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A Biblical Focus On Prayer – Part 7 – Tal Davis

October 11, 2024 | Freddy Davis

From the fourth Thursday in November until January first of the next year, is what Americans call “The Holidays.” Starting with Thanksgiving, through Christmas, and ending on New Year’s Day, we celebrate with food and family. Each year Americans eat untold of tons of turkey, ham, dressing, black-eyed peas, green…

A Biblical Focus On Prayer – Part 6 – Tal Davis

October 10, 2024 | Freddy Davis

On December 7, 1941, Japanese Zero bombers attacked the American Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Most Americans are well aware of that “date that will live in infamy,” as President Franklin D. Roosevelt called it. What few Americans know are the names of the Japanese pilots who flew the…

A Biblical Focus on Prayer – Part 5 – Tal Davis

September 27, 2024 | Freddy Davis

Every year between 1984 and 2017, Harvard University awarded its Harvard Foundation’s Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award. It went to individuals whom the foundation deemed worthy because of their philanthropic support of various humanitarian causes. In 2017, it last prize went to singer Elton John. Other past honorees included Archbishop…

A Biblical Focus On Prayer – Part 4: Praying for Ourselves – Tal Davis

September 2, 2024 | Freddy Davis

Greek mythology is full of fanciful tales of gods, goddesses, and heroes. One of the most thought-provoking stories was about a man named Narcissus. Narcissus, according to the myth, was the son of the river god Cephissus and nymph named Liriope. He was an extremely handsome young man. One day…

A Biblical Focus On Prayer – Part 3: A Prayer of Humble Submission – Tal Davis

August 5, 2024 | Freddy Davis

“I’m humble and proud of it!” Ever heard someone say that? Probably not, but you may have met people who seem to have that attitude. Pride is a two edged sword. On the one hand, we tell our children how proud we are of them when they do something extraordinary.…

A Biblical Focus On Prayer – Part 2 – Tal Davis

July 28, 2024 | Freddy Davis

When I was a new Christian, I naturally did not know how to pray very well. I thought effective prayers had to be said with lofty words and following a complex formula. However, early on, someone introduced me to a simple and easy to remember outline for praying based on…

A Biblical Focus On Prayer – Part 1: The Object of Our Prayer – Tal Davis

July 20, 2024 | Freddy Davis

The friendly barber was intently cutting my hair. As he clipped and combed we talked casually about the weather and sports. Then he asked what I did for a living. I told him I was pastor of a church in the community. “Oh…” he said, a bit sheepishly. I think…

Target Persons of Prayer: Part 3 – The Unsaved Lost – Tal Davis

August 3, 2023 | Freddy Davis

One of my favorite baseball players was Yogi Berra of the New York Yankees. I am old enough to actually recall seeing him play a few times on television when I was a boy and read a biography of his life. It was quite a story. He was maybe the…

Target Persons of Prayer: Part 2 – Our Fellow Believers – Tal Davis

July 15, 2023 | Freddy Davis

In the last installment of this three part series we began a discussion of prayer. Specifically, we asked, who should we target for our prayers? In the last section we indicated that Jesus, as recorded in John 17:1- 21, prayed before His crucifixion. We, therefore, asked, “If the Son of…

Target Persons of Prayer: Part 1 – Pray for Yourself! – Tal Davis

July 12, 2023 | Freddy Davis

Have you ever had a flat tire? If you have been driving for very long you probably have. So what do you do? You could call AAA or some other roadside assistance team. But what if you are not a member? The first thing to do, of course, is to…

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