Most religious people are familiar with a distant God. When a person comes to know God in Christ, however, they encounter not only a God who is infinitely superior, they also encounter Emmanuel - - God who is intimately present....

Merry Christmas from your College of Prayer family Christ is the manifest presence of God. There is no better day to celebrate His presence than Christmas day. ...

The naming of a child is always significant. When Father God named His Son He gave Him the name Jesus, which literally means Savior, Conqueror, Deliverer. Today, there are many people around the world who have the name Jesus; there is, however, only one Savior....

The only thing you need to truly celebrate Christmas is a glimpse of the glory of God in Christ. You don’t need the tree or the lights or the plum pudding. All you need is a glimpse of Christ....

The last five Psalms in the Bible, Psalm 146, 147, 148, 149, 150 each begin with the exhortation, “Praise the Lord!” which is translated from the single Hebrew word, Hallelujah!...

Raising hands in worship would be silly without the manifest presence of Christ; because of the manifest presence of Christ, however, it would be silly not to raise our hands in honor and appreciation....

Christ-encountering obedience and Christ-encountering worship will stretch you in many ways....

There is no limit to what God can do through us as long as we give Him all the glory....

When you set your heart to encounter the manifest presence of Christ every day, one of the subtle sins that God will deal with early in your journey is the sin of irreverence, or treating as common the holy things of God. Particularly for children born to Christian parents, or children born to career Christian workers, it is easy to become casual with the holy things of God. This is the essence of...

Christ-encountering prayer is a redundancy; all too often, however, it is sadly a necessary repetition. While all prayer is ideally Christ-encountering, at times prayer becomes more of a religious routine that comes up empty....

The Weapon of All-PrayerPraying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. Ephesians 6:18A Roman soldier only had six pieces of armor, but we as followers of Christ have an additional seventh piece of armor that makes our armor superior in every way. Having taken the belt, breastplate, shoes, shield, helmet, and sword, we now take the piece of the armor known as all-prayer. Beca...

The Bible is the written word, and the Lord Jesus Christ is Himself the Living Word. When you take up the sword of the Spirit today, be sure to encounter Christ in the process -- He is the Living Word....

God not only wants you to be saved, He wants you to know with absolute certainty that when you die you will live with Him forever. The helmet of salvation could be called the helmet of the assurance of salvation....

When you take up the shield of faith today, be sure to encounter Christ in the process. Christ is your Protector and He will shield you from all evil....

The shoes are the third piece of armor the Roman soldier would put on. Once he put on his belt and breastplate, he would then put on the shoes to protect his feet from injury. When you put on the shoes of the Gospel of Christ today, be sure to encounter Christ in the process....

As you put on the breastplate of righteousness today, be sure you encounter Christ in the process. Any good habit and spiritual discipline can become a hollow religious ritual if you are not careful....

When you put on the belt of truth today, be sure to encounter Christ in the process. Millions of believers put on the armor of God every day. This is a life-giving discipline. Don’t ever allow it, however, to become a mindless discipline....

Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and His courts with praise Give thanks to Him; bless His name. Psalm 100:4 This single verse is calling for a four-fold progression in our worship....

When you worship, don’t just sing—enter His courts and encounter His manifest presence!...

The real problem with idolatry, or covetousness, is not simply attributing inappropriately high value to other things, but devaluing the manifest presence of Christ....