Tag Archives: answers to prayer

Time After Time

Posted on July 25, 2026 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

We are forgetful people and our forgetfulness keeps us from trusting God fully. Is he not faithful, even when we are faithless? Is he not powerful, even when we are powerless? Is he not loving and gracious? Is he not good? He has demonstrated these qualities in our lives over and over again. Yet we so quickly forget. Continue reading →

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Who is Waiting?

Posted on September 19, 2025 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

But most of the time he is teaching us how to trust Him in the dark—to press ahead in trust when we struggle to understand the path ahead. Don’t be discouraged in the process. Remember that he is gracious and he longs to bless you when the time is right. Continue reading →

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Remember the Long Way

Posted on March 27, 2025 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Remember the long way—remember God’s work in your life over the years.  It’s so easy to get caught up with what we are doing—become too busy to even notice God’s work in our lives. It’s easy when things get tough to forget all the ways that God has proved himself faithful over the years. Continue reading →

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Waiting and Waiting and Waiting

Posted on March 16, 2025 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

God’s timing and our timetable don’t ever seem to match. We find ourselves at the point of despair–the slimy pit filled with mud and mire (vs. 2). Just about to give up. Sure that we’ve been abandoned.  

Then God shows up. He does hear us. He does listen to our cries. He hears and finally answers our prayers. Continue reading →

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Bending God’s Ear

Posted on August 12, 2024 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Awestruck by his greatness, amazed by his abounding love toward him, David always knew where to turn. No matter how difficult the circumstances or the opposition, he knew his God was greater; he knew his God loved him. Continue reading →

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Hear Me When I Call

Posted on June 29, 2024 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

June 29 Hear Me When I Call Today’s Scripture Readings: Psalms 141:1-10; 2 Kings 15:1-16:20; Acts 19:13-41; Proverbs 18:4-5 Today’s Scripture Focus: Psalms 141 I call to you, LORD, come quickly to me; hear me when I call to you. … Continue reading →

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Always Enough

Posted on June 16, 2024 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

God is able to provide for our needs in extraordinary ways. Consider Elijah. Continue reading →

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Whatever

Posted on May 27, 2024 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Whatever you ask. These are among the most amazing words from the mouth of Jesus. Apparently, they are so amazing that he needed to repeat it several times to allow the profound truth to sink in. Continue reading →

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Sometimes God Waits

Posted on May 20, 2023 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Sometimes God waits. Sometimes this is because he wants to bring greater glory. Sometimes it is because he wants to stretch our faith and teach us to trust him more deeply. Sometimes it is because he loves us and has something he wants to accomplish in our lives that he requires us to wait. Continue reading →

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Become an Answer to Your Prayers

Posted on April 2, 2023 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Jesus calls us to follow him and to join him in his mission to go and proclaim the kingdom of God.  What is your response? Continue reading →

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