It is time to ponder some new year’s resolutions! Here are some good posts as you reflect upon your life this past year, and how God might be leading you to grow in 2016:
Ten Questions to Ask at the Start of a New Year – Donald Whitney
One Big Tip to Make Your Resolutions Stick – Tim Challies
Striving for a More Intentional Life of Prayer – Erik Raymond
The Church Comes First – Nick Batzig
Here are some good posts for your Thanksgiving:
But Where Are The Nine? – Kevin DeYoung
Six Ways to Cultivate Thankfulness and Joy – Mark Altrogge (TBC)
Thank You, Father – John Piper (DG)
An Ancient Prayer of Thanksgiving – Kevin DeYoung
Lake Superior
The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
– Psalm 19:1
For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature,
have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world,
in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
– Romans 1:20
Lake Muskallonge in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
– Psalm 19:1
For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature,
have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world,
in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
– Romans 1:20
Here is a great song about God’s grace that our church will be learning in the next few weeks:
O God,
I have tasted Thy goodness,
and it has both satisfied me
and made me thirsty for more.
I am painfully conscious of my need of further grace.
I am ashamed of my lack of desire.
O God, the Triune God,
I want to want Thee;
I long to be filled with longing;
I thirst to be made more thirsty still.
Show me Thy glory, I pray Thee,
that so I may know Thee indeed.
Begin in mercy a new work of love within me.
Say to my soul,
“Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.”
Then give me grace to rise
and follow Thee up from this misty lowland
where I have wandered so long.
In Jesus’ name.
Amen.
– A. W. Tozer in The Pursuit of God
Lake Muskallonge in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
– Psalm 19:1
For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature,
have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world,
in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
– Romans 1:20
A new song from Keith and Kristyn Getty and Graham Kendrick. Free mp3 download and piano music here.
I wrote the following guide for a Sunday morning prayer time. The requests are all about asking God to prepare our hearts to worship Him. I wonder what might happen in our lives and churches, if we prayed prayers like this each Sunday morning. So here is a prayer guide for your consideration as you prepare to worship the Lord this Sunday, and maybe the Sundays beyond.
Pray through God’s Word
Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you? Show us your steadfast love, O LORD, and grant us your salvation.
– Psalm 85:6-7
Pray for Myself
• A heart to worship the Lord for his great love and salvation
• God’s Word to convict, challenge, and comfort me this morning
• God’s help to encourage and build up others this morning
Pray for Our Church
• For people to come, and Holy Spirit to work mightily among us
• Growing joy and delight in the Lord, desire and thirst for God
• Deep hunger for the Word, and abundant grace to live it out
• Growing burden to pray – individually and corporately
• Reverent awe of our great and glorious God
• Gripped by the good news of Jesus’ death and resurrection
• Personal revivals leading to church revival
• Practical love and care for one another
