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Your Daily Gospel Bible Reading Plan: Day 25
| Newsletters Bible Study Bible Reading Plans Daily Gospel Bible Reading Plan Monday, December 8, 2025: Luke 5; Luke 6  1 One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, the people were crowding around him and listening to the word of God. 2He saw at the water’s edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets. 3 He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from shore. Then he sat down and taught the people from the boat. Continue ReadingPopular Articles You Don’t Want To Miss… How Can Churches Effectively Utilize Digital Discipleship?Mike LeakeEffective discipleship meets people where they are. And these days, people are meeting up and building relationships online. These four tips and tricks can help you engage with people spiritually, even in an online space. Continue Reading 6 Ways to Build a Consistent Prayer LifeSophia BrickerAs a child, I believed I could capture water with my hands as easily as with a cup. The pool and bathtub were ideal places for testing my theory: I would squeeze my fingers together to form a barrier before dipping my hands in the water. The rivulets would slowly accumulate into my palms before trickling out again. Try as I did, I could never quite prevent the droplets from seeping out.Prayer is often like water; it quenches our thirst for communion with God, providing life-giving fellowship. But praying can also feel elusive and difficult, as if we are trying to keep our hands tightly cupped to hold the water as droplets run through our fingers. We often stumble over awkward pleas for help to the Lord, or struggle to keep our minds from wandering. Amid the chaos of life, we can also forget to talk to the Lord. It is something we intend to do and know is necessary for a healthy Christian walk, but we fail to carry out in everyday life.How can we build a consistent prayer life? And what does this look like in a modern society that is barraged with distractions and short-attention spans?What we need is not more vague and generalized calls to prayer, as if “just pray” is enough to help us cultivate a prayerful life. Rhythms and practices are required to bring the biblical teaching of prayer into our days. Much like the way water is elusive until placed inside a container –– a cup, bottle, or bowl –– what we need is to give shape to prayer in our lives, building a framework for consistent communion with God. Then, we will be able to participate in this discipline that is vital to our spiritual growth and flourishing.Photo credit: ©Getty Images/Tinnakorn Jorruang Continue Reading This email is never sent unsolicited. You are receiving this email because your email address, peter.hovis@gmail.com, is signed up to receive newsletters, updates, and special offers from BibleStudyTools. |
