A dear old man I used to take out for drives from his nursing home was with me one Saturday afternoon as we drove along the water front in Adelaide S. Aust. As we watched, great cumulus clouds started came up over the horrison. As we watched, he commented " One day, we will be looking at the clouds, and there will be Jesus." I have never looked at the clouds in the same way since.
My best and most used prayer is THANK YOU LORD. When the light turns green. When the rain comes. When I think of my wife. When I think of my children. When I think of what has happened in my life. Always THANK YOU GOD. Try it !
This is so on time. I've never listened to Max Lucado before. This was recorded during Ebola virus. I'm listening on the midst of the Corona Virus. God knows how to calm your storm and rebuke fear.
I'm with you Tonya I had heard a lot about Max from our Sunday school teacher but never read his books or listen to him. I have always had a problem with prayer at least I thought I did. So when I saw the (Before Amen) The power of simple Prayer - Max Lucado I had to listen to it. Who knew prayer was so easy. I had been doing it right all along. In this time of our need (Corona Virus) We need to bow our heads and thank God for all he has done and ask for and cure of this virus.
@@virgileethomas4846 Hi Virgilee. You're right prayer is very simple. God is calling us to repent and set Him back on the throne of our heart. God is so faithful.
What a good sermon ! You have the words to bring me back to my first love. He's a good God and he never changes. Thank you pastor Max for your simplicity, you are a blessing for the church !
I went to Oak Hills Church for several years while in San Antonio for a bit. I was always delighted and blessed listening to Max speak about our Savior Jesus. Thank you Max Lucado.
Listening in the midst of COVID-19, thanks to Max's sermon, a practical help in times like this. Let's lift up our problems to God who is good and wait for His answer. May god have mercy on us all.
This the first time I am hearing a Christian mention our Lady.I am Catholic and we pray to Mary to intercede for us infront of Jesus.I never heard him talk but he is so calming.we need this in this time of the terrible virus Corona virus 19.
Sharon the scary word I could hear now whenmy daughter has a fever.fever.. had in JESUS NAME...... going tobedafter. she said... My bag is packed JUST INCASE.....😔😪but GOD...... so much clinging to the cross......... and she is by herself with a weak body./... and I am afraid to go there.... I drop and run////////GOD IS GOT bigger hands than i do.... mommas heart....
Thank you so much for the message. It's so simple and doable yet powerful! I used to make prayers complicated by prayer list and templates and by some preliminary methods that didnt actually help much lately. I practiced what he taught, placing my core problem into my hands, and lifting them up in the air and releasing them, and there was a sense of brief peace I felt, that I don't have to carry my problems by myself any longer. Such a relief bought me to tears.
Thank you Lord Jesus Christ. I just stumbled on this sermons last night. I’m blessed. This morning I listened to it again. How great is Thy Faithfulness Lord. I just counted my blessings over the years. Jesus is real, He answered prayers, once I prayed Jesus answered my prayers in matters if second. Once in a few weeks, and another one within ten years and the two recent one within a week. God Jesus Christ is real, He is alive, He is a merciful God a simple prayer with faith is enough for Him. He sees your heart. Thank you Max Lucado for the sermons. God blessed you and your ministry. I subscribed. Thank you Lord for your love, mercy and faithfulness.
Just stumbled on this message today...I read several of his books years ago. These moments in listening to Max's message was God's will for my life. My brother, 67 yrs old in nursing home, is going through COVID-19. He has many compromised situations in his physical body and is mildly retarded. We (our Mom-94 yrs old, always his chief caregiver, my sister and I asked our brother not be told he had virus). Diagnoised 4/9/20 he was told by staff member of nursing home last week...I asked brother, why did you not talk about this with one of us? He said, I didn't want any of you to worry, especially Mother. I'm so thankful I was able to share this moment with Brother. God spoke to me again in love thru my Brother. God bless all.
What a timely, practical, relevant word to the hearts of all who will believe and act on it. Thank you Lord for this message and the messenger. My heart is happy, so happy, with this reminder.🙌🏾
Can someone please pray for my Wife that is suffering from elder mental health and back pain issues. Pray for me to get the help she needs from Doctors and from health and human services and to find a place for her to move into to receive treatment. It's very hard to get help right now because of the Pandemic. Thank you.
Heavenly Father, I pray for this gentleman and his wife. Please bring healing to the wife's mind and body. I pray that the help that this couple needs will come right away. Work through the doctors and give them the wisdom to know what to do to bring healing and comfort. Also, raise up a human service professional who is compassionate and caring enough to assist in finding the help that the wife needs. Give the husband strength and peace. Comfort him and let him know that You know and see all that's going on and it will be alright. You are God and You will take care of them. In Jesus' name, Amen.
God bless you and answer our prayers we just need to develop patience, there is always we need to learn and God knows it. Thank you Dr. Max Lucado a fraternal hug from Honduras let’s be a “recovering prayer wimp”. ❤
I so appreciate Pastor Lucado. The simplistic beauty of the message blessed me deeply. Such a wonderful man of God! Grateful for all that was shared!!! Thank you!
Covid-19 could be used instead of e-bola and this sermon would apply to today. Wonderful encouragement for quarantiners today as well. May this simple prayer be repeated many times over in our lonely days of physical separation. Virtual hugs to Max Lucado and all who read this.
