

After this, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward”.Genesis 15:1This promise comes after Abraham had won a military victory against the four kings, rescued Lot, and refuses to keep any of the spoils (check out Genesis 14).  The shield was a very important part of the weapons of a soldier. It was his defense: it would prote...  Read More

Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak. When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled with the man. Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.”But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”The man asked him, “What is your name?”“Jacob,” he answered.Then the man sai...  Read More

And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.This, then, is how you should pray:“ ‘Our Father in heaven,hallowed be your name,your kingdom come,your will be done,on earth as it is in heaven.Give us today our daily bread.And forgive us our debts,as we...  Read More

The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.”Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake.  After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And afte...  Read More

Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.Matthew 10:28-30Rejoice in the Lo...  Read More

"Have no fear of sudden disaster, or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked, for the LORD will be at your side, and will keep your foot from being snared. Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act." Proverbs 3:25-27God knows our hearts so deeply and intimately - so he addresses two truths in this passage.This passage first reminds us that we don’t have to fe...  Read More

Then Moses said to Him, "If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here". Exodus 33:15 Moses offers us a great reminder [in verse 15] that can apply to our situation today. We need the LORD'S Presence because without Him we can't do anything. In God’s presence, we can have HOPE, we can move forward, and we can experience His peace!As a leader, Moses knew the importance of having...  Read More

The Presence of God Prayer Series: He knows"Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls forth each of them by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing."Isaiah 40:26 NIVIsaiah was no doubt impressed, and comforted, thinking that the God who knows all of the stars in the sky... knew h...  Read More

The Upper Room: A Place To Be IN God’s Presence“Prayer is Where Earth Meets Heaven and Heaven touches Earth”God created us to be in His Presence.  One of the expressions we use at Stonecrest to help us imagine being in God’s Presence is the “Upper Room”. During Jesus’s time on earth He purposefully met with His disciples in a physical place referred to as the “Upper Room”. The “Upper Room” in our ...  Read More

"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”Joshua 1:9This word was given to Joshua when he was being commissioned as the new leader over Israel. Before Joshua does anything in his newly appointed role the Lord speaks with him. He tells Joshua:Go where I send you—I'll give you the land I promi...  Read More

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