by William J. Stewart After sharing the Passover with His disciples (Luke 22:15) in which He instituted the Lord’s Supper, a memorial of His impending death at Calvary (Luke 22:19-20), Jesus and His disciples departed the upper room in Jerusalem and made their way to the Mount of Olives. On this short hike from the…
Category: Prayer
Effective Fervent Prayer (2 of 2)
by William J. Stewart Last week, we considered Elijah, the wonderful example which James uses to demonstrate effective fervent prayer. This week, I want us to look at the context of James 5, and see this inspired man’s musings on prayer. That it is a text on prayer is evident. Notice: v 13, “Is anyone among…
Effective Fervent Prayer (1 of 2)
by William J. Stewart There are several occasions when events which took place in the Old Testament are used as lessons in faith for us in the New Testament. Consider the faith of Abraham, as he was willing to give his son Isaac as a sacrifice to God (Genesis 22). It is not until we…
The Prayer Of Jabez
by William J. Stewart Amidst a list of the names of the family of Judah, we find what has come to be called in our modern day, ‘The Prayer of Jabez.’ The text reads: Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, ‘Because I bore him in pain.’ And Jabez…
Lessons From Jesus’ Prayer At Gethsemane
by Jim Mickells The apostle Paul said, “pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17). If there was ever a person who exemplified this in his life it certainly would be our Lord. He taught His disciples how to pray (Luke 11:1-4). Parables were spoken by Him to encourage His followers to petition God (Luke 18:1-8). Prayer was…
Exceedingly Abundantly Above…
William J. Stewart | Texts To Pause & Ponder On One of the things that stands out for me in the book of Ephesians is how emphatic the apostle Paul is. In each chapter, there are statements where he employs adverbs or adjectives to add intensity to an already powerful message. For example, 1:19 doesn’t just…
The Uniqueness of the New Testament Church
by William J. Stewart This past week, I received an interesting e-mail from a visitor to our web site, in which I was accused of being disobedient to the Lord and of hypocrisy, because I pray openly in church. Needless to say, I was a bit surprised at such an accusation. The correspondent cited Matthew 6:5-6…