One of the greatest privileges available to believers is the ability to communicate with our divine creator through the discipline of prayer. Jeremiah 33:3 states, “Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.” The Lord desires to establish a relationship with His people. In order to have a relationship, there must be communication. Prayer has been a neglected discipline within the Church today. Most believers struggle with prayerlessness. Perhaps one of the most common sins today is the sin of prayerlessness. When we fail to pray, we become spiritually weak and vulnerable. We open a door and give access to the enemy into our lives. The Bible defines the Church as a “House of Prayer” in Matthew 21:13. We must transition from being a Church that prays to becoming a “House of Prayer.” Your family and home should be defined as a “Home of Prayer.” Prayer must permeate our lives and become an integral part of everything we do as peopl...
Luke 4:18, “To proclaim liberty to the captives and to set at liberty those who are oppressed.” In Luke 4:18 Jesus announces His mission. He came to bring freedom to those who are oppressed. Oppression is defined as an external pressure from the enemy against a person’s mind, emotions, body, or circumstances. Jesus delivers us from the bondage and stranglehold of sin. Sin enslaves. Romans 6:6 says, “knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin.” Jesus breaks every chain. When He stepped into a room demons trembled. In Mark 1:23-26 Jesus sets a man free of an unclean spirit in the synagogue. Mark 1:23-26 reads, “Now there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit. And he cried out, saying, ‘Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Ho...