I turn to prayer - make it simple, problem of unanswered 🙏…. Father, You r good, I need help, thank You for another day, because I’m a child of my King, in Jesus’ name, Amen! Power of 🙏 depends on Who hears it! Asking what He wants! Trust Him! When He answers a 🙏, responds abundantly because I was bought w/a huge price, oh my in Jesus Christ’s name, Amen! Thank You, Abba Father! Kamshia! Amen!
ELAINE, I BORN INTO A FAMILY OF 11 SIBLINGS MY DAD USE TO SWEAR AT US ALL THE TIME ALL OUR LIVES ..AS WE GREW OLDER WE ALL DISTANCE OUR SELFS FROM HIM..HE DIDED ALONE NO ONE TO HOLD HIS HAND...SO PLEASE PLEASE DON'T SWEAR TO YOUR FAMILY THAT IS VERY HURTFUL...YOU ARE A PARENT NOT A CHILD THEY NEED A MOTHER'S LOVE..I SHALL PRAY FOR YOU...AS FOR FORGIVENESS TO YOUR CHILDREN I KNOW THEY LOVE YOU AS YOU LOVE THEM...PLEASE LISTEN TO MERCY ME...CASTING CROWNS..LAUREN DAIGLE...CHRIS TOMLIN...MARK ROCK...GOD BLESS YOU
Elaine Lang: You recognized the fact you have made mistakes THAT IS HUGE!!!!! God forgives and you will do ur best!!!! I was an addict wen my kids were growing up. I was a binger and go-polar. My poor girls didnt no from one day to the next how my mood would b. But God has forgiven me and I had to learn to stop living under condemnation knowing God forgave me. You are a good mother I'm sure your human and We ALL make mistakes. Apologize to your kids and I know you will do your best to not hurt them again. Jesus loves you and so do I!!!!!!
Love you Max teach us how to be a Christian over politics ! I have always been taught Baptist and church of Christ did not commune. we need each other. Politics have divided us and continue . I am a prayer wimp too.
NEEDEDMAX NEEDED HOLY SPIRIT 4-9-20. Prophetic for covid........Whenn you preached this YOU HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS COMING.... Love you brother MAX we need prayers in JERSEY///////////rubber meets theroad prayers../// I had communion with you today juice andcracker///////quaranteed... you gotmethrough some of this....
What a relaxed talk, as if we were in the same room together, and the fire was flickering in the fireplace, and Max was sharing... just sharing. I had one of his books on a cruise, a book on prayer. I later learned that my room steward was sneaking in and taking pictures of certain pages so that she could read them when she got back to her room. Later, I just gave her the book. She was thrilled! Max, thanks for writing books I want to give away! (Joke... just kidding!).
I am listening now many years after Isis’ evil doings, Ebola crisis is so long ago - we have just come through covid lockdown etc - I wonder if he had an inkling .. of how his words would trickle down the years
Would love to join #prayfirst on twitter but don't see the ability to join the group! Am I doing something wrong? My favourite, shortest and most effective prayer is this: "Thank you God!" The 'trick' if you will here is the quicker you realize and verbalize gratitude, the more effective it becomes. I am one of those people I have struggled with prayer quite a bit and one day I just realized I don't need to be like others this very simple prayer of thanks at the right time is SO POWERFUL it is an amazing awareness to have. However, I also would like to be able to verbalize my gratitude more eloquently for my own sake! I am also looking for prayer suggestions for others loved ones and enemies who really could care less, because other than bless them I am not sure if I could possibly be more specific without overstepping 'boundaries', i.e. who am I to really know what they need and what would bless them.
Prayer request please for my brother Frank Uhl he has prostate cancer that has spread to his lymph nodes Thank you my brothers and sisters in the family of our Lord Jesus Christ 🙏
Agree with you Virginia that discussions should be held for those believers who are homebound. What ministry is there within the church has been created to be of service to them. Forgive me, I'll fallen short but will discuss tonight at our Women's Bible Study. Let me know if I can be of service to you in some manner. God Bless.
Can you answer the following questions? 1. Does the Creator have a Name, if so, what is it? Scripture asks this question! Pro 30:4 Who has gone up to the heavens and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has bound the waters in a garment? Who established all the ends of the earth? What is His Name, And what is His Son’s Name, If you know it? 2. What does it mean when Scripture tells us to keep the Sabbath? Exo 20:8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to set it apart. 3. Who was born the 25th of December, and why do you celebrate it? 4. How do you get 3 days and 3 nights from Good Friday to Sunday? Mat 12:40 “For as Yonah was three days and three nights in the stomach of the great fish, so shall the Son of Aḏam be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
simple prayer? for what?.American Pastor missing a key in life? .Max is great, this is excellent, yet again missing is evangelism our purpose in being a sheep is to make more sheep. God needs our help How will they hear with out a witness. And prayer is not a give me...it is finding Jesus heart and praying for His will to be done. Our Shepherd tells us He will provide our needs, so instead of praying for health and weath, pray to be a witness and He will keep up our health and finances to do it.
Max Lucado said purgatory?? I hope that was a joke since true Christians know that purgatory does not exist. In the bible, Jesus spoke of only two places, heaven and hell, no mention of purgatory anywhere in the bible. The catholic church made that up to get money out of their people
*Children of Israel Deuteronomy 32:8 King James Version (KJV) 8 When the Most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.