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The fog of collective unbelief has been rolling in, reducing our ability to carry out the mission of the church in effective ways. The fog goes hand in hand with a lack of expectancy in prayer. Most Christians sincerely believe that when Christ comes there will be a multitude of believers from every tribe and…

I believe that Christian spouses should pray regularly together. Think of it as a meeting with the two of you before the Lord. If it is important for the body of Christ to pray together, how much more important is it for those who share the most intimate relationship God has created to do so…. Because…

Church fellowship—designed to be a powerful way to advance the kingdom—in my context has often been reduced to having coffee and donuts between Sunday school and the worship service or to a Wednesday evening meal together….When Paul talks about being able to understand what is beyond understanding “together with all the saints,”⁠10 I believe he…

Prayer is much more effective when carried out in the context of using your gifts in ministry. The style of leadership I typically see in churches, however, is not designed to get believers involved in ministry…. Ephesians 4 says the job of leaders is to “equip” the saints so they can do ministry. In the…

Earnest prayer refuses to give in to the status quo: the injustice, the sin, the idolatry and the evil that threatens to overwhelm us. Earnest prayer insists on the full coming of the kingdom because there is nothing better…. Now that Christ has brought the kingdom, faith in God implies faith in Christ. Earnestness in…

Humility according to the Bible is seeing yourself the way God does. For believers in Christ, that includes being willing to admit our sin as we become aware of it, and also acknowledging what the Lord has done and is continuing to do in one’s life…. Praying with humility means praying with a keen awareness…

Prayer requires boldness because sometimes the answer to our prayers is not pleasant. Sometimes it can mean suffering and even death, as when Jesus prayed, “not my will but yours be done.”⁠11 As agents of the kingdom, we should pray boldly for the fullness of the kingdom—no matter what the immediate consequences. Praying with boldness…

We should ask—in specific ways—that the full implications of Jesus’ victory over death and hell be manifest in our day and in the situations we face. We should ask that the kingdoms of this world be fully replaced by the kingdom of our Lord. We should ask for radical change everywhere. We should ask that…

As citizens of the kingdom, we are at war. Praying for the full coming of the kingdom means involvement in warfare against the defeated but still roaring and dangerous forces of evil that are determined to undermine the kingdom of God…. I sometimes wonder how our prayer life would change if we were able to…