Jesus came to redeem us—to restore us, to bring us back, if you will, to His original intent. That intent was for us to walk with God in the cool of the day, and to live in His abundant life—to live continually in God's presence. From the very beginning, the theme of...

Recently, I’ve discussed our rights as God’s children to ask of him with confidence in prayer. Are you becoming more confident and assured in prayer? While we can’t control the outcome of prayer, we can control our response to situations. Jesus lived in response to...

Abiding, Asking, and Answered Prayer At the center of Jesus’ teaching on prayer in John 15 lies a profound and often misunderstood promise: “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you” (John 15:7 NKJV). At...