Why pray if God has laid out His plan?
- If God was in
And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. And they went and woke him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing.” And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. —Matthew 8:24-26 (ESV)
- And if Jesus rebuked the storm that God caused, then they were a divided house
Knowing their thoughts, he said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand. —Matthew 12:25 (ESV)
- Some prayer produces results; by implication, some prayer produces little to no results
The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. —James 5:16b (NKJV)
- Prayer is not a
If you ask anything in My name, I will do it. —John 14:14 (NKJV)
- Prayer that
Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him. —1 John 5:14-15 (NKJV)
How do I disconnect from my ungodly friends but still witness to them?
- People can be in your
Become wise by walking with the wise;
hang out with fools and watch your life fall to pieces. —Proverbs 13:20 (MSG)
- There’s a time for
For everything there is a season,
a time for every activity under heaven. —Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NLT)
How do I make real, authentic friends in the Church?
- Put the
No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, —Philippians 3:13 (NLT)
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And all the believers met together constantly and shared everything with each other —Acts 2:44 (TLB)
- Give your
A man who has friends must himself be friendly,
But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. —Proverbs 18:24 (NKJV)
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