Prayer Challenge – Day 10

God’s Big Vision: his vision for your neighbours People are every neighbourhood’s most important asset. Without neighbours, there would be no neighbourhoods.  Our blocks, streets and suburbs are full of our actual neighbours.  If we are to take Jesus’ command seriously, those are the people we are to love. Many of us have understood this … [Read more…]

Prayer Challenge – Day 9

God’s Big Vision: his vision for your neighbourhood Throughout the bible, God seemed to be concerned with location. Daniel was in Babylon for most of his life and, as we’ll explore later in this series, God helped him prosper in that land. In the very beginning, God created a beautiful garden for Adam and Eve … [Read more…]

Prayer Challenge – Day 8

God’s Big Vision: his vision for your life Death by lions is certainly not a pleasant thought.  But Daniel didn’t allow the threat of lions to deter him from his vision.  Don’t get me wrong – the lions were real and Daniel didn’t ignore this reality.  In fact, he prayed with desperation to be delivered … [Read more…]

Prayer Challenge – Day 7

God’s Big Vision: his vision for your life What do you love?  What dreams do you have that may be from God?  Some of us are afraid to have vision for our life.  Some of us have had the dreams beaten out of us.  But this doesn’t change the fact that God has exciting plans … [Read more…]

Prayer Challenge – Day 6

God’s Big Vision: his vision for your life Most of us overestimate what we can accomplish in one year and underestimate what we can accomplish over a lifetime.  God has vision for each of us.  He has plans and dreams for us.  Daniel prayed three times a day with his windows opened toward Jerusalem.  He … [Read more…]

Prayer Challenge – Day 5

God’s Big Vision for You: his vision for you today If God were to speak one word to you today, one phrase or thought, what would it be?  God sees you as you are now, but also as you will one day be.  He sees the future you just as clearly as he sees you … [Read more…]

Prayer Challenge – Day 4

God’s Big Vision for You: his presence with you today So many of us rush through our days without any thought or awareness of God’s presence with us.  But the reality is that he is always with us.  Perhaps God’s greatest wish for you today is simply that you are aware of his desire to … [Read more…]

Prayer Challenge – Day 3

A Big Vision of God: how big is your God? Nebuchadnezzar exclaimed “who is the god who will deliver you out of my hands?” when three brave Hebrew men refused to bow and worship him.  They were thrown into a fiery furnace for their disobedience to the king (and for their obedience to God).  When the … [Read more…]

Prayer Challenge – Day 2

A Big Vision of God: big God, big prayers When we have a stunted image of God, we tend to pray small prayers.  When we have an expanded vision of God, we tend to pray bigger prayers.  We know Daniel had a big vision of God by the kind of prayers he prayed.  He prayed … [Read more…]