LESSONS ON PRAYER, DAVID, GOOD NEWS!

July 23, 2015 by Dr. Mike Bagwell

I saw one Book on Prayer that called David's "magnum opus" (Psalm 51) ... the "Gospel" in the Old Testament! I suspect we have more of David's prayers recorded in the Bible than any other person. A whole "collection" of them, really. For example, … [Continue reading]

LESSONS ON PRAYER, SAMUEL, INTERCESSION

July 22, 2015 by Dr. Mike Bagwell

Yes, Samuel! I've never considered him to be among the more illustrious characters of the Bible. Yet he made one of the most truthful, incisive, statements about prayer ever uttered! But first I remembered this about Samuel. He was conceived, … [Continue reading]

LESSONS ON PRAYER, JABEZ, REVERSAL

July 21, 2015 by Dr. Mike Bagwell

His name was Jabez. We know little of him in the Old Testament. In fact, had he not been a man of prayer, we likely would have never even heard of him at all. His background, reading "between the lines," must have been like that of the … [Continue reading]

LESSONS ON PRAYER, GIDEON, BOLDNESS!

July 20, 2015 by Dr. Mike Bagwell

GIDEON, MAN OF PRAYER? AND A BOLD INTERCESSOR AT THAT? That does sound strange, using the noun "boldness" in reference to Gideon! In fact, he is usually characterized as "cowardly." But note the following facts about the man: He … [Continue reading]

LESSONS ON PRAYER, JOSHUA, “WHY O LORD?”

July 18, 2015 by Dr. Mike Bagwell

I find Joshua to be more a man of "action" than "prayer." Yet he did pray, learning the value of that spiritual discipline from Moses, no doubt. For example, we know Moses loved to pray and commune with God at a certain place, the "Tabernacle." … [Continue reading]