tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768475.post1525431658536476711..comments2024-02-10T18:29:37.213-06:00Comments on aNN pITTMAN: It Is Finished. The Final of FourAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03654177740882379889noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768475.post-40292968443534839002007-08-27T19:57:00.000-05:002007-08-27T19:57:00.000-05:00It is amazing how many of us struggle with prayer ...It is amazing how many of us struggle with prayer when it is simply talking with God wanting to know His will and purpose for our lives as well as learning how to trust Him for our every need which He already promised to supply according to His riches and glory in Christ Jesus. I was really glad to know Im not the only one stuggling but I firmly believe that His eyes are upon the righteous and His ear open to our cry. Im praying that we all continue to press toward the mark of the high calling of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord, and that my friends take prayer!!!<BR/><BR/>Rita, DetroitAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768475.post-45897736929437129082007-08-20T23:42:00.000-05:002007-08-20T23:42:00.000-05:00From one pastor trying to make sense of both the p...From one pastor trying to make sense of both the physical and spiritual worlds to another I want to tell you thank you for your honesty, for being so frank, for being real, and for this message. Even the 84 year old "Anonymous" saint who commented on your message doesn't have the answers so many of us struggle with where prayer is concerned. But, it seems to me the fact that we love God and grapple with how to reach Him is a form of prayer itself. Quite frankly, I'm tired of my own self-imposed guilt trip for not praying hard enough...long enough...enough. <BR/><BR/>For me the bottom line is this - I have a deep desire to please God in all I set my hand to. And, I want to be able to hear His voice so I can walk in obedience. Therefore, my life must become a prayer, always speaking to Him but ever listening at the same time. <BR/><BR/>God bless you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768475.post-35746428140282184872007-08-10T15:39:00.000-05:002007-08-10T15:39:00.000-05:00Amazing. I will be chewing on this for weeks. Than...Amazing. I will be chewing on this for weeks. Thank you.Kester Smith...https://www.blogger.com/profile/09747615496363160897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768475.post-5574814694447891472007-07-30T23:51:00.000-05:002007-07-30T23:51:00.000-05:00My dearest Ann: Your sermon on prayer just voiced...My dearest Ann: Your sermon on prayer just voiced what my inner feelings have been for 84 years. I have only read it once, but I will study it in depth. I am a great one to say to persons who I know are ill, or grieving or having family problems – “We’ll keep you in our prayers” but truthfully – that is as far as I go. <BR/><BR/>Does thinking of God and his solving our problems make that a prayer then and there? Now occasionally – when something happens that really has my concern I go so far as to get down on my knees by the bed, and really pray. Does that accomplish more?? I very very often think and hope God is looking after my loved ones – particularly you three girls who drive all over the kindom come, but I don’t know if that is sufficient - or should it be a voiced prayer?<BR/> <BR/>I remember once, a long time ago, when I was very seriously ill – I was 18, and had a bursted appendix. I would lay in my hospital bed and say the Lord’s Prayer. I still pray that prayer – sometimes at night when I can’t sleep, or when I feel things are out of my control! Now, my daughter is going to drive from Eureka Springs Ark to Guatamala – through what I would believe is a treacherous Mexico. Should that be a down on my knees episode?<BR/><BR/>My husband always gives a good prayer down at the Food Kitchen. It is usually simple and not too long – but does it ever touch God’s heart or touch the hearts of those poor unfortunate people?<BR/> <BR/>See – you opened up a “can of worms”.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768475.post-77667676204872980692007-07-30T09:00:00.000-05:002007-07-30T09:00:00.000-05:00It was the best sermon ever! It took a lot of cou...It was the best sermon ever! It took a lot of courage for you to get up there and tell the truth. I loved it. You rock!Cindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17529890647751611694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768475.post-83768659044316144722007-07-29T22:36:00.000-05:002007-07-29T22:36:00.000-05:00I have honestly been searching all day for the rig...I have honestly been searching all day for the right words to express my feeling for today's sermon -- the first thing that popped out of my mouth to Cinda as we left the choir loft was "kick ass" but I don't know if most ministers would consider that a complement. It was brutally honest and painfully profound. It was beautiful.<BR/><BR/>I have struggled (or maybe I had better say lost the struggle) with the concept of prayer and was hearing my own thoughts and frustrations this morning. It would have been would have been so easy to just preach a banal sermon about prayer, but this was fearless and genuine, and I dare say this is exactly what I needed to hear.<BR/><BR/>This sermon was one that I can not imagine any other minister preaching, not even our beloved Roger. It was truly a gift from you, and all I can say is thanks!David McCullarshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11404721195689318170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768475.post-25741143981223126572007-07-29T21:55:00.000-05:002007-07-29T21:55:00.000-05:00Thank you so much for this sermon. I sat there wi...Thank you so much for this sermon. I sat there with tears in my eyes through the whole thing. It was the most honest sermon I have ever heard preached and I felt like you were talking directly to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com