Making Up for Lost Years, Part 1
God makes an astonishing promise to his people: “I will restore the years that the locust has eaten.” Pastor Colin talks about “the years that the locust has eaten.”
Turning to God with All Your Heart
What do we know about lamenting? In a culture that’s geared toward giving you a “feel good” church experience, how do Christian people ever learn to lament?
How to Pray When You Are in Agony of Soul, Part 2
Suppose someone were to say to you, “I’ve been a Christian for many years, but I feel that God has abandoned me. I have no sense of God’s love, no sense of his presence.” How would you help them? Pastor Colin talks about how you can minister to them.
How to Pray When You Are in Agony of Soul, Part 1
The hardest trials are not the ones that hurt the deepest, but the ones that last the longest. Pastor Colin talks about how to pray when your soul is in agony.
How to Pray When You Fear for Your Children, Part 2
Your children are swimming in a sea of vanity, flattery, and blasphemy. When you pray for them, lay out before the Lord the pressures that they’re facing. Pastor Colin explains how to do that.
How to Pray When You Fear for Your Children, Part 1
If Jesus is “the light of the world,” then why is your son or daughter, your grandson or granddaughter, having difficulty seeing how great he is? Pastor Colin explains what keeps people from seeing who Jesus is.
How to Pray When You Feel Like Giving Up, Part 2
Have you ever felt like giving up? Sometimes it’s right for you to stay, and sometimes its right for you to go. Pastor Colin talks about how to pray when you need to persevere, but there’s great pressure to give up.
How to Pray When You Feel Like Giving Up, Part 1
What did David do when he felt that everybody was against him, and he was getting nowhere? What did David do when he felt like giving up? He took refuge in God. Pastor Colin talks about how we do that.
How to Pray When the Wicked Seem to Be Winning, Part 2
It’s hard enough to pray when the wicked seem to be winning, because that’s really discouraging. Pastor Colin takes it a step further, talking about how to pray when God seems far away.
How to Pray When the Wicked Seem to Be Winning, Part 1
You share a problem with a friend over lunch and you take an hour just to tell the details of the story. Pastor Colin talks about why it’s so important for us to do the same thing with God.