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Divine Conversations -- Part 6

October 23, 2019 • Dr. Mark Lantz

Sometimes the biggest hindrance to your communication with God comes not from outside sources, but from you yourself. The dialogue you have with yourself is one of the most central aspects to the dialogue you can have with God. What are you saying to yourself? What messages are you repeating in your head, even if they never come out of your mouth? You must learn to regulate your inner dialogue before you are ever able to lead the prayer life essential to living a righteous life. Join Dr. Mark Lantz as he examines the concept of your inner dialogue in part 6 of Divine Conversations.

Divine Conversations -- Part 5

October 16, 2019 • Dr. Mark Lantz

Last week, we began a discussion on viewing prayer as a dialogue, not just a monologue. The key to an intimate relationship with God is your ability to hear His voice. It is absoultely essential for us to hear God's voice, and we must be aware of all the different ways in which He chooses to speak to us. Many times, God will use other people to speak to us. But just as God wishes to use others to speak to us, the enemy will also use others to speak into our lives. How do you tell the difference between someone speaking under the unction of the Holy Spirit and someone speaking from their own flesh, emotions, or possibly the influence of another spirit? Join Dr. Mark Lantz as he examines the Biblical ways in which God uses other people to speak to you, and the Biblicla principles you can use to determine the true voice of God.

Divine Conversations -- Part 4

October 9, 2019 • Dr. Mark Lantz

We are returning to our Life on Purpose midweek series entitled Divine Conversations! In this series, we have touched on many different habits of prayer that you can adopt to take your prayer life to a depth that you have never before experienced. However, there is one thing we have not touched on yet: the act of prayer as a dialogue. Prayer is not a one-way street. God Himself wishes to speak to you each and every day! The problem is, so few of us are listening at any given time. Discerning the voice of the Lord is crucial to moving anywhere in your spiritual life. Join Dr. Mark Lantz as he examines how to hear the word of the Lord in Part 4 of Divine Conversations.

Divine Conversations -- Part 3

September 4, 2019 • Dr. Mark Lantz

In Ephesians, Paul gives us a list of the spiritual armor we must embrace to live an effective Christian life. In this armor, we are given one offensive weapon, the sword of the Word of God. Yet, we often misunderstand, and thus misuse, this weapon. We cannot simply read the Word of God; it is a weapon to be used in spiritual warfare each and every day. The Word of God can and will take your prayer life to a level you have never experienced before. Join Dr. Mark Lantz as he explores the true power of praying the Word of God in part 3 of Divine Conversations.

Divine Conversations -- Part 2

August 28, 2019 • Dr. Mark Lantz

Last week, we covered the effect that acknowledging God as your Heavenly Father can have on your prayer life. But what is the next step beyond that? What other truths must we acknowledge in order to lead a prayer life that is full, alive, and most importantly, nourishing to us spiritually? How does Jesus' model prayer in Matthew 6 guide us today? Join Dr. Mark Lantz as he examines these questions and more in part 2 of Divine Conversations.

Divine Conversations -- Part 1

August 21, 2019 • Dr. Mark Lantz

We all mentally recognize the importance of prayer. Why then is it apparently so hard for us to put it into practice? We acknowledge a spirit of apathy and regression, and yet we do not take the most immediate and important step back into a world of intimacy with God. What makes prayer so difficult? What stands between us and that place of conversation with God Himself? Prayer is not complicated, but it can be difficult. But these difficulties cannot and should not keep us from prayer. In fact, they should drive us toward it. Join Dr. Mark Lantz in this new Life on Purpose series as he examines how to pray when you're not sure how in Part 1 of Divine Conversations.