Passionate Prayer (and Comments)

“Did he not fear the LORD and entreat the favor of the LORD, and the LORD changed His mind about the misfortune which He had pronounced against them?”  Jeremiah 26:19 Entreat– What does it mean to entreat someone?  Even in English we have a difficult time expressing this thought succinctly. Certainly the concept involves a gesture of respect,…

Personal Passion

“Did he not fear the LORD and entreat the favor of the LORD, and the LORD changed His mind about the misfortune which He had pronounced against them?”   Jeremiah 26:19 NASB Entreat – What does it mean to entreat someone? Even in English we have a difficult time expressing this thought succinctly. Certainly the concept…

First, Get a Lawyer

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, entreat you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called,  Ephesians 4:1 NASB Entreat – What’s the first thing Paul says when it comes to walking in a way that honors the Lord?  Get a lawyer!  At least that’s how we…

The Way of the Rabbi (1)

  I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, entreat you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called,  Ephesians 4:1 Walk – Paul was a Rabbi.  He thought like a Rabbi.  He taught like a Rabbi.  He wrote like a Rabbi.  He lived his life like a Rabbi. …