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(By Matt Waymeyer)
Today’s post concludes our series on this important topic, with a fifth and final reason why believers should pray in light of God’s sovereignty.
5. God has ordained prayer as a means by which He accomplishes His eternal purposes.
At this point, some may wonder how it is that Scripture can teach both that God [...]

(By Matt Waymeyer)
So far, we have considered two reasons to pray in light of God’s sovereignty. Today we will consider two more.
3. God is able to respond to our prayers.
Rather than hindering the prayers of believers, the sovereignty of God ought to motivate them to pray, for “prayer grows from the certainty of God’s [...]

(By Matt Waymeyer)
Why Pray?
In this series, we will consider five reasons why believers should pray in light of the sovereignty of God.
1. God has commanded us to pray.
The most obvious reason to pray is that God has commanded us to pray. This is evident throughout the teachings of both Jesus and the apostle Paul. Jesus [...]

(By Matt Waymeyer)
* Matt pastors Community Bible Church in Vista, California. He is a graduate of The Master’s Seminary, and a periodic contributor to Pulpit.
The story is told about a small town in the south. For many years, this town had been “dry” in that no alcohol was ever sold or served there. But one [...]

(By Phil Johnson)
Part VIII: To sum up. . .
We’ve been taking note of five important truths implied in the eight words of 1 John 4:19 (“We love Him because He first loved us”). I alliterated the five implications of that text I highlighted for you, but if you simply give them slightly different names, [...]