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All You Need Is Discipline and Not Prayers: The Biblical Power of Christian Discipline and Transformation

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“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind…” — Romans 12:2 (KJV)   Many Christians pray sincerely for change, breakthrough, spiritual growth, success, self-control, a better marriage, victory over temptation, and a closer walk with God. Yet sometimes, after praying repeatedly, nothing seems to change.  Why?  One important answer is discipline .  D iscipline does not replace prayer; discipline helps us live out what we pray for .  Prayer is essential to the Christian life, but prayer must be followed by obedience, action, consistency, and self-control. You can pray for a stronger spiritual life, but you must also make time to study the Bible. You can pray to overcome temptation, but you must also learn to avoid situations that repeatedly lead you into temptation. You can pray for a better marriage, but you must discipline yourself to communicate with love, forgive, listen, and honour your spouse.  This is why the...

Is There A Heaven to Gain?

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Is There A Heaven to Gain?    John 14:1–6 Introduction Man naturally is inquisitive about the future. He craves knowledge not only of tomorrow, but also of the life that lies beyond “that last tomorrow.” Even this materialistic age does not seem to affect man’s hope of heaven.  Thomas Carlyle once said, “He who has no vision of eternity will never get a true hold of time.”   I. The Certainty of Heaven  “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me” (John 14:1). If you examine these words in their context and in light of other Scriptures, you will find that they teach that the certainty of heaven is:  A. Implicit in the Need of Man   “Let not your heart be troubled” (14:1). The heart trouble that the Savior speaks about here is homesickness. The Lord Jesus had been telling the disciples, “I shall be with you a little while longer” (John 13:33), and the thought of His departure had made their hearts sink. They just could n...