This prayer teaches us how to pray for God's presence for what might happen in the future. It includes admission of our own weakness. We all fail sometimes, and we can pray about that before it happens.
Can the place of your prayer affect your prayers? Or some places more than others? Dr. McDowell explores this concept through this prayer in First Kings.
Praise prayers are not as common as other types in modern prayers. This one is paired with a petition. Explore this prayer with us from 1 Kings as a model for your own praise prayers.
Usually the only blessing prayers we offer our over food or perhaps a child. But prayer blessings have a rich variety in the Bible. Join us here as we explo ...
Sometimes, the way we live our lives and treat others is a testament to our faith. And it can influence non-believers. Join Dr. Mark McDowell as he explores ...
Join Dr. Mark McDowell as he explores this prayer from 1 King 3, which teaches us a wonderful model of how to pray confession, thanksgiving, and petitions.
Join Dr. Mark McDowell as he explores this prayer from 1 Kings 2.23 which can teach us how to use prayer vows in our own lives.
Whatever stories 2023 will tell, they are all ultimately about Christ.
Perhaps you feel just about as “lucky” as a lost dog. Hobbling along. Impaired vision. Broken tail. Well, you get the picture. There was a woman in the Bible who also felt like she was out of luck and had nothing to give. But then God showed her how to fill up so that she could pour out. Her story is found in 1 Kings 17, and it begins with a man named Elijah.
I can only imagine what Noah must have thought when God asked, no, told him that he would build an Ark and load it up with animals of every species two by two. Yet he did what he was told because he was completely obedient to almighty God.
When waiting on an unanswered prayer we have two options; believe that God is faithful and He is in motion, or trade hope for disappointment and take a delayed answer to mean more than it does.
Today on Turning Mountains into Molehills’ devotional, we explores the Old Testament book of 1 Kings and what it means for us.
On today’s Turning Mountains into Molehills’ devotional, we explores the ways to use Bible verses to combat excuses for not following Christ.
Listen to this Introduction to the prayers the prayers of First Kings before we dive into each prayer itself. Free on Patreon.