I know, I know.  I’ve said it before.  But this time I really don’t know where to begin, in describing this day at CLC.  UNBELIEVABLE!  Let’s try to recap:

First of all, this was the largest ‘regular’ Sunday attendance in our 20-year history in Tinley Park, as we literally filled every single chair & had to [...]

One of my first experiences with fasting for an extended time (beyond 24 hours) was during my Bible school days.  The president of our school had called the entire student body to a 3-day fast, with the cafeteria resuming service for the dinner meal on the third day.  (He also informed those of us who [...]

On this last day of the fast, I want to encourage you about what happens afterwards. In my personal experience, during the fast itself I’ve not usually experienced the insights and answers to my prayers like I’ve wanted – they’ve usually come in the days and weeks following the fast.  In fact, I really expect that [...]

In this third and final week of the fast, I want to encourage you about your prayers. In my personal experience, sometimes on an extended fast itseems that my prayers aren’t really ‘connecting’.  In fact, I’ve sometimes been discouraged while fasting over the thought that I really wasn’t getting anywhere in prayer at all. But Jentezen Franklin [...]

Got a little backlog with several questions submitted of late, so I’m going to answer two today:
Q1: One of my favorite CLCers writes, “In Genesis 32 Jacob wrestled with a man.  This man told him in verse 28, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, It is now Israel, because you have struggled with both [...]

In this third and final week of the fast, I want to encourage you about your prayers. In my personal experience, sometimes on an extended fast itseems that my prayers aren’t really ‘connecting’.  In fact, I’ve sometimes been discouraged while fasting over the thought that I really wasn’t getting anywhere in prayer at all. But Jentezen Franklin [...]

In this third and final week of the fast, I want to encourage you about your prayers. In my personal experience, sometimes on an extended fast itseems that my prayers aren’t really ‘connecting’.  In fact, I’ve sometimes been discouraged while fasting over the thought that I really wasn’t getting anywhere in prayer at all. But Jentezen Franklin [...]

Like most of you, I’ve been reading my Bible daily through this fast, waiting for rhema words from the Lord.  Yesterday, I finally heard one – in Exodus 14:8.  It’s a wonderful story – how the Lord brought the Jewish people out of Egypt after 430 years of slavery, and the Scripture said He brought [...]

In this third and final week of the fast, I want to encourage you about your prayers. In my personal experience, sometimes on an extended fast itseems that my prayers aren’t really ‘connecting’.  In fact, I’ve sometimes been discouraged while fasting over the thought that I really wasn’t getting anywhere in prayer at all. But Jentezen Franklin encouraged [...]

In this third and final week of the fast, I want to encourage you about your prayers. In my personal experience, sometimes on an extended fast itseems that my prayers aren’t really ‘connecting’.  In fact, I’ve sometimes been discouraged while fasting over the thought that I really wasn’t getting anywhere in prayer at all.  But Jentezen Franklin encouraged [...]