Nov 29, 2011 | Teaching
Prayer can be a frustrating experience. Unanswered prayer can be a faith-killer. Is God even listening? Does it make a difference?
Sometimes people say, “Prayer is just talking to God.” In a sense, that’s true. There’s no magic formula or special wording. But if what you really mean is, “I don’t need to learn anything about prayer,” then that’s a different story. What would you think of a guy who said, “I have nothing to learn about how to communicate with my wife?” And this is God we’re talking to!
When Jesus’ disciples asked him how to pray, he actually taught them how to pray. “This, then, is how you should pray…” (Matthew 6:9). His teaching about prayer was filled with surprising stories about what it takes to move God’s heart. For Jesus, prayer was more than just shooting the breeze with God. Prayer changes us, and God actually responds to our prayers.
It’s time to start praying for a change: This Sunday, 11:00am, at 4982 Broadway * (map).
* This activity is not sponsored or endorsed by the New York City Department of Education or the City of New York.
Nov 18, 2011 | In the News
FaithStreet, a blog that discusses NYC churches, recently interviewed Chris Travis.
Check it out here:
Leaders Speak: Pastor Chris Travis of Everyday Christian Church.
Nov 15, 2011 | Community Impact, Global Impact
We’ve created an easier way to access our “Give” page. You’ll notice a button at the lower right that looks like this:
If you’d like to participate in the ministry of Everyday Church by giving electronically, just hit the button for our “Give” page (the one above works too!). You can also read a little about how we view generosity there.
Nov 9, 2011 | Events
We are thrilled to announce another Everyday Church “first.” Tonight at 9:30pm, we are having our first baptismal service at Sweet Praise (map). God is good!
Nov 7, 2011 | Everyday Groups, Everyday Kidz, Teaching
Sometimes people say, “Prayer is just talking to God.” In a sense, that’s true. There’s no magic formula or special wording. But if what you really mean is, “I don’t need to learn anything about prayer,” then that’s a different story. What would you think of a guy who said, “I have nothing to learn about how to communicate with my wife?” And this is God we’re “just” talking to!
When Jesus’ disciples asked him how to pray, he didn’t say, “Prayer is just talking to God.” He actually taught them how to pray. “This, then, is how you should pray…” (Matthew 6:9). He taught surprising stories about what it takes to move God’s heart. For Jesus, prayer was more than just shooting the breeze with God. Prayer changes us, and God actually responds to our prayers.
Prayer can be a frustrating experience. Is God listening? Will he do something? Why doesn’t he respond? Whether you’re interested in starting a conversation with God for the first time or in taking your next step, it’s time to start praying for a change.
View the schedule here: Gatherings.
