A Heart after God Bible Teaching Ministry with Pastor Brad Abley

No believer in Jesus can take one penny or one material item to Heaven. What will endure, however, is the fruit we develop for Jesus (John 15:1-8). And so much of the fruitfulness we produce comes through prayer -- prayer to know God, prayer for ourselves, and prayer for others. These prayers -- offered in faith -- will have eternal results. ETERNAL results. I hope this reality stirs you to grow in prayer. And certainly, the teaching of Jesus here in Mt. 6:5-14 will accomplish so much of this!

I just finished an in-depth study of David's remarkable prayer in Ps. 86 -- certainly one of the greatest prayers and insights into the nature of God anywhere in Scripture (and I will be doing a message series on this soon). Even so, it cannot improve upon what Jesus teaches in Mt. 6:5-14, the subject of this message.

I continue to marvel at the brilliance of the Lord's Pattern of Prayer 44 years after first learning of it, in Mt. 6:5-14. No teaching on prayer can come close to it!

If you were to ask any of the men and women we read about in the Bible about prayer, they would all rate it as high as possible and urge everyone to embrace it. The Lord Jesus knows how vital prayer is, but He also knows its challenges. In His teaching on prayer -- The Lord's Pattern of Prayer (Mt. 6:5-14) -- He reveals the great secrets to prayer and also invites you to experience its eternal value.

An intriguing, heartfelt message on the great joy -- and vast importance -- of prayer. This comes from what I like to call The Lord's Pattern of Prayer, from Mt. 6:5-14. This is the life-giving, brilliant, matchless teaching of Jesus on prayer.

I have a feeling that this new series -- Jesus Reveals the Father Heart of God from John 1:18 -- might be the most important I've ever taught. Ultimately, however, that doesn't matter; what matters is that it changes you and me and glorifies God. This new series will air on the local FM station in Siaya, Kenya on my weekly broadcast there. Accordingly, you'll hear me use some words from the local language -- Luo.For example, Nyasaye oguedi is God bless you; Nyasaye Wuonwa is God our Father; Erokamano ahinya is thank you very much. Yesu Opaki is Praise Jesus. Osiepena is friends. Koro is "so."

I have a feeling that this new series might be the most important I've ever taught. Ultimately, however, that doesn't matter; what matters is that it changes you and me and glorifies God. This new series will air on the local FM station in Siaya, Kenya on my weekly broadcast there. Accordingly, you'll hear me use some words from the local language -- Luo. For example, Nyasaye oguedi is God bless you; Nyasaye Wuonwa is God our Father; Erokamano ahinya is thank you very much. Yesu Opaki is Praise Jesus. Osiepena is friends. Koro is "so."

This Part Four, the last in our short series on The Peace of God. Learning to walk in His peace toward others -- admittedly often challenging -- is possible through a renewed mind and through prayer in dependence upon the Holy Spirit. Learning this is critical to the maturity of the believer and it will bring greater joy.

In Part Three of this important series, we're reminded that human peace is elusive; it's weak and it will always fall short, being dependent upon circumstances.  However, God's peace is supernatural and independent of circumstances. How do we walk in His peace?  It's more abundantly available to us than we realize! This message will prayerfully help you to grow in the peace of God.

In Part Two of this four-part series, we'll learn how to walk in the peace of God over strife. Human peace is never constant; it's weak and it will always fall short, being dependent upon circumstances. However, God's peace is supernatural and independent of circumstances. How do we walk in His peace? It's more abundantly available to us than we realize! This message will prayerfully help you to grow in the peace of God.