i want to make one thing clear. even though most of you could say the LORD’s
prayer word for word without any notes, that prayer is not meant for
everyone. in fact, some of us who are
here on the front porch today your greatest need in life is not to pray for
daily bread. your greatest need is to
meet the BREAD OF LIFE. if you’ve never
personally crossed the line of faith and made a commitment to JESUS CHRIST,
your greatest need today is not your physical need. and far more exciting and far more satisfying
than having GOD answer your prayers and meet the daily needs of your life is
having GOD meet the deepest need of your life which is a spiritual need.
the bible says your body, your life on this earth will be short. in fact the bible describes it like this, life is like a vapor. it is here for a moment and then it is gone but your spirit will live eternally. you will live forever. and JESUS says, “I am the BREAD OF LIFE. no one who comes to ME will ever be hungry again and those who believe in ME will never thirst.”
the very first step in dealing with anxiety is to enter into a personal relationship with JESUS CHRIST. then you can begin to pray the model prayer because the very first words of the model prayer are our FATHER. you can’t honestly begin to call GOD your father until first you have entered into a personal relationship with HIM. if you’ve never done that i want to ask you today to do that. i’m going to lead us in a prayer. you don’t have to pray out loud. you don’t have to say anything out loud. but in your heart and mind if you’ll pray a simple prayer along with me wherever you can make that commitment today.
let’s pray
dear LORD, thank YOU that YOU are the source of all life. and thank YOU that YOU love me and YOU sent YOUr SON JESUS to die for me. and right now i accept YOUr gift of salvation. i ask for YOUr forgiveness of my sins and i ask YOU to come into my life and to give me eternal life. thank YOU that YOU keep YOUr promises and that YOU now live in my life. in JESUS’ name. amen.
just a thought from the front porch…
the bible says your body, your life on this earth will be short. in fact the bible describes it like this, life is like a vapor. it is here for a moment and then it is gone but your spirit will live eternally. you will live forever. and JESUS says, “I am the BREAD OF LIFE. no one who comes to ME will ever be hungry again and those who believe in ME will never thirst.”
the very first step in dealing with anxiety is to enter into a personal relationship with JESUS CHRIST. then you can begin to pray the model prayer because the very first words of the model prayer are our FATHER. you can’t honestly begin to call GOD your father until first you have entered into a personal relationship with HIM. if you’ve never done that i want to ask you today to do that. i’m going to lead us in a prayer. you don’t have to pray out loud. you don’t have to say anything out loud. but in your heart and mind if you’ll pray a simple prayer along with me wherever you can make that commitment today.
let’s pray
dear LORD, thank YOU that YOU are the source of all life. and thank YOU that YOU love me and YOU sent YOUr SON JESUS to die for me. and right now i accept YOUr gift of salvation. i ask for YOUr forgiveness of my sins and i ask YOU to come into my life and to give me eternal life. thank YOU that YOU keep YOUr promises and that YOU now live in my life. in JESUS’ name. amen.
just a thought from the front porch…
No comments:
Post a Comment