In this passage, we finally get to a particular kind of prayer in which people are very interested: to the place where Jesus says prayer is a way to change our circumstances. Prayer makes a difference. You can come to God and say, “Give us this day our daily bread.” But notice this happens in the very middle of the Lord’s Prayer. It’s surrounded by all sorts of other concepts. And you can’t understand how it works unless you see all of its relationships to the rest of the prayer. Petitionary prayer will only work if you 1) get confident, 2) get perspective, 3) get humble, and 4) get reconciled.

The One who made you and loves you more than you love yourself, is inviting you to intimate, power-filled connection. Knowing who God is and praising Him for it, opens up possibilities and communication we never imagined were possible. Watch the video and see how practical this is for your leadership and work. After all — this is His kingdom, and we are His heirs and ambassadors.

The key to life and work is valuing and utilizing your most important relationship — communicating regularly, reverently, relentlessly and expectantly with your perfect Father in Heaven who offers complete security, provides for your every needs, and gives day to day direction.

There are givers and there are takers. Givers understand the blessings they have received, and they can’t help but share it with others — everything they have — their time, talents, treasures. They don’t hold back! Watch and understand how practical giving is a fuel for joy in your daily life and work.

It does not matter what you give if you don’t give for the right reasons. There are givers and there are takers. True givers give of their time, talent, and treasure unconsciously, reflexively, and continually. They seem to never run out! 

To transform to be all you are designed to be takes discipline and openness to receive the greatest gifts you are offered — resulting in greater and greater pleasure. Watch as Howard explains 2 things: 1) How to practically resist the lust that so easily entangles and entraps us 2) The transforming benefits of contemplating the glory of Jesus Christ and receiving the call to join Jesus as a kingdom builder.

How does one transform the way they think, act, and feel? John Piper explains how we can change deeply from being a slave to our lust for the things of this world to walking with Jesus for the joy and abundance He offers us in this life and the next. “Let me use the analogy of becoming physically fit or physically transformed into fitness to illustrate how we may become spiritually or mentally transformed into fitness.

Lust for power, money, and sex is selfish greed. Lust is addictive and leads to darker and darker fantasies — ultimately to death. Jesus is calling us to advance His kingdom. His will be done. Watch as Howard explains the cycle of greed and lust and what it does to people in the workplace. The solution is life-giving, and even more. Jesus has paid for our mistakes. He’s offering us unquenchable Living Water — that never runs out.

Stay pure. Stay on purpose. Lust for money, power, and sex destroys lives. Jesus teaches us how to live in the kingdom of God. Jesus is inviting us to take drastic measures to keep our aim pure, especially in our sex life.