The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: Day 2

Read: John 13:34-35, 1 Corinthians 13, James 1:19-22 Hurry is Incompatible with Love Jesus set love as the highest value in his kingdom’s economy. When asked what the greatest commandment in all of Scripture was, he responded with “Love the LORD your God with all your...

The Ruthless Elimination Of Hurry: Day 1

Read: Matthew 9:18-26, Matthew 11:28-30 Un-hurry to the Pace of Jesus The philosopher Dallas Willard once called hurry “the great enemy of spiritual life in our day,” and urged followers of Jesus to “ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.” When I first came across...

Jesus Modeled a Life of Prayer

Read: Luke 5:16 The Bible also shows us prayer as an important habit in Jesus’ life. Jesus would often go off by Himself to pray, He would rise early to pray, and He would sometimes pray all night. It is easy to see how important prayer was to Jesus, and how...

Prayer is Important in the Bible

Read: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Have you ever wondered if your prayer life looks like the people in the Bible? This question surprised me over the past several years. I grew up in church, but haven’t often stopped to consider the types of prayers the leaders prayed in